Emmitsburg vs Point of Rocks

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

Emmitsburg 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.

Emmitsburg has the higher population (2,855 vs 2,333 in Point of Rocks). Point of Rocks has the higher median household income ($136,827 vs $78,986 in Emmitsburg). Point of Rocks has the higher median home value ($441,300 vs $300,900 in Emmitsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Emmitsburg	Point of Rocks
Population	2,855	2,333
Median age	39.7 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$78,986	$136,827
Median home value	$300,900	$441,300
Median gross rent	$777	—
Housing units	1,119	750
Homeownership rate	73.2%	99.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	41.8%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emmitsburg	Point of Rocks
Population	3,098 → 2,855 (-7.8%)	1,857 → 2,333 (+25.6%)
Median household income	$70,917 → $78,986 (+11.4%)	$113,229 → $136,827 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$246,800 → $300,900 (+21.9%)	$356,500 → $441,300 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$847 → $777 (-8.3%)	—

Emmitsburg

Population

3,0982,855

Median household income

$70,917$78,986

Median home value

$246,800$300,900

Median gross rent

$847$777

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)

	Emmitsburg	Point of Rocks
Under 5	5.9%	7.7%
5 to 17	12.4%	11.7%
18 to 24	13.8%	8.9%
25 to 34	13.4%	8.4%
35 to 44	7.5%	15.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	20.6%
55 to 64	11.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	10.0%	7.9%
75 and over	13.4%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emmitsburg	Point of Rocks
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	67.0%
Black or African American	5.9%	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emmitsburg	Point of Rocks
No high school diploma	12.0%	5.0%
High school graduate	32.2%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	18.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emmitsburg	Point of Rocks
Drove alone	71.5%	56.2%
Carpooled	10.5%	13.1%
Public transit	0.4%	3.4%
Walked	2.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	22.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emmitsburg	Point of Rocks
1-unit, detached	74.9%	94.4%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Emmitsburg	Point of Rocks
Poverty rate	11.6%	1.6%
Average household size	2.49	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	34	43
Median year structure built	1991	1998