St. Michaels vs Trappe

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

St. Michaels and Trappe 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 1,112 in Trappe). St. Michaels has the higher median household income ($73,831 vs $64,231 in Trappe). St. Michaels has the higher median home value ($530,200 vs $243,600 in Trappe).

Population, income & housing

	St. Michaels	Trappe
Population	1,381	1,112
Median age	49.8 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,831	$64,231
Median home value	$530,200	$243,600
Median gross rent	$946	$1,360
Housing units	851	441
Homeownership rate	70.4%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.5%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Michaels	Trappe
Population	1,108 → 1,381 (+24.6%)	1,200 → 1,112 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$61,563 → $73,831 (+19.9%)	$65,664 → $64,231 (-2.2%)
Median home value	$371,900 → $530,200 (+42.6%)	$218,800 → $243,600 (+11.3%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $946 (+4.9%)	$1,113 → $1,360 (+22.2%)

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

Trappe

Population

1,2001,112

Median household income

$65,664$64,231

Median home value

$218,800$243,600

Median gross rent

$1,113$1,360

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Michaels	Trappe
Under 5	1.8%	8.5%
5 to 17	13.8%	19.0%
18 to 24	11.6%	8.2%
25 to 34	6.5%	14.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.5%
45 to 54	8.7%	15.3%
55 to 64	9.6%	11.3%
65 to 74	22.2%	9.5%
75 and over	14.3%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Michaels	Trappe
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	65.7%
Black or African American	21.1%	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Michaels	Trappe
No high school diploma	20.0%	6.2%
High school graduate	14.2%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20.5%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Michaels	Trappe
Drove alone	67.1%	78.0%
Carpooled	6.5%	7.6%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	14.0%	10.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	3.7%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Michaels	Trappe
1-unit, detached	70.9%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	9.4%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	7.3%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	St. Michaels	Trappe
Poverty rate	5.1%	10.2%
Average household size	2.11	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1964	1980