St. Michaels vs Tilghman Island

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

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

St. Michaels has the higher population (1,381 vs 874 in Tilghman Island). St. Michaels has the higher median household income ($73,831 vs $64,931 in Tilghman Island). St. Michaels has the higher median home value ($530,200 vs $330,300 in Tilghman Island).

Population, income & housing

	St. Michaels	Tilghman Island
Population	1,381	874
Median age	49.8 yrs	57.8 yrs
Median household income	$73,831	$64,931
Median home value	$530,200	$330,300
Median gross rent	$946	—
Housing units	851	559
Homeownership rate	70.4%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.5%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Michaels	Tilghman Island
Population	1,108 → 1,381 (+24.6%)	1,005 → 874 (-13.0%)
Median household income	$61,563 → $73,831 (+19.9%)	$61,042 → $64,931 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$371,900 → $530,200 (+42.6%)	$332,300 → $330,300 (-0.6%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $946 (+4.9%)	—

St. Michaels

Population

1,1081,381

Median household income

$61,563$73,831

Median home value

$371,900$530,200

Median gross rent

$902$946

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)

	St. Michaels	Tilghman Island
Under 5	1.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.8%	6.4%
18 to 24	11.6%	11.0%
25 to 34	6.5%	5.3%
35 to 44	11.5%	3.5%
45 to 54	8.7%	8.8%
55 to 64	9.6%	27.0%
65 to 74	22.2%	22.9%
75 and over	14.3%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Michaels	Tilghman Island
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	93.9%
Black or African American	21.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Michaels	Tilghman Island
No high school diploma	20.0%	17.1%
High school graduate	14.2%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20.5%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Michaels	Tilghman Island
Drove alone	67.1%	53.9%
Carpooled	6.5%	19.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	14.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.5%
Worked from home	11.4%	19.8%
Other means	0.2%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Michaels	Tilghman Island
1-unit, detached	70.9%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	9.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	St. Michaels	Tilghman Island
Poverty rate	5.1%	10.0%
Average household size	2.11	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1964	1962