Bishopville vs Pocomoke City

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

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

Pocomoke City has the higher population (4,360 vs 665 in Bishopville). Bishopville has the higher median home value ($520,700 vs $188,700 in Pocomoke City). Since 2019, Pocomoke City's population has grown faster (+7.0% vs -14.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bishopville	Pocomoke City
Population	665	4,360
Median age	55.0 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$52,163
Median home value	$520,700	$188,700
Median gross rent	—	$822
Housing units	370	2,041
Homeownership rate	82.5%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bishopville	Pocomoke City
Population	774 → 665 (-14.1%)	4,075 → 4,360 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$63,958 → $73,690 (+15.2%)	$38,140 → $52,163 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$337,900 → $520,700 (+54.1%)	$132,100 → $188,700 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$835 → $822 (-1.6%)

Bishopville

Population

774665

Median household income

$63,958$73,690

Median home value

$337,900$520,700

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)

	Bishopville	Pocomoke City
Under 5	0.0%	8.9%
5 to 17	7.8%	15.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.5%
25 to 34	13.4%	12.6%
35 to 44	6.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	22.4%	10.0%
55 to 64	20.9%	10.4%
65 to 74	14.7%	12.3%
75 and over	14.3%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bishopville	Pocomoke City
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	47.5%
Black or African American	9.6%	43.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bishopville	Pocomoke City
No high school diploma	18.4%	9.0%
High school graduate	38.5%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bishopville	Pocomoke City
Drove alone	51.1%	72.1%
Carpooled	22.0%	18.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.7%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bishopville	Pocomoke City
1-unit, detached	99.7%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bishopville	Pocomoke City
Poverty rate	0.0%	10.4%
Average household size	2.47	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1979	1964