Tilghman Island vs Trappe

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

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

Trappe has the higher population (1,112 vs 874 in Tilghman Island). Tilghman Island has the higher median household income ($64,931 vs $64,231 in Trappe). Tilghman Island has the higher median home value ($330,300 vs $243,600 in Trappe).

Population, income & housing

	Tilghman Island	Trappe
Population	874	1,112
Median age	57.8 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,931	$64,231
Median home value	$330,300	$243,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,360
Housing units	559	441
Homeownership rate	88.9%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tilghman Island	Trappe
Population	1,005 → 874 (-13.0%)	1,200 → 1,112 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$61,042 → $64,931 (+6.4%)	$65,664 → $64,231 (-2.2%)
Median home value	$332,300 → $330,300 (-0.6%)	$218,800 → $243,600 (+11.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,113 → $1,360 (+22.2%)

Tilghman Island

Population

1,005874

Median household income

$61,042$64,931

Median home value

$332,300$330,300

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)

	Tilghman Island	Trappe
Under 5	5.6%	8.5%
5 to 17	6.4%	19.0%
18 to 24	11.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	5.3%	14.1%
35 to 44	3.5%	10.5%
45 to 54	8.8%	15.3%
55 to 64	27.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	22.9%	9.5%
75 and over	9.5%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tilghman Island	Trappe
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	65.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tilghman Island	Trappe
No high school diploma	17.1%	6.2%
High school graduate	36.7%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tilghman Island	Trappe
Drove alone	53.9%	78.0%
Carpooled	19.8%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.6%
Bicycle	4.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.8%	3.7%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tilghman Island	Trappe
1-unit, detached	95.9%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Tilghman Island	Trappe
Poverty rate	10.0%	10.2%
Average household size	2.16	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1962	1980