Cordova vs Tilghman Island

A side-by-side comparison of Cordova and Tilghman Island: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tilghman Island has the higher population (874 vs 427 in Cordova). Cordova has the higher median household income ($94,226 vs $64,931 in Tilghman Island). Cordova has the higher median home value ($338,300 vs $330,300 in Tilghman Island).

Population, income & housing

	Cordova	Tilghman Island
Population	427	874
Median age	49.9 yrs	57.8 yrs
Median household income	$94,226	$64,931
Median home value	$338,300	$330,300
Housing units	178	559
Homeownership rate	100.0%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cordova	Tilghman Island
Population	612 → 427 (-30.2%)	1,005 → 874 (-13.0%)
Median household income	$100,750 → $94,226 (-6.5%)	$61,042 → $64,931 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$234,600 → $338,300 (+44.2%)	$332,300 → $330,300 (-0.6%)

Cordova

Population

612427

Median household income

$100,750$94,226

Median home value

$234,600$338,300

Tilghman Island

Population

1,005874

Median household income

$61,042$64,931

Median home value

$332,300$330,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cordova	Tilghman Island
Under 5	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	3.0%	6.4%
18 to 24	14.3%	11.0%
25 to 34	20.6%	5.3%
35 to 44	3.3%	3.5%
45 to 54	8.9%	8.8%
55 to 64	18.7%	27.0%
65 to 74	16.6%	22.9%
75 and over	14.5%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cordova	Tilghman Island
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	93.9%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cordova	Tilghman Island
No high school diploma	7.6%	17.1%
High school graduate	39.4%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20.4%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cordova	Tilghman Island
Drove alone	96.5%	53.9%
Carpooled	3.5%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	19.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cordova	Tilghman Island
1-unit, detached	80.3%	95.9%
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	19.7%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Cordova	Tilghman Island
Poverty rate	0.0%	10.0%
Average household size	3.36	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	50	29
Median year structure built	1953	1962