Smith Island vs West Pocomoke

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

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

West Pocomoke has the higher population (545 vs 340 in Smith Island). West Pocomoke has the higher median home value ($134,400 vs $104,800 in Smith Island). Since 2019, Smith Island's population has grown faster (+128.2% vs +68.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Smith Island	West Pocomoke
Population	340	545
Median age	57.2 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$82,443	—
Median home value	$104,800	$134,400
Median gross rent	—	$944
Housing units	247	303
Homeownership rate	87.7%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.5%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Smith Island	West Pocomoke
Population	149 → 340 (+128.2%)	323 → 545 (+68.7%)
Median household income	$69,688 → $82,443 (+18.3%)	$31,105 → $38,056 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $104,800 (-5.4%)	$165,600 → $134,400 (-18.8%)

Smith Island

Population

149340

Median household income

$69,688$82,443

Median home value

$110,800$104,800

West Pocomoke

Population

323545

Median household income

$31,105$38,056

Median home value

$165,600$134,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Smith Island	West Pocomoke
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.6%	14.7%
18 to 24	1.5%	4.6%
25 to 34	1.8%	4.6%
35 to 44	11.2%	20.7%
45 to 54	19.1%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.7%	10.8%
65 to 74	26.5%	12.8%
75 and over	9.7%	18.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Smith Island	West Pocomoke
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	67.3%
Black or African American	1.5%	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	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Smith Island	West Pocomoke
No high school diploma	45.0%	1.8%
High school graduate	42.6%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	9.9%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	1.8%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	19.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Smith Island	West Pocomoke
Drove alone	31.7%	85.7%
Carpooled	2.9%	4.2%
Public transit	3.6%	0.0%
Walked	15.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.7%	10.2%
Other means	22.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Smith Island	West Pocomoke
1-unit, detached	87.0%	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	13.0%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Smith Island	West Pocomoke
Poverty rate	17.9%	4.4%
Average household size	1.99	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	9	38
Median year structure built	1950	1982