Piney Point vs St. George Island

A side-by-side comparison of Piney Point and St. George Island: population, income, housing, and more.

Piney Point and St. George Island are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Piney Point has the higher population (1,171 vs 38 in St. George Island). Since 2019, Piney Point's population has grown faster (+47.5% vs -89.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Piney Point	St. George Island
Population	1,171	38
Median age	38.9 yrs	51.7 yrs
Median household income	$114,271	—
Median home value	$343,300	—
Median gross rent	$1,645	—
Housing units	509	68
Homeownership rate	73.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.3%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Piney Point	St. George Island
Population	794 → 1,171 (+47.5%)	357 → 38 (-89.4%)
Median household income	$112,625 → $114,271 (+1.5%)	—
Median home value	$357,400 → $343,300 (-3.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,500 → $1,645 (+9.7%)	—

Piney Point

Population

7941,171

Median household income

$112,625$114,271

Median home value

$357,400$343,300

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,645

St. George Island

Population

35738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Piney Point	St. George Island
Under 5	9.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	22.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	13.2%	100.0%
55 to 64	8.1%	0.0%
65 to 74	20.2%	0.0%
75 and over	8.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Piney Point	St. George Island
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	6.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Piney Point	St. George Island
No high school diploma	20.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.5%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	42.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Piney Point	St. George Island
Drove alone	78.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	1.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Piney Point	St. George Island
1-unit, detached	78.2%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	23.5%
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	16.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Piney Point	St. George Island
Poverty rate	0.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.55	1.31
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1980	1955