North East vs Perryville

A side-by-side comparison of North East and Perryville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Perryville has the higher population (4,425 vs 4,095 in North East). North East has the higher median household income ($87,510 vs $75,543 in Perryville). Perryville has the higher median home value ($267,700 vs $243,500 in North East).

Population, income & housing

	North East	Perryville
Population	4,095	4,425
Median age	36.5 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$87,510	$75,543
Median home value	$243,500	$267,700
Median gross rent	$1,358	$1,053
Housing units	1,990	1,821
Homeownership rate	56.7%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North East	Perryville
Population	3,620 → 4,095 (+13.1%)	4,404 → 4,425 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$47,849 → $87,510 (+82.9%)	$72,432 → $75,543 (+4.3%)
Median home value	$195,200 → $243,500 (+24.7%)	$227,900 → $267,700 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$880 → $1,358 (+54.3%)	$998 → $1,053 (+5.5%)

North East

Population

3,6204,095

Median household income

$47,849$87,510

Median home value

$195,200$243,500

Median gross rent

$880$1,358

Perryville

Population

4,4044,425

Median household income

$72,432$75,543

Median home value

$227,900$267,700

Median gross rent

$998$1,053

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North East	Perryville
Under 5	11.9%	7.2%
5 to 17	14.0%	16.8%
18 to 24	9.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	10.7%	10.9%
35 to 44	20.1%	14.2%
45 to 54	14.5%	8.1%
55 to 64	9.9%	19.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	10.1%
75 and over	2.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North East	Perryville
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	74.8%
Black or African American	8.7%	13.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North East	Perryville
No high school diploma	8.0%	10.3%
High school graduate	23.7%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	20.7%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North East	Perryville
Drove alone	76.8%	81.7%
Carpooled	6.2%	6.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	9.1%
Other means	7.2%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North East	Perryville
1-unit, detached	32.8%	45.2%
1-unit, attached	39.6%	17.9%
2 to 4 units	16.8%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	22.7%
20 or more units	7.0%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	North East	Perryville
Poverty rate	15.9%	13.3%
Average household size	2.33	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	2001	1988