Point of Rocks vs Woodsboro

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

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

Point of Rocks has the higher population (2,333 vs 1,394 in Woodsboro). Point of Rocks has the higher median household income ($136,827 vs $115,583 in Woodsboro). Point of Rocks has the higher median home value ($441,300 vs $438,100 in Woodsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Point of Rocks	Woodsboro
Population	2,333	1,394
Median age	43.6 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$136,827	$115,583
Median home value	$441,300	$438,100
Median gross rent	—	$889
Housing units	750	463
Homeownership rate	99.6%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	40.2%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Point of Rocks	Woodsboro
Population	1,857 → 2,333 (+25.6%)	1,131 → 1,394 (+23.3%)
Median household income	$113,229 → $136,827 (+20.8%)	$87,500 → $115,583 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$356,500 → $441,300 (+23.8%)	$325,900 → $438,100 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$773 → $889 (+15.0%)

Point of Rocks

Population

1,8572,333

Median household income

$113,229$136,827

Median home value

$356,500$441,300

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)

	Point of Rocks	Woodsboro
Under 5	7.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	11.7%	17.2%
18 to 24	8.9%	11.4%
25 to 34	8.4%	12.0%
35 to 44	15.4%	10.0%
45 to 54	20.6%	14.4%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.1%
65 to 74	7.9%	9.8%
75 and over	3.6%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Point of Rocks	Woodsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	67.0%	68.8%
Black or African American	9.9%	26.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.7%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	15.9%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Point of Rocks	Woodsboro
No high school diploma	5.0%	6.0%
High school graduate	30.0%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.3%	19.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Point of Rocks	Woodsboro
Drove alone	56.2%	71.1%
Carpooled	13.1%	8.7%
Public transit	3.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.8%	10.6%
Other means	1.8%	8.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Point of Rocks	Woodsboro
1-unit, detached	94.4%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	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

	Point of Rocks	Woodsboro
Poverty rate	1.6%	13.1%
Average household size	3.11	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	43	34
Median year structure built	1998	1992