Dunkirk vs Prince Frederick

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

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

Prince Frederick has the higher population (2,404 vs 2,319 in Dunkirk). Dunkirk has the higher median household income ($166,471 vs $78,625 in Prince Frederick). Dunkirk has the higher median home value ($557,700 vs $383,000 in Prince Frederick).

Population, income & housing

	Dunkirk	Prince Frederick
Population	2,319	2,404
Median age	41.8 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$166,471	$78,625
Median home value	$557,700	$383,000
Median gross rent	—	$819
Housing units	829	1,048
Homeownership rate	98.8%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.3%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunkirk	Prince Frederick
Population	2,638 → 2,319 (-12.1%)	2,928 → 2,404 (-17.9%)
Median household income	$137,685 → $166,471 (+20.9%)	$48,464 → $78,625 (+62.2%)
Median home value	$434,100 → $557,700 (+28.5%)	$309,400 → $383,000 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$801 → $819 (+2.2%)

Dunkirk

Population

2,6382,319

Median household income

$137,685$166,471

Median home value

$434,100$557,700

Prince Frederick

Population

2,9282,404

Median household income

$48,464$78,625

Median home value

$309,400$383,000

Median gross rent

$801$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunkirk	Prince Frederick
Under 5	3.0%	7.0%
5 to 17	14.9%	14.8%
18 to 24	9.7%	8.5%
25 to 34	15.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.4%	19.1%
45 to 54	16.1%	8.4%
55 to 64	17.0%	10.0%
65 to 74	9.3%	7.2%
75 and over	3.7%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunkirk	Prince Frederick
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	51.0%
Black or African American	4.9%	28.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunkirk	Prince Frederick
No high school diploma	3.5%	6.9%
High school graduate	22.9%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	37.9%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunkirk	Prince Frederick
Drove alone	82.0%	62.3%
Carpooled	3.7%	15.3%
Public transit	2.3%	2.6%
Walked	0.0%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	10.8%
Other means	1.3%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunkirk	Prince Frederick
1-unit, detached	91.8%	23.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	38.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	22.3%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Dunkirk	Prince Frederick
Poverty rate	0.6%	13.7%
Average household size	2.99	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	34	47
Median year structure built	1985	2002