Princess Anne vs West Pocomoke

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

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

Princess Anne has the higher population (3,461 vs 545 in West Pocomoke). Princess Anne has the higher median home value ($152,400 vs $134,400 in West Pocomoke). Since 2019, West Pocomoke's population has grown faster (+68.7% vs -0.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Princess Anne	West Pocomoke
Population	3,461	545
Median age	32.0 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,000	—
Median home value	$152,400	$134,400
Median gross rent	$1,183	$944
Housing units	1,797	303
Homeownership rate	33.9%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princess Anne	West Pocomoke
Population	3,487 → 3,461 (-0.7%)	323 → 545 (+68.7%)
Median household income	$34,213 → $50,000 (+46.1%)	$31,105 → $38,056 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$143,500 → $152,400 (+6.2%)	$165,600 → $134,400 (-18.8%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $1,183 (+36.1%)	—

Princess Anne

Population

3,4873,461

Median household income

$34,213$50,000

Median home value

$143,500$152,400

Median gross rent

$869$1,183

West Pocomoke

Population

323545

Median household income

$31,105$38,056

Median home value

$165,600$134,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Princess Anne	West Pocomoke
Under 5	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.5%	14.7%
18 to 24	14.5%	4.6%
25 to 34	10.6%	4.6%
35 to 44	21.2%	20.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	13.4%
55 to 64	4.9%	10.8%
65 to 74	5.5%	12.8%
75 and over	4.4%	18.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princess Anne	West Pocomoke
White (non-Hispanic)	23.8%	67.3%
Black or African American	61.5%	30.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	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	1.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princess Anne	West Pocomoke
No high school diploma	6.9%	1.8%
High school graduate	31.2%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	19.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princess Anne	West Pocomoke
Drove alone	65.0%	85.7%
Carpooled	12.4%	4.2%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	10.2%
Other means	3.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princess Anne	West Pocomoke
1-unit, detached	39.3%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	34.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Princess Anne	West Pocomoke
Poverty rate	21.9%	4.4%
Average household size	2.66	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	25	38
Median year structure built	1998	1982