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Migration Profile for Maryland, 2007-08

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This page is a compilation of Census data from the 2008 American Community Survey profiling the demographics of those who left Maryland in 2007 to move to another state in 2008 and vice versa.

Maryland People Moving into Maryland People Moving out of Maryland Net # People Moving into Maryland from 2007 to 2008 Ratio of People Coming to Going
Total 158,861 175,774 -16,913 0.90
By Age Group
(Aged 1+)
Under 18 31,818 33,619 -1,801 0.95
Aged 18-19 10,287 19,155 -8,868 0.54
Aged 20-24 26,218 23,460 2,758 1.12
Aged 25-34 37,977 41,215 -3,238 0.92
Aged 35-44 23,332 23,271 61 1.00
Aged 45-54 13,129 15,341 -2,212 0.86
Aged 55-64 7,245 12,129 -4,884 0.60
Aged 65+ 8,855 7,584 1,271 1.17
By Marital Status (Aged 15+ only)
Never Married 64,171 73,958 -9,787 0.87
Married 47,443 49,438 -1,995 0.96
Divorced 9,894 14,652 -4,758 0.68
Separated 4,760 3,998 762 1.19
Widowed 4,901 4,478 423 1.09
By Educational Attainment
(Aged 15+ Only)
Less than H.S. Diploma 7,512 9,834 -2,322 0.76
High School Graduate 16,922 16,488 434 1.03
Some college or Associates degree 19,231 27,539 -8,308 0.70
Bachelor’s Degree 24,932 23,963 969 1.04
Graduate or Professional Degree 21,941 21,716 225 1.01
By Individual Income
(Aged 15+ Only)
No Income 12,491 15,884 -3,393 0.79
$1-$9,999 26,599 37,779 -11,180 0.70
$10,000-$24,999 24,321 28,677 -4,356 0.85
$25,000-$49,999 35,002 33,220 1,782 1.05
$50,000-$74,999 15,950 15,935 15 1.00
$75,000+ 16,806 15,029 1,777 1.12
By Poverty Status (Aged 1+)
Below Poverty* 16,996 30,687 -13,691 0.55
Income is Between 100%-149% of Poverty Level* 11,770 9,272 2,498 1.27
Income is Greater than 150% of Poverty Level* 118,284 111,274 7,010 1.06

Notes:

* for those whom poverty threshold was calculated by Census

“People moving into Maryland” refers to those people living in Maryland in 2008 but another state in 2007

“People moving out of Maryland” refers to those people living in Maryland in 2007 but another state in 2008

A “Ratio of people coming to going” value of 0.90 means that very every 100 people leaving Maryland for another state, 90 people are moving to Maryland from another state

For those aged 18-19, migration for college purposes (i.e. somebody moving away to go to school) can have a significant impact on the numbers in that category, and this factor should be kept in mind when interpreting the figures.

A significant fraction of people “without a high school diploma” or those earning “no income” or “$1-$9,999” in income are children aged 15-17.

Source for Data: 2008 American Community Survey, Census Bureau

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