Boonsboro vs Smithsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Boonsboro and Smithsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Boonsboro has the higher population (3,799 vs 3,069 in Smithsburg). Boonsboro has the higher median household income ($93,730 vs $86,065 in Smithsburg). Boonsboro has the higher median home value ($342,600 vs $317,600 in Smithsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Boonsboro	Smithsburg
Population	3,799	3,069
Median age	38.8 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$93,730	$86,065
Median home value	$342,600	$317,600
Median gross rent	$1,197	$899
Housing units	1,530	1,152
Homeownership rate	76.0%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boonsboro	Smithsburg
Population	3,556 → 3,799 (+6.8%)	2,967 → 3,069 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$75,769 → $93,730 (+23.7%)	$69,464 → $86,065 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$271,600 → $342,600 (+26.1%)	$240,000 → $317,600 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,359 → $1,197 (-11.9%)	$735 → $899 (+22.3%)

Boonsboro

Population

3,5563,799

Median household income

$75,769$93,730

Median home value

$271,600$342,600

Median gross rent

$1,359$1,197

Smithsburg

Population

2,9673,069

Median household income

$69,464$86,065

Median home value

$240,000$317,600

Median gross rent

$735$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boonsboro	Smithsburg
Under 5	3.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	25.7%	22.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.4%
25 to 34	7.0%	15.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	14.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	10.1%	11.3%
65 to 74	8.3%	7.6%
75 and over	9.1%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boonsboro	Smithsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	92.3%
Black or African American	5.4%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boonsboro	Smithsburg
No high school diploma	4.2%	6.2%
High school graduate	30.9%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boonsboro	Smithsburg
Drove alone	78.6%	88.3%
Carpooled	8.4%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	6.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boonsboro	Smithsburg
1-unit, detached	79.8%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	24.3%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Boonsboro	Smithsburg
Poverty rate	5.2%	16.8%
Average household size	2.51	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	34	37
Median year structure built	1968	1993