Denton vs Federalsburg

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

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

Denton has the higher population (4,879 vs 2,818 in Federalsburg). Denton has the higher median household income ($63,769 vs $35,432 in Federalsburg). Denton has the higher median home value ($234,700 vs $125,200 in Federalsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Denton	Federalsburg
Population	4,879	2,818
Median age	38.3 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,769	$35,432
Median home value	$234,700	$125,200
Median gross rent	$995	$987
Housing units	1,751	1,185
Homeownership rate	55.0%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	6.0%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denton	Federalsburg
Population	4,429 → 4,879 (+10.2%)	2,665 → 2,818 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$50,081 → $63,769 (+27.3%)	$34,028 → $35,432 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$193,800 → $234,700 (+21.1%)	$119,900 → $125,200 (+4.4%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $995 (+9.8%)	$720 → $987 (+37.1%)

Denton

Population

4,4294,879

Median household income

$50,081$63,769

Median home value

$193,800$234,700

Median gross rent

$906$995

Federalsburg

Population

2,6652,818

Median household income

$34,028$35,432

Median home value

$119,900$125,200

Median gross rent

$720$987

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denton	Federalsburg
Under 5	4.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.5%	22.2%
18 to 24	11.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.8%	12.8%
35 to 44	14.1%	8.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	10.2%
55 to 64	11.0%	17.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.7%
75 and over	5.6%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denton	Federalsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	65.8%	40.4%
Black or African American	25.4%	43.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denton	Federalsburg
No high school diploma	20.5%	19.7%
High school graduate	37.7%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denton	Federalsburg
Drove alone	78.2%	79.0%
Carpooled	8.4%	8.7%
Public transit	0.2%	3.4%
Walked	2.7%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	4.1%
Other means	3.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denton	Federalsburg
1-unit, detached	55.1%	53.2%
1-unit, attached	11.1%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	20.9%
5 to 19 units	24.6%	15.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Denton	Federalsburg
Poverty rate	10.7%	32.7%
Average household size	2.76	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1976	1975