Dunkirk vs North Beach

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

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

North Beach has the higher population (2,769 vs 2,319 in Dunkirk). Dunkirk has the higher median household income ($166,471 vs $81,500 in North Beach). Dunkirk has the higher median home value ($557,700 vs $368,800 in North Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Dunkirk	North Beach
Population	2,319	2,769
Median age	41.8 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$166,471	$81,500
Median home value	$557,700	$368,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,817
Housing units	829	1,106
Homeownership rate	98.8%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.3%	39.4%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	17.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunkirk	North Beach
Population	2,638 → 2,319 (-12.1%)	2,609 → 2,769 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$137,685 → $166,471 (+20.9%)	$75,109 → $81,500 (+8.5%)
Median home value	$434,100 → $557,700 (+28.5%)	$300,600 → $368,800 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,670 → $1,817 (+8.8%)

Dunkirk

Population

2,6382,319

Median household income

$137,685$166,471

Median home value

$434,100$557,700

North Beach

Population

2,6092,769

Median household income

$75,109$81,500

Median home value

$300,600$368,800

Median gross rent

$1,670$1,817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunkirk	North Beach
Under 5	3.0%	2.0%
5 to 17	14.9%	34.3%
18 to 24	9.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	15.0%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.4%	8.5%
45 to 54	16.1%	13.3%
55 to 64	17.0%	9.2%
65 to 74	9.3%	8.5%
75 and over	3.7%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunkirk	North Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	60.1%
Black or African American	4.9%	22.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.1%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunkirk	North Beach
No high school diploma	3.5%	2.9%
High school graduate	22.9%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	37.9%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunkirk	North Beach
Drove alone	82.0%	73.8%
Carpooled	3.7%	5.1%
Public transit	2.3%	3.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	9.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunkirk	North Beach
1-unit, detached	91.8%	43.6%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	32.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.2%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dunkirk	North Beach
Poverty rate	0.6%	5.2%
Average household size	2.99	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	34	41
Median year structure built	1985	1990