Adamstown vs Woodsboro

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

Adamstown and Woodsboro 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 1,394 in Woodsboro). Adamstown has the higher median household income ($198,993 vs $115,583 in Woodsboro). Adamstown has the higher median home value ($585,000 vs $438,100 in Woodsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Adamstown	Woodsboro
Population	2,381	1,394
Median age	46.2 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$198,993	$115,583
Median home value	$585,000	$438,100
Median gross rent	—	$889
Housing units	735	463
Homeownership rate	98.2%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.2%	40.2%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adamstown	Woodsboro
Population	2,512 → 2,381 (-5.2%)	1,131 → 1,394 (+23.3%)
Median household income	$160,625 → $198,993 (+23.9%)	$87,500 → $115,583 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$443,100 → $585,000 (+32.0%)	$325,900 → $438,100 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$773 → $889 (+15.0%)

Adamstown

Population

2,5122,381

Median household income

$160,625$198,993

Median home value

$443,100$585,000

Woodsboro

Population

1,1311,394

Median household income

$87,500$115,583

Median home value

$325,900$438,100

Median gross rent

$773$889

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adamstown	Woodsboro
Under 5	1.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.9%	17.2%
18 to 24	12.1%	11.4%
25 to 34	5.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.0%
45 to 54	19.7%	14.4%
55 to 64	19.4%	15.1%
65 to 74	10.1%	9.8%
75 and over	2.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adamstown	Woodsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	68.8%
Black or African American	5.6%	26.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adamstown	Woodsboro
No high school diploma	1.7%	6.0%
High school graduate	26.5%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	35.0%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	19.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adamstown	Woodsboro
Drove alone	69.5%	71.1%
Carpooled	3.9%	8.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.9%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	8.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adamstown	Woodsboro
1-unit, detached	100.0%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Adamstown	Woodsboro
Poverty rate	0.7%	13.1%
Average household size	3.24	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	35	34
Median year structure built	2002	1992