Cecilton vs Chesapeake City

A side-by-side comparison of Cecilton and Chesapeake City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cecilton has the higher population (863 vs 778 in Chesapeake City). Cecilton has the higher median household income ($95,795 vs $67,109 in Chesapeake City). Chesapeake City has the higher median home value ($335,200 vs $233,800 in Cecilton).

Population, income & housing

	Cecilton	Chesapeake City
Population	863	778
Median age	30.3 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	$95,795	$67,109
Median home value	$233,800	$335,200
Median gross rent	$882	$1,005
Housing units	409	451
Homeownership rate	66.6%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cecilton	Chesapeake City
Population	880 → 863 (-1.9%)	705 → 778 (+10.4%)
Median household income	$34,569 → $95,795 (+177.1%)	$63,125 → $67,109 (+6.3%)
Median home value	$173,800 → $233,800 (+34.5%)	$270,000 → $335,200 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $882 (+18.9%)	$896 → $1,005 (+12.2%)

Cecilton

Population

880863

Median household income

$34,569$95,795

Median home value

$173,800$233,800

Median gross rent

$742$882

Chesapeake City

Population

705778

Median household income

$63,125$67,109

Median home value

$270,000$335,200

Median gross rent

$896$1,005

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cecilton	Chesapeake City
Under 5	6.5%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.3%	10.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	3.0%
25 to 34	25.7%	9.9%
35 to 44	8.3%	4.8%
45 to 54	9.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.6%	26.0%
65 to 74	3.1%	19.2%
75 and over	9.5%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cecilton	Chesapeake City
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	81.1%
Black or African American	7.4%	1.9%
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	6.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cecilton	Chesapeake City
No high school diploma	10.3%	10.3%
High school graduate	37.7%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cecilton	Chesapeake City
Drove alone	82.8%	62.9%
Carpooled	12.3%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	11.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	16.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cecilton	Chesapeake City
1-unit, detached	74.1%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	9.8%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.5%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Cecilton	Chesapeake City
Poverty rate	5.8%	13.5%
Average household size	2.27	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	33	25
Median year structure built	1976	1947