Delmar vs Fruitland

A side-by-side comparison of Delmar and Fruitland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fruitland has the higher population (5,698 vs 4,058 in Delmar). Delmar has the higher median household income ($77,402 vs $64,352 in Fruitland). Delmar has the higher median home value ($211,600 vs $211,200 in Fruitland).

Population, income & housing

	Delmar	Fruitland
Population	4,058	5,698
Median age	38.1 yrs	32.0 yrs
Median household income	$77,402	$64,352
Median home value	$211,600	$211,200
Median gross rent	$1,351	$1,354
Housing units	1,994	2,178
Homeownership rate	58.4%	63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delmar	Fruitland
Population	3,214 → 4,058 (+26.3%)	5,244 → 5,698 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$60,301 → $77,402 (+28.4%)	$56,964 → $64,352 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$154,300 → $211,600 (+37.1%)	$168,500 → $211,200 (+25.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $1,351 (+24.7%)	$1,289 → $1,354 (+5.0%)

Delmar

Population

3,2144,058

Median household income

$60,301$77,402

Median home value

$154,300$211,600

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,351

Fruitland

Population

5,2445,698

Median household income

$56,964$64,352

Median home value

$168,500$211,200

Median gross rent

$1,289$1,354

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delmar	Fruitland
Under 5	2.8%	10.1%
5 to 17	14.3%	15.5%
18 to 24	15.1%	15.6%
25 to 34	13.7%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	15.9%	13.5%
55 to 64	16.5%	8.5%
65 to 74	8.0%	9.7%
75 and over	2.7%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delmar	Fruitland
White (non-Hispanic)	56.9%	51.1%
Black or African American	23.9%	26.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	5.6%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delmar	Fruitland
No high school diploma	10.8%	7.0%
High school graduate	22.6%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delmar	Fruitland
Drove alone	88.9%	79.1%
Carpooled	1.6%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delmar	Fruitland
1-unit, detached	55.5%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	19.1%	6.4%
20 or more units	7.1%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Delmar	Fruitland
Poverty rate	9.2%	15.4%
Average household size	2.17	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	26	16
Median year structure built	2003	1984