Girdletree vs Newark

A side-by-side comparison of Girdletree and Newark: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Newark has the higher population (347 vs 66 in Girdletree). Newark has the higher median home value ($337,000 vs $175,500 in Girdletree). Since 2019, Girdletree's population has grown faster (-37.7% vs -39.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Girdletree	Newark
Population	66	347
Median age	57.9 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$105,093
Median home value	$175,500	$337,000
Housing units	81	140
Homeownership rate	100.0%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Girdletree	Newark
Population	106 → 66 (-37.7%)	572 → 347 (-39.3%)
Median household income	—	$89,315 → $105,093 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$165,100 → $175,500 (+6.3%)	$583,300 → $337,000 (-42.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,595 → $1,552 (-2.7%)

Girdletree

Population

10666

Median home value

$165,100$175,500

Newark

Population

572347

Median household income

$89,315$105,093

Median home value

$583,300$337,000

Median gross rent

$1,595$1,552

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Girdletree	Newark
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	19.0%
18 to 24	9.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	19.6%
55 to 64	43.9%	23.6%
65 to 74	6.1%	9.2%
75 and over	40.9%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Girdletree	Newark
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	65.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	14.7%
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	0.0%	19.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Girdletree	Newark
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.4%
High school graduate	76.7%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	11.7%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Girdletree	Newark
Drove alone	100.0%	50.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	31.3%
Other means	0.0%	18.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Girdletree	Newark
1-unit, detached	100.0%	87.9%
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	0.0%	12.1%

Poverty & households

	Girdletree	Newark
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.5%
Average household size	1.25	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	—	48
Median year structure built	1938	1997