Pocomoke City vs Snow Hill

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

Pocomoke City and Snow Hill 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 2,545 in Snow Hill). Pocomoke City has the higher median household income ($52,163 vs $49,583 in Snow Hill). Snow Hill has the higher median home value ($194,300 vs $188,700 in Pocomoke City).

Population, income & housing

	Pocomoke City	Snow Hill
Population	4,360	2,545
Median age	36.0 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,163	$49,583
Median home value	$188,700	$194,300
Median gross rent	$822	$1,034
Housing units	2,041	1,031
Homeownership rate	59.0%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pocomoke City	Snow Hill
Population	4,075 → 4,360 (+7.0%)	2,150 → 2,545 (+18.4%)
Median household income	$38,140 → $52,163 (+36.8%)	$39,516 → $49,583 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$132,100 → $188,700 (+42.8%)	$155,700 → $194,300 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$835 → $822 (-1.6%)	$865 → $1,034 (+19.5%)

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

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)

	Pocomoke City	Snow Hill
Under 5	8.9%	1.9%
5 to 17	15.3%	26.2%
18 to 24	11.5%	11.7%
25 to 34	12.6%	8.2%
35 to 44	12.1%	14.5%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.4%	10.5%
65 to 74	12.3%	8.6%
75 and over	7.0%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pocomoke City	Snow Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	47.5%	60.9%
Black or African American	43.5%	31.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pocomoke City	Snow Hill
No high school diploma	9.0%	5.4%
High school graduate	31.2%	45.4%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pocomoke City	Snow Hill
Drove alone	72.1%	70.0%
Carpooled	18.4%	17.9%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	6.8%	5.2%
Other means	1.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pocomoke City	Snow Hill
1-unit, detached	70.8%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	9.3%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	9.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pocomoke City	Snow Hill
Poverty rate	10.4%	19.3%
Average household size	2.38	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1964	1970