Mardela Springs vs Parsonsburg

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

Mardela Springs and Parsonsburg 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 170 in Parsonsburg). Since 2019, Mardela Springs's population has grown faster (+2.2% vs -59.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Mardela Springs	Parsonsburg
Population	473	170
Median age	31.1 yrs	16.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,797	—
Median home value	$239,700	—
Median gross rent	$1,219	—
Housing units	175	32
Homeownership rate	74.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	48.9%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mardela Springs	Parsonsburg
Population	463 → 473 (+2.2%)	420 → 170 (-59.5%)
Median household income	$80,862 → $61,797 (-23.6%)	$75,139 → $53,203 (-29.2%)
Median home value	$163,700 → $239,700 (+46.4%)	$166,400 → $202,900 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,163 → $1,219 (+4.8%)	—

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

Parsonsburg

Population

420170

Median household income

$75,139$53,203

Median home value

$166,400$202,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mardela Springs	Parsonsburg
Under 5	18.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	13.5%	66.5%
18 to 24	11.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	26.5%
45 to 54	14.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	7.2%	0.0%
65 to 74	3.6%	0.0%
75 and over	4.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mardela Springs	Parsonsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	63.0%	94.1%
Black or African American	7.4%	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	10.8%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mardela Springs	Parsonsburg
No high school diploma	5.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.2%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	48.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mardela Springs	Parsonsburg
Drove alone	87.3%	64.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	35.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mardela Springs	Parsonsburg
1-unit, detached	94.9%	31.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	68.8%

Poverty & households

	Mardela Springs	Parsonsburg
Poverty rate	8.2%	0.0%
Average household size	3.26	5.31
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1959	—