Hughesville vs Waldorf

A side-by-side comparison of Hughesville and Waldorf: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waldorf has the higher population (82,541 vs 2,280 in Hughesville). Hughesville has the higher median household income ($122,981 vs $115,453 in Waldorf). Hughesville has the higher median home value ($522,400 vs $383,100 in Waldorf).

Population, income & housing

	Hughesville	Waldorf
Population	2,280	82,541
Median age	55.1 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$122,981	$115,453
Median home value	$522,400	$383,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,949
Housing units	989	31,218
Homeownership rate	98.3%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	32.4%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hughesville	Waldorf
Population	2,279 → 2,280 (+0.0%)	75,489 → 82,541 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$123,520 → $122,981 (-0.4%)	$95,695 → $115,453 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$425,700 → $522,400 (+22.7%)	$279,100 → $383,100 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,714 → $1,949 (+13.7%)

Hughesville

Population

2,2792,280

Median household income

$123,520$122,981

Median home value

$425,700$522,400

Waldorf

Population

75,48982,541

Median household income

$95,695$115,453

Median home value

$279,100$383,100

Median gross rent

$1,714$1,949

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hughesville	Waldorf
Under 5	3.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	11.3%	18.0%
18 to 24	6.8%	8.0%
25 to 34	5.4%	15.2%
35 to 44	8.3%	14.8%
45 to 54	13.9%	13.5%
55 to 64	25.3%	13.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	7.3%
75 and over	12.8%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hughesville	Waldorf
White (non-Hispanic)	64.9%	18.5%
Black or African American	26.7%	60.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.2%
Asian	1.5%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.8%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hughesville	Waldorf
No high school diploma	4.1%	5.0%
High school graduate	31.7%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hughesville	Waldorf
Drove alone	71.7%	71.1%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.8%
Public transit	3.8%	5.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	16.2%	14.3%
Other means	1.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hughesville	Waldorf
1-unit, detached	97.2%	57.6%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	26.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Hughesville	Waldorf
Poverty rate	1.7%	7.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	48	43
Median year structure built	1990	1992