North East vs Rising Sun

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

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

North East has the higher population (4,095 vs 2,756 in Rising Sun). North East has the higher median household income ($87,510 vs $85,750 in Rising Sun). Rising Sun has the higher median home value ($289,200 vs $243,500 in North East).

Population, income & housing

	North East	Rising Sun
Population	4,095	2,756
Median age	36.5 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$87,510	$85,750
Median home value	$243,500	$289,200
Median gross rent	$1,358	$1,183
Housing units	1,990	1,094
Homeownership rate	56.7%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North East	Rising Sun
Population	3,620 → 4,095 (+13.1%)	2,791 → 2,756 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$47,849 → $87,510 (+82.9%)	$67,548 → $85,750 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$195,200 → $243,500 (+24.7%)	$223,400 → $289,200 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$880 → $1,358 (+54.3%)	$1,003 → $1,183 (+17.9%)

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

Rising Sun

Population

2,7912,756

Median household income

$67,548$85,750

Median home value

$223,400$289,200

Median gross rent

$1,003$1,183

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North East	Rising Sun
Under 5	11.9%	6.8%
5 to 17	14.0%	24.1%
18 to 24	9.4%	6.1%
25 to 34	10.7%	18.1%
35 to 44	20.1%	15.6%
45 to 54	14.5%	8.5%
55 to 64	9.9%	9.9%
65 to 74	7.1%	4.7%
75 and over	2.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North East	Rising Sun
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	82.9%
Black or African American	8.7%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North East	Rising Sun
No high school diploma	8.0%	7.0%
High school graduate	23.7%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	20.7%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North East	Rising Sun
Drove alone	76.8%	82.3%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	9.6%	4.3%
Other means	7.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North East	Rising Sun
1-unit, detached	32.8%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	39.6%	15.8%
2 to 4 units	16.8%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	9.6%
20 or more units	7.0%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	North East	Rising Sun
Poverty rate	15.9%	9.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	2001	1987