Allegany County vs Wicomico County

A side-by-side comparison of Allegany County and Wicomico County: population, income, housing, and more.

Allegany County and Wicomico County are counties in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wicomico County has the higher population (104,117 vs 67,762 in Allegany County). Wicomico County has the higher median household income ($72,861 vs $57,393 in Allegany County). Wicomico County has the higher median home value ($238,900 vs $149,200 in Allegany County).

Population, income & housing

	Allegany County	Wicomico County
Population	67,762	104,117
Median age	41.7 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,393	$72,861
Median home value	$149,200	$238,900
Median gross rent	$786	$1,238
Housing units	32,810	43,925
Homeownership rate	70.3%	60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allegany County	Wicomico County
Population	71,445 → 67,762 (-5.2%)	102,539 → 104,117 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$45,893 → $57,393 (+25.1%)	$56,956 → $72,861 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$120,700 → $149,200 (+23.6%)	$175,700 → $238,900 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $786 (+13.3%)	$1,060 → $1,238 (+16.8%)

Allegany County

Population

71,44567,762

Median household income

$45,893$57,393

Median home value

$120,700$149,200

Median gross rent

$694$786

Wicomico County

Population

102,539104,117

Median household income

$56,956$72,861

Median home value

$175,700$238,900

Median gross rent

$1,060$1,238

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allegany County	Wicomico County
Under 5	4.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	13.2%	16.5%
18 to 24	11.5%	14.1%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.2%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	11.6%	9.9%
75 and over	9.4%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allegany County	Wicomico County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	59.1%
Black or African American	7.0%	26.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allegany County	Wicomico County
No high school diploma	10.3%	10.6%
High school graduate	40.8%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allegany County	Wicomico County
Drove alone	79.5%	79.9%
Carpooled	7.8%	9.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	2.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.8%	7.5%
Other means	0.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allegany County	Wicomico County
1-unit, detached	72.7%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	10.9%
20 or more units	4.8%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Allegany County	Wicomico County
Poverty rate	17.2%	14.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1958	1983