Bivalve vs Mardela Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Bivalve and Mardela Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mardela Springs has the higher population (473 vs 164 in Bivalve). Since 2019, Bivalve's population has grown faster (+50.5% vs +2.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Bivalve	Mardela Springs
Population	164	473
Median age	43.5 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$61,797
Median home value	—	$239,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,219
Housing units	152	175
Homeownership rate	100.0%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bivalve	Mardela Springs
Population	109 → 164 (+50.5%)	463 → 473 (+2.2%)
Median household income	—	$80,862 → $61,797 (-23.6%)
Median home value	$253,600 → $404,300 (+59.4%)	$163,700 → $239,700 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,163 → $1,219 (+4.8%)

Bivalve

Population

109164

Median home value

$253,600$404,300

Mardela Springs

Population

463473

Median household income

$80,862$61,797

Median home value

$163,700$239,700

Median gross rent

$1,163$1,219

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bivalve	Mardela Springs
Under 5	0.0%	18.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.5%
18 to 24	40.2%	11.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.0%
35 to 44	18.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	14.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	7.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	3.6%
75 and over	27.4%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bivalve	Mardela Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	27.4%	63.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.4%
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%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	72.6%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bivalve	Mardela Springs
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.3%
High school graduate	23.5%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	76.5%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bivalve	Mardela Springs
Drove alone	0.0%	87.3%
Carpooled	100.0%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bivalve	Mardela Springs
1-unit, detached	100.0%	94.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bivalve	Mardela Springs
Poverty rate	27.4%	8.2%
Average household size	2.19	3.26
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	1965	1959