Clear Spring vs San Mar

A side-by-side comparison of Clear Spring and San Mar: population, income, housing, and more.

Clear Spring and San Mar are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Mar has the higher population (433 vs 394 in Clear Spring). San Mar has the higher median household income ($88,056 vs $59,250 in Clear Spring). San Mar has the higher median home value ($259,600 vs $146,300 in Clear Spring).

Population, income & housing

	Clear Spring	San Mar
Population	394	433
Median age	33.4 yrs	66.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,250	$88,056
Median home value	$146,300	$259,600
Median gross rent	$1,182	$618
Housing units	163	166
Homeownership rate	51.8%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	32.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clear Spring	San Mar
Population	479 → 394 (-17.7%)	333 → 433 (+30.0%)
Median household income	$51,944 → $59,250 (+14.1%)	$48,958 → $88,056 (+79.9%)
Median home value	$154,000 → $146,300 (-5.0%)	$236,600 → $259,600 (+9.7%)
Median gross rent	$837 → $1,182 (+41.2%)	—

Clear Spring

Population

479394

Median household income

$51,944$59,250

Median home value

$154,000$146,300

Median gross rent

$837$1,182

San Mar

Population

333433

Median household income

$48,958$88,056

Median home value

$236,600$259,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clear Spring	San Mar
Under 5	5.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	26.6%	2.3%
18 to 24	4.6%	6.0%
25 to 34	18.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	11.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.9%	0.2%
55 to 64	8.6%	20.1%
65 to 74	8.6%	13.4%
75 and over	5.8%	45.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clear Spring	San Mar
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clear Spring	San Mar
No high school diploma	9.6%	10.3%
High school graduate	51.8%	59.4%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	14.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clear Spring	San Mar
Drove alone	84.9%	57.9%
Carpooled	5.7%	42.1%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clear Spring	San Mar
1-unit, detached	52.1%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	22.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	16.9%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	11.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Clear Spring	San Mar
Poverty rate	7.3%	20.8%
Average household size	2.79	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1938	1975