Mardela Springs vs Powellville

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

Mardela Springs and Powellville 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 213 in Powellville). Powellville has the higher median household income ($98,281 vs $61,797 in Mardela Springs). Mardela Springs has the higher median home value ($239,700 vs $196,100 in Powellville).

Population, income & housing

	Mardela Springs	Powellville
Population	473	213
Median age	31.1 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,797	$98,281
Median home value	$239,700	$196,100
Median gross rent	$1,219	—
Housing units	175	105
Homeownership rate	74.5%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mardela Springs	Powellville
Population	463 → 473 (+2.2%)	52 → 213 (+309.6%)
Median household income	$80,862 → $61,797 (-23.6%)	$65,313 → $98,281 (+50.5%)
Median home value	$163,700 → $239,700 (+46.4%)	$119,600 → $196,100 (+64.0%)
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

Powellville

Population

52213

Median household income

$65,313$98,281

Median home value

$119,600$196,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mardela Springs	Powellville
Under 5	18.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.5%	26.8%
18 to 24	11.4%	3.3%
25 to 34	15.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	28.2%
45 to 54	14.6%	9.9%
55 to 64	7.2%	17.8%
65 to 74	3.6%	6.6%
75 and over	4.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mardela Springs	Powellville
White (non-Hispanic)	63.0%	76.5%
Black or African American	7.4%	23.5%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mardela Springs	Powellville
No high school diploma	5.3%	30.9%
High school graduate	40.2%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mardela Springs	Powellville
Drove alone	87.3%	91.1%
Carpooled	5.8%	8.9%
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	Powellville
1-unit, detached	94.9%	63.8%
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%	36.2%

Poverty & households

	Mardela Springs	Powellville
Poverty rate	8.2%	4.7%
Average household size	3.26	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	21	36
Median year structure built	1959	1996