Berlin vs Pocomoke City

A side-by-side comparison of Berlin and Pocomoke City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Berlin has the higher population (5,161 vs 4,360 in Pocomoke City). Berlin has the higher median household income ($78,883 vs $52,163 in Pocomoke City). Berlin has the higher median home value ($345,100 vs $188,700 in Pocomoke City).

Population, income & housing

	Berlin	Pocomoke City
Population	5,161	4,360
Median age	39.9 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$78,883	$52,163
Median home value	$345,100	$188,700
Median gross rent	$1,079	$822
Housing units	2,007	2,041
Homeownership rate	54.6%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.6%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berlin	Pocomoke City
Population	4,657 → 5,161 (+10.8%)	4,075 → 4,360 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$61,591 → $78,883 (+28.1%)	$38,140 → $52,163 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$252,700 → $345,100 (+36.6%)	$132,100 → $188,700 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$947 → $1,079 (+13.9%)	$835 → $822 (-1.6%)

Berlin

Population

4,6575,161

Median household income

$61,591$78,883

Median home value

$252,700$345,100

Median gross rent

$947$1,079

Pocomoke City

Population

4,0754,360

Median household income

$38,140$52,163

Median home value

$132,100$188,700

Median gross rent

$835$822

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berlin	Pocomoke City
Under 5	4.2%	8.9%
5 to 17	23.2%	15.3%
18 to 24	6.3%	11.5%
25 to 34	8.8%	12.6%
35 to 44	14.7%	12.1%
45 to 54	14.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	10.2%	10.4%
65 to 74	4.7%	12.3%
75 and over	13.7%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berlin	Pocomoke City
White (non-Hispanic)	73.6%	47.5%
Black or African American	15.2%	43.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berlin	Pocomoke City
No high school diploma	8.2%	9.0%
High school graduate	30.3%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berlin	Pocomoke City
Drove alone	78.3%	72.1%
Carpooled	7.1%	18.4%
Public transit	1.1%	1.2%
Walked	4.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berlin	Pocomoke City
1-unit, detached	56.4%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	13.0%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	8.9%
20 or more units	11.2%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Berlin	Pocomoke City
Poverty rate	8.8%	10.4%
Average household size	2.65	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1996	1964