Kent Narrows vs Romancoke

A side-by-side comparison of Kent Narrows and Romancoke: population, income, housing, and more.

Kent Narrows and Romancoke are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Romancoke has the higher population (1,705 vs 444 in Kent Narrows). Kent Narrows has the higher median household income ($176,429 vs $118,077 in Romancoke). Kent Narrows has the higher median home value ($614,800 vs $397,200 in Romancoke).

Population, income & housing

	Kent Narrows	Romancoke
Population	444	1,705
Median age	58.5 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$176,429	$118,077
Median home value	$614,800	$397,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,955
Housing units	292	764
Homeownership rate	80.6%	87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.2%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kent Narrows	Romancoke
Population	511 → 444 (-13.1%)	1,717 → 1,705 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$125,139 → $176,429 (+41.0%)	$94,423 → $118,077 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$484,200 → $614,800 (+27.0%)	$315,200 → $397,200 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,118 → $2,250 (+6.2%)	$2,036 → $1,955 (-4.0%)

Kent Narrows

Population

511444

Median household income

$125,139$176,429

Median home value

$484,200$614,800

Median gross rent

$2,118$2,250

Romancoke

Population

1,7171,705

Median household income

$94,423$118,077

Median home value

$315,200$397,200

Median gross rent

$2,036$1,955

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kent Narrows	Romancoke
Under 5	11.7%	4.4%
5 to 17	6.5%	13.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.6%
25 to 34	9.5%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	5.4%	9.0%
55 to 64	14.4%	17.2%
65 to 74	19.8%	14.7%
75 and over	21.4%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kent Narrows	Romancoke
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	97.0%
Black or African American	5.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kent Narrows	Romancoke
No high school diploma	1.9%	5.5%
High school graduate	10.7%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	32.2%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	32.0%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kent Narrows	Romancoke
Drove alone	63.0%	83.1%
Carpooled	4.3%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	32.7%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kent Narrows	Romancoke
1-unit, detached	15.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	51.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	29.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kent Narrows	Romancoke
Poverty rate	2.3%	0.8%
Average household size	2.06	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	—	42
Median year structure built	1994	1978