Boonsboro vs St. James

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

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

St. James has the higher population (4,581 vs 3,799 in Boonsboro). St. James has the higher median household income ($103,105 vs $93,730 in Boonsboro). St. James has the higher median home value ($390,800 vs $342,600 in Boonsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Boonsboro	St. James
Population	3,799	4,581
Median age	38.8 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$93,730	$103,105
Median home value	$342,600	$390,800
Median gross rent	$1,197	$1,252
Housing units	1,530	1,704
Homeownership rate	76.0%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boonsboro	St. James
Population	3,556 → 3,799 (+6.8%)	3,860 → 4,581 (+18.7%)
Median household income	$75,769 → $93,730 (+23.7%)	$107,868 → $103,105 (-4.4%)
Median home value	$271,600 → $342,600 (+26.1%)	$264,700 → $390,800 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,359 → $1,197 (-11.9%)	$1,148 → $1,252 (+9.1%)

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

St. James

Population

3,8604,581

Median household income

$107,868$103,105

Median home value

$264,700$390,800

Median gross rent

$1,148$1,252

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boonsboro	St. James
Under 5	3.8%	4.4%
5 to 17	25.7%	22.4%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	7.0%	11.5%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	14.3%	17.9%
55 to 64	10.1%	6.1%
65 to 74	8.3%	9.8%
75 and over	9.1%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boonsboro	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	65.5%
Black or African American	5.4%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.1%	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boonsboro	St. James
No high school diploma	4.2%	6.6%
High school graduate	30.9%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boonsboro	St. James
Drove alone	78.6%	77.6%
Carpooled	8.4%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	3.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	10.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boonsboro	St. James
1-unit, detached	79.8%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	15.2%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Boonsboro	St. James
Poverty rate	5.2%	3.1%
Average household size	2.51	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	34	44
Median year structure built	1968	1996