Adamstown vs Emmitsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Adamstown and Emmitsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Emmitsburg has the higher population (2,855 vs 2,381 in Adamstown). Adamstown has the higher median household income ($198,993 vs $78,986 in Emmitsburg). Adamstown has the higher median home value ($585,000 vs $300,900 in Emmitsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Adamstown	Emmitsburg
Population	2,381	2,855
Median age	46.2 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$198,993	$78,986
Median home value	$585,000	$300,900
Median gross rent	—	$777
Housing units	735	1,119
Homeownership rate	98.2%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.2%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adamstown	Emmitsburg
Population	2,512 → 2,381 (-5.2%)	3,098 → 2,855 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$160,625 → $198,993 (+23.9%)	$70,917 → $78,986 (+11.4%)
Median home value	$443,100 → $585,000 (+32.0%)	$246,800 → $300,900 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$847 → $777 (-8.3%)

Adamstown

Population

2,5122,381

Median household income

$160,625$198,993

Median home value

$443,100$585,000

Emmitsburg

Population

3,0982,855

Median household income

$70,917$78,986

Median home value

$246,800$300,900

Median gross rent

$847$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adamstown	Emmitsburg
Under 5	1.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.9%	12.4%
18 to 24	12.1%	13.8%
25 to 34	5.2%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.3%	7.5%
45 to 54	19.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	19.4%	11.2%
65 to 74	10.1%	10.0%
75 and over	2.8%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adamstown	Emmitsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	83.5%
Black or African American	5.6%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adamstown	Emmitsburg
No high school diploma	1.7%	12.0%
High school graduate	26.5%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	35.0%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adamstown	Emmitsburg
Drove alone	69.5%	71.5%
Carpooled	3.9%	10.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	25.9%	15.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adamstown	Emmitsburg
1-unit, detached	100.0%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Adamstown	Emmitsburg
Poverty rate	0.7%	11.6%
Average household size	3.24	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	35	34
Median year structure built	2002	1991