Maugansville vs St. James

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

Maugansville 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 3,057 in Maugansville). St. James has the higher median household income ($103,105 vs $75,840 in Maugansville). St. James has the higher median home value ($390,800 vs $284,200 in Maugansville).

Population, income & housing

	Maugansville	St. James
Population	3,057	4,581
Median age	45.1 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$75,840	$103,105
Median home value	$284,200	$390,800
Median gross rent	$899	$1,252
Housing units	1,324	1,704
Homeownership rate	73.9%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maugansville	St. James
Population	2,543 → 3,057 (+20.2%)	3,860 → 4,581 (+18.7%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $75,840 (+45.6%)	$107,868 → $103,105 (-4.4%)
Median home value	$191,100 → $284,200 (+48.7%)	$264,700 → $390,800 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	$924 → $899 (-2.7%)	$1,148 → $1,252 (+9.1%)

Maugansville

Population

2,5433,057

Median household income

$52,083$75,840

Median home value

$191,100$284,200

Median gross rent

$924$899

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)

	Maugansville	St. James
Under 5	4.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	20.4%	22.4%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.7%
25 to 34	6.0%	11.5%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	17.9%
55 to 64	17.3%	6.1%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.8%
75 and over	10.6%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maugansville	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	65.5%
Black or African American	8.5%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	6.2%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.3%	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maugansville	St. James
No high school diploma	11.3%	6.6%
High school graduate	31.3%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maugansville	St. James
Drove alone	85.8%	77.6%
Carpooled	3.5%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	3.9%
Walked	0.9%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maugansville	St. James
1-unit, detached	59.4%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	14.8%	15.2%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Maugansville	St. James
Poverty rate	8.6%	3.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	26	44
Median year structure built	1986	1996