Rossville, MD

Census Place

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    2024 Population
    16,059
    2024 Median Age
    41
    0.966% 1-year decrease
    2024 Median Household Income
    $90,000
    1.61% 1-year decline
    2024 Median Property Value
    $317,000
    6.88% 1-year growth
    2024 Employed Population
    9,616
    1.41% 1-year growth

    About

    None of the households in Rossville, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    92.3% of the residents in Rossville, MD are U.S. citizens.

    The largest universities in N/A are Community College of Baltimore County (2,583 degrees awarded in 2024) and Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School (109 degrees).

    In 2024, the median property value in Rossville, MD was $317,000, and the homeownership rate was 51.1%.

    Most people in Rossville, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Rossville, MD was N/A per household.

    Population & Diversity

    Rossville, MD is home to a population of 16.1k people, from which 92.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 18.2% of Rossville, MD residents were born outside of the country (2.92k people).

    In 2024, there were 1.44 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.96k people) in Rossville, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.53k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.31k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    Citizenship

    92.3%
    2024 Citizenship
    91.9%
    2023 Citizenship

    As of 2024, 92.3% of Rossville, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rossville, MD was 91.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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    Race and Ethnicity

    The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rossville, MD
    1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
      7.96k ± 1.72k
    2. White (Non-Hispanic)
      5.53k ± 1k
    3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
      1.31k ± 372
    3.72%
    Hispanic Population
    597 people

    In 2024, there were 1.44 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.96k people) in Rossville, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.53k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.31k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    3.72% of the people in Rossville, MD are hispanic (597 people).

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    Foreign-Born Population

    18.2%
    2024 Foreign-Born Population
    2.92k people
    19.3%
    2023 Foreign-Born Population
    2.91k people

    As of 2024, 18.2% of Rossville, MD residents (2.92k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rossville, MD was 19.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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    Veterans

    Most Common Service Period
    1. Vietnam
      402 ± 279
    2. Gulf War (2001-)
      222 ± 198
    3. Gulf War (1990s)
      151 ± 97

    Rossville, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.81 times greater than any other conflict.

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    Health

    93.5% of the population of Rossville, MD has health coverage, with 48% on employee plans, 19.5% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 0.924% on military or VA plans.

    Primary care physicians in Maryland see 1,179 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,179 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1238 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 273 patients per year.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

    Uninsured People

    6.54%
    Uninsured
    48%
    Employer Coverage
    19.5%
    Medicaid
    13.2%
    Medicare
    12%
    Non-Group
    0.924%
    Military or VA

    Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rossville, MD declined by 4.94% from 6.87% to 6.54%.

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    Economy

    The economy of Rossville, MD employs 9.62k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rossville, MD were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,899 people), Retail Trade (1,072 people), and Public Administration (938 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($115,806), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,617), and Public Administration ($71,450).

    Occupations

    9.62k
    2024 Value
    ± 1,136
    1.41%
    1 Year growth
    ± 16.3%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rossville, MD grew at a rate of 1.41%, from 9.48k employees to 9.62k employees.

    The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rossville, MD, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,315 people), Management Occupations (889 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (818 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rossville, MD.

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    Unemployment Insurance Claims

    Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

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    Employment by Industries

    9.62k
    2024 Value
    ± 1,136
    1.41%
    1 Year growth
    ± 16.3%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rossville, MD grew at a rate of 1.41%, from 9.48k employees to 9.62k employees.

    The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rossville, MD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,899 people), Retail Trade (1,072 people), and Public Administration (938 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rossville, MD, though some of these residents may live in Rossville, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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    Median Earnings by Industry

    $54,931
    Median earning men ± $6,709
    $53,024
    Median earning women ± $7,467

    The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($121,378), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($112,250), and Wholesale Trade ($70,500).

    The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($102,786), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,344), and Public Administration ($71,050).

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    Civics

    are the senators currently representing the state of the United States. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    Education

    In 2024, universities in Rossville, MD awarded 2,692 degrees. The student population of Rossville, MD in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 6,186 male students and 10,507 female students.

    Most students graduating from Universities in Rossville, MD are Black or African American (1,062 and 42.3%), White (1,011 and 40.3%), Hispanic or Latino (162 and 6.45%), and Asian (147 and 5.86%).

    The largest universities in Rossville, MD by number of degrees awarded are Community College of Baltimore County (2,583 and 96%) and Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School (109 and 4.05%).

    The most popular majors in N/A are Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (508 and 18.9%), Corrections (370 and 13.7%), and Registered Nursing (195 and 7.24%).

    Enrollments by Gender and Races

    In 2024 there were 16,693 students enrolled in Rossville, MD, 37.1% men and 62.9% women.

    By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 6,692 records, of which 68.2% were women and 31.8% men.

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    Universities

    Gender
    Race
    Largest Universities by degrees awarded
    1. 2,583 degrees awarded
    2. 109 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Community College of Baltimore County with 2,583 degrees awarded.

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    Student Diversity

    In 2024, 1,095 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Rossville, MD, which is 0.686 times less than the 1,597 female students who received degrees in the same year.

    In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 1,062 degrees mean that there were 1.05 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 1,011 degrees awarded.

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    Awarded Degrees over Time

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    Average Net Price by Sector

    Public, 2-year ($5,856) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

    Public, 2-year ($1,182) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

    Public, 2-year ($1,430) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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    Housing & Living

    The median property value in Rossville, MD was $317,000 in 2024, which is 0.953 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $296,600 to $317,000, a 6.88% increase. The homeownership rate in Rossville, MD is 51.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

    People in Rossville, MD have an average commute time of 28.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rossville, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

    Property

    $317,000
    Median Property Value 2024
    ±$20,941
    N/A
    Median Property Taxes
    ±N/A

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    Rent vs Own

    51.1%
    Homeownership
    2024
    62.2%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

    In 2024, 51.1% of the housing units in Rossville, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 50.2%.

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    Household Income

    Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
    $90,000
    Median Household Income
    ± $25,897
    6.61k
    Number of Households
    ± 893

    In 2024, the median household income of the 6.61k households in Rossville, MD declined from $90,000 from the previous year's value of $91,469.

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    Commuter Transportation

    Most Common Commute in 2024
    1. Drove Alone (68.9%)
    2. Carpooled (8.86%)
    3. Worked At Home (6.99%)

    In 2024, 68.9% of workers in Rossville, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.86%) and those who worked at home (6.99%).

    The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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    Commute Time

    28.9 minutes
    Average Travel Time

    Using averages, employees in Rossville, MD have a longer commute time (28.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.66% of the workforce in Rossville, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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