Adamstown vs Point of Rocks

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

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

Adamstown has the higher population (2,381 vs 2,333 in Point of Rocks). Adamstown has the higher median household income ($198,993 vs $136,827 in Point of Rocks). Adamstown has the higher median home value ($585,000 vs $441,300 in Point of Rocks).

Population, income & housing

	Adamstown	Point of Rocks
Population	2,381	2,333
Median age	46.2 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$198,993	$136,827
Median home value	$585,000	$441,300
Housing units	735	750
Homeownership rate	98.2%	99.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.2%	41.8%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adamstown	Point of Rocks
Population	2,512 → 2,381 (-5.2%)	1,857 → 2,333 (+25.6%)
Median household income	$160,625 → $198,993 (+23.9%)	$113,229 → $136,827 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$443,100 → $585,000 (+32.0%)	$356,500 → $441,300 (+23.8%)

Adamstown

Population

2,5122,381

Median household income

$160,625$198,993

Median home value

$443,100$585,000

Point of Rocks

Population

1,8572,333

Median household income

$113,229$136,827

Median home value

$356,500$441,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adamstown	Point of Rocks
Under 5	1.6%	7.7%
5 to 17	17.9%	11.7%
18 to 24	12.1%	8.9%
25 to 34	5.2%	8.4%
35 to 44	11.3%	15.4%
45 to 54	19.7%	20.6%
55 to 64	19.4%	15.8%
65 to 74	10.1%	7.9%
75 and over	2.8%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adamstown	Point of Rocks
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	67.0%
Black or African American	5.6%	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adamstown	Point of Rocks
No high school diploma	1.7%	5.0%
High school graduate	26.5%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	35.0%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	18.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adamstown	Point of Rocks
Drove alone	69.5%	56.2%
Carpooled	3.9%	13.1%
Public transit	0.7%	3.4%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.9%	22.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adamstown	Point of Rocks
1-unit, detached	100.0%	94.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Adamstown	Point of Rocks
Poverty rate	0.7%	1.6%
Average household size	3.24	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	35	43
Median year structure built	2002	1998