Emmitsburg vs Myersville

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

Emmitsburg and Myersville 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 2,464 in Myersville). Myersville has the higher median household income ($144,840 vs $78,986 in Emmitsburg). Myersville has the higher median home value ($457,900 vs $300,900 in Emmitsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Emmitsburg	Myersville
Population	2,855	2,464
Median age	39.7 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$78,986	$144,840
Median home value	$300,900	$457,900
Median gross rent	$777	$1,741
Housing units	1,119	665
Homeownership rate	73.2%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	53.7%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emmitsburg	Myersville
Population	3,098 → 2,855 (-7.8%)	1,924 → 2,464 (+28.1%)
Median household income	$70,917 → $78,986 (+11.4%)	$123,371 → $144,840 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$246,800 → $300,900 (+21.9%)	$339,400 → $457,900 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$847 → $777 (-8.3%)	$1,172 → $1,741 (+48.5%)

Emmitsburg

Population

3,0982,855

Median household income

$70,917$78,986

Median home value

$246,800$300,900

Median gross rent

$847$777

Myersville

Population

1,9242,464

Median household income

$123,371$144,840

Median home value

$339,400$457,900

Median gross rent

$1,172$1,741

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emmitsburg	Myersville
Under 5	5.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	12.4%	32.5%
18 to 24	13.8%	6.7%
25 to 34	13.4%	6.6%
35 to 44	7.5%	18.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.1%
55 to 64	11.2%	10.9%
65 to 74	10.0%	3.4%
75 and over	13.4%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emmitsburg	Myersville
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	84.9%
Black or African American	5.9%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emmitsburg	Myersville
No high school diploma	12.0%	2.1%
High school graduate	32.2%	18.2%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	26.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emmitsburg	Myersville
Drove alone	71.5%	67.5%
Carpooled	10.5%	6.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	2.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	24.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emmitsburg	Myersville
1-unit, detached	74.9%	91.9%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	0.5%
20 or more units	8.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Emmitsburg	Myersville
Poverty rate	11.6%	2.5%
Average household size	2.49	3.78
Mean commute (minutes)	34	34
Median year structure built	1991	1994