Berlin vs Snow Hill

A side-by-side comparison of Berlin and Snow Hill: population, income, housing, and more.

Berlin and Snow Hill 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 2,545 in Snow Hill). Berlin has the higher median household income ($78,883 vs $49,583 in Snow Hill). Berlin has the higher median home value ($345,100 vs $194,300 in Snow Hill).

Population, income & housing

	Berlin	Snow Hill
Population	5,161	2,545
Median age	39.9 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$78,883	$49,583
Median home value	$345,100	$194,300
Median gross rent	$1,079	$1,034
Housing units	2,007	1,031
Homeownership rate	54.6%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.6%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berlin	Snow Hill
Population	4,657 → 5,161 (+10.8%)	2,150 → 2,545 (+18.4%)
Median household income	$61,591 → $78,883 (+28.1%)	$39,516 → $49,583 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$252,700 → $345,100 (+36.6%)	$155,700 → $194,300 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$947 → $1,079 (+13.9%)	$865 → $1,034 (+19.5%)

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

Snow Hill

Population

2,1502,545

Median household income

$39,516$49,583

Median home value

$155,700$194,300

Median gross rent

$865$1,034

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berlin	Snow Hill
Under 5	4.2%	1.9%
5 to 17	23.2%	26.2%
18 to 24	6.3%	11.7%
25 to 34	8.8%	8.2%
35 to 44	14.7%	14.5%
45 to 54	14.2%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.2%	10.5%
65 to 74	4.7%	8.6%
75 and over	13.7%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berlin	Snow Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	73.6%	60.9%
Black or African American	15.2%	31.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berlin	Snow Hill
No high school diploma	8.2%	5.4%
High school graduate	30.3%	45.4%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berlin	Snow Hill
Drove alone	78.3%	70.0%
Carpooled	7.1%	17.9%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	5.2%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.8%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berlin	Snow Hill
1-unit, detached	56.4%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	13.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	9.0%
20 or more units	11.2%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Berlin	Snow Hill
Poverty rate	8.8%	19.3%
Average household size	2.65	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1996	1970