Eden vs West Pocomoke

A side-by-side comparison of Eden and West Pocomoke: population, income, housing, and more.

Eden and West Pocomoke are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Eden has the higher population (790 vs 545 in West Pocomoke). West Pocomoke has the higher median home value ($134,400 vs $47,100 in Eden). Since 2019, West Pocomoke's population has grown faster (+68.7% vs +3.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Eden	West Pocomoke
Population	790	545
Median age	36.4 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$30,609	—
Median home value	$47,100	$134,400
Median gross rent	—	$944
Housing units	301	303
Homeownership rate	80.7%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	22.1%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eden	West Pocomoke
Population	765 → 790 (+3.3%)	323 → 545 (+68.7%)
Median household income	$30,524 → $30,609 (+0.3%)	$31,105 → $38,056 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$107,600 → $47,100 (-56.2%)	$165,600 → $134,400 (-18.8%)
Median gross rent	$799 → $1,273 (+59.3%)	—

Eden

Population

765790

Median household income

$30,524$30,609

Median home value

$107,600$47,100

Median gross rent

$799$1,273

West Pocomoke

Population

323545

Median household income

$31,105$38,056

Median home value

$165,600$134,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eden	West Pocomoke
Under 5	8.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.8%	14.7%
18 to 24	4.7%	4.6%
25 to 34	11.1%	4.6%
35 to 44	19.7%	20.7%
45 to 54	4.1%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.7%	10.8%
65 to 74	7.5%	12.8%
75 and over	4.7%	18.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eden	West Pocomoke
White (non-Hispanic)	59.0%	67.3%
Black or African American	33.2%	30.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eden	West Pocomoke
No high school diploma	27.2%	1.8%
High school graduate	39.7%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	19.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eden	West Pocomoke
Drove alone	57.5%	85.7%
Carpooled	25.8%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eden	West Pocomoke
1-unit, detached	36.2%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	63.8%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Eden	West Pocomoke
Poverty rate	25.7%	4.4%
Average household size	2.62	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	43	38
Median year structure built	1992	1982