Parsonsburg vs Powellville

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

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

Powellville has the higher population (213 vs 170 in Parsonsburg). Since 2019, Powellville's population has grown faster (+309.6% vs -59.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Parsonsburg	Powellville
Population	170	213
Median age	16.2 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$98,281
Median home value	—	$196,100
Housing units	32	105
Homeownership rate	100.0%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.9%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parsonsburg	Powellville
Population	420 → 170 (-59.5%)	52 → 213 (+309.6%)
Median household income	$75,139 → $53,203 (-29.2%)	$65,313 → $98,281 (+50.5%)
Median home value	$166,400 → $202,900 (+21.9%)	$119,600 → $196,100 (+64.0%)

Parsonsburg

Population

420170

Median household income

$75,139$53,203

Median home value

$166,400$202,900

Powellville

Population

52213

Median household income

$65,313$98,281

Median home value

$119,600$196,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Parsonsburg	Powellville
Under 5	7.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	66.5%	26.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	26.5%	28.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	17.8%
65 to 74	0.0%	6.6%
75 and over	0.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parsonsburg	Powellville
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	76.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	5.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parsonsburg	Powellville
No high school diploma	0.0%	30.9%
High school graduate	0.0%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	51.1%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	48.9%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parsonsburg	Powellville
Drove alone	64.5%	91.1%
Carpooled	35.5%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parsonsburg	Powellville
1-unit, detached	31.3%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	68.8%	36.2%

Poverty & households

	Parsonsburg	Powellville
Poverty rate	0.0%	4.7%
Average household size	5.31	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	—	36
Median year structure built	—	1996