Charlton vs Sandy Hook

A side-by-side comparison of Charlton and Sandy Hook: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sandy Hook has the higher population (196 vs 187 in Charlton). Since 2019, Sandy Hook's population has grown faster (-16.2% vs -35.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Charlton	Sandy Hook
Population	187	196
Median age	47.0 yrs	40.3 yrs
Housing units	52	118
Homeownership rate	100.0%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charlton	Sandy Hook
Population	288 → 187 (-35.1%)	234 → 196 (-16.2%)
Median household income	—	$39,926 → $50,795 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$152,400 → $309,400 (+103.0%)	—

Charlton

Population

288187

Median home value

$152,400$309,400

Sandy Hook

Population

234196

Median household income

$39,926$50,795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charlton	Sandy Hook
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	8.2%
18 to 24	23.5%	40.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	54.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	3.6%
65 to 74	21.9%	35.2%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charlton	Sandy Hook
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charlton	Sandy Hook
No high school diploma	0.0%	69.0%
High school graduate	63.6%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	7.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charlton	Sandy Hook
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charlton	Sandy Hook
1-unit, detached	100.0%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	29.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Charlton	Sandy Hook
Poverty rate	0.0%	38.8%
Average household size	3.60	1.66
Median year structure built	—	1938