Choptank vs West Denton

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

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

Choptank has the higher population (114 vs 32 in West Denton). Since 2019, West Denton's population has grown faster (+100.0% vs -37.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Choptank	West Denton
Population	114	32
Median age	46.6 yrs	25.9 yrs
Median home value	$275,000	—
Housing units	93	44
Homeownership rate	49.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Choptank	West Denton
Population	183 → 114 (-37.7%)	16 → 32 (+100.0%)
Median household income	$80,823 → $110,074 (+36.2%)	—
Median home value	$224,500 → $275,000 (+22.5%)	—

Choptank

Population

183114

Median household income

$80,823$110,074

Median home value

$224,500$275,000

West Denton

Population

1632

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Choptank	West Denton
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	31.3%
25 to 34	30.7%	21.9%
35 to 44	9.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	16.7%	46.9%
55 to 64	7.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	0.0%
75 and over	36.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Choptank	West Denton
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	21.1%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Choptank	West Denton
No high school diploma	21.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	10.5%	100.0%
Some college or associate's	61.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Choptank	West Denton
Drove alone	79.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Choptank	West Denton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
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	West Denton
Poverty rate	21.1%	0.0%
Average household size	1.61	4.00
Median year structure built	1941	1975