Choptank vs Marydel

A side-by-side comparison of Choptank and Marydel: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Marydel has the higher population (136 vs 114 in Choptank). Choptank has the higher median home value ($275,000 vs $195,000 in Marydel). Since 2019, Choptank's population has grown faster (-37.7% vs -58.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Choptank	Marydel
Population	114	136
Median age	46.6 yrs	25.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,833
Median home value	$275,000	$195,000
Housing units	93	43
Homeownership rate	49.3%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Choptank	Marydel
Population	183 → 114 (-37.7%)	328 → 136 (-58.5%)
Median household income	$80,823 → $110,074 (+36.2%)	$53,000 → $45,833 (-13.5%)
Median home value	$224,500 → $275,000 (+22.5%)	$140,600 → $195,000 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,366 → $1,500 (+9.8%)

Choptank

Population

183114

Median household income

$80,823$110,074

Median home value

$224,500$275,000

Marydel

Population

328136

Median household income

$53,000$45,833

Median home value

$140,600$195,000

Median gross rent

$1,366$1,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Choptank	Marydel
Under 5	0.0%	21.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	10.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	15.4%
25 to 34	30.7%	19.9%
35 to 44	9.6%	5.9%
45 to 54	16.7%	7.4%
55 to 64	7.0%	12.5%
65 to 74	0.0%	0.7%
75 and over	36.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Choptank	Marydel
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	25.0%
Black or African American	21.1%	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	62.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Choptank	Marydel
No high school diploma	21.1%	22.2%
High school graduate	10.5%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	61.4%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Choptank	Marydel
Drove alone	79.3%	56.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	30.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.7%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Choptank	Marydel
1-unit, detached	100.0%	88.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Choptank	Marydel
Poverty rate	21.1%	9.6%
Average household size	1.61	4.00
Mean commute (minutes)	—	37
Median year structure built	1941	1938