Dunkirk vs Lusby

A side-by-side comparison of Dunkirk and Lusby: population, income, housing, and more.

Dunkirk and Lusby are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dunkirk has the higher population (2,319 vs 2,161 in Lusby). Dunkirk has the higher median household income ($166,471 vs $130,543 in Lusby). Dunkirk has the higher median home value ($557,700 vs $327,500 in Lusby).

Population, income & housing

	Dunkirk	Lusby
Population	2,319	2,161
Median age	41.8 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$166,471	$130,543
Median home value	$557,700	$327,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,193
Housing units	829	892
Homeownership rate	98.8%	82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.3%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunkirk	Lusby
Population	2,638 → 2,319 (-12.1%)	1,824 → 2,161 (+18.5%)
Median household income	$137,685 → $166,471 (+20.9%)	$59,174 → $130,543 (+120.6%)
Median home value	$434,100 → $557,700 (+28.5%)	$298,200 → $327,500 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,278 → $1,193 (-6.7%)

Dunkirk

Population

2,6382,319

Median household income

$137,685$166,471

Median home value

$434,100$557,700

Lusby

Population

1,8242,161

Median household income

$59,174$130,543

Median home value

$298,200$327,500

Median gross rent

$1,278$1,193

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunkirk	Lusby
Under 5	3.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.9%	13.4%
18 to 24	9.7%	4.9%
25 to 34	15.0%	29.5%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	16.1%	3.9%
55 to 64	17.0%	15.8%
65 to 74	9.3%	12.1%
75 and over	3.7%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunkirk	Lusby
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	87.6%
Black or African American	4.9%	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunkirk	Lusby
No high school diploma	3.5%	6.8%
High school graduate	22.9%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	37.9%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunkirk	Lusby
Drove alone	82.0%	82.9%
Carpooled	3.7%	2.5%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	14.3%
Other means	1.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunkirk	Lusby
1-unit, detached	91.8%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dunkirk	Lusby
Poverty rate	0.6%	4.6%
Average household size	2.99	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	34	43
Median year structure built	1985	1989