Cresaptown

Population: 5,238
Median household income: $53,804
Median home value: $148,400

Cresaptown, a community in Allegany County, Maryland, has 5,238 residents. At $53,804, its median household income sits below Allegany County's $57,393.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cresaptown's population declined 11.5% from 5,916 to 5,238, while its median home value rose 6.9% from $138,800 to $148,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 53.7% of the population. 89.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,238
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,804
Median home value: $148,400
Median gross rent: $838
Housing units: 1,214
Homeownership rate: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9165,238

Median household income

$46,046$53,804

Median home value

$138,800$148,400

Median gross rent

$721$838

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,916	$46,046	$138,800	$721
2020	5,584	$47,218	$132,800	$736
2021	5,575	$52,281	$137,400	$774
2022	4,746	$54,070	$143,100	$802
2023	5,238	$53,804	$148,400	$838

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 176.9%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3422.7%

35 to 4421.3%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	155	3.0%
5 to 17	360	6.9%
18 to 24	231	4.4%
25 to 34	1,190	22.7%
35 to 44	1,115	21.3%
45 to 54	809	15.4%
55 to 64	641	12.2%
65 to 74	425	8.1%
75 and over	312	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,815	53.7%
Black or African American	2,122	40.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.2%
Asian	14	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	99	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	175	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.5%

High school graduate53.2%

Some college or associate's15.7%

Bachelor's degree3.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,191	26.5%
High school graduate	2,389	53.2%
Some college or associate's	703	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	160	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	49	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone89.4%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	716	89.4%
Carpooled	30	3.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	3.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	213	27.7%
15 to 29 min	444	57.7%
30 to 44 min	15	1.9%
45 to 59 min	49	6.4%
60+ min	49	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 10.2% (238 of 2,325)

	Count	Share
Family households	487	47.8%
Nonfamily households	532	52.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,019	83.9%
Vacant	195	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	791	77.6%
Renter-occupied	228	22.4%

1-unit, detached83.2%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,010	83.2%
1-unit, attached	2	0.2%
2 to 4 units	40	3.3%
5 to 19 units	94	7.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	68	5.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2420525
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.66 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 39.5935, -78.8350