Cecilton vs Port Deposit

A side-by-side comparison of Cecilton and Port Deposit: population, income, housing, and more.

Cecilton and Port Deposit 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 528 in Port Deposit). Cecilton has the higher median household income ($95,795 vs $58,750 in Port Deposit). Port Deposit has the higher median home value ($272,700 vs $233,800 in Cecilton).

Population, income & housing

	Cecilton	Port Deposit
Population	863	528
Median age	30.3 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$95,795	$58,750
Median home value	$233,800	$272,700
Median gross rent	$882	$1,143
Housing units	409	444
Homeownership rate	66.6%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cecilton	Port Deposit
Population	880 → 863 (-1.9%)	614 → 528 (-14.0%)
Median household income	$34,569 → $95,795 (+177.1%)	$71,094 → $58,750 (-17.4%)
Median home value	$173,800 → $233,800 (+34.5%)	$207,300 → $272,700 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $882 (+18.9%)	$886 → $1,143 (+29.0%)

Cecilton

Population

880863

Median household income

$34,569$95,795

Median home value

$173,800$233,800

Median gross rent

$742$882

Port Deposit

Population

614528

Median household income

$71,094$58,750

Median home value

$207,300$272,700

Median gross rent

$886$1,143

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cecilton	Port Deposit
Under 5	6.5%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.3%	10.4%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.8%
25 to 34	25.7%	16.9%
35 to 44	8.3%	15.3%
45 to 54	9.3%	8.3%
55 to 64	13.6%	19.5%
65 to 74	3.1%	11.7%
75 and over	9.5%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cecilton	Port Deposit
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	69.7%
Black or African American	7.4%	17.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.4%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cecilton	Port Deposit
No high school diploma	10.3%	5.0%
High school graduate	37.7%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cecilton	Port Deposit
Drove alone	82.8%	62.9%
Carpooled	12.3%	19.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	4.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	8.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cecilton	Port Deposit
1-unit, detached	74.1%	27.5%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	17.3%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	19.4%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	26.8%
20 or more units	0.5%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cecilton	Port Deposit
Poverty rate	5.8%	22.5%
Average household size	2.27	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	33	34
Median year structure built	1976	1974