Mount Savage

Population: 462
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $84,300

Mount Savage, a community in Allegany County, Maryland, has 462 residents. At $53,750, its median household income sits below Allegany County's $57,393.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Savage's population declined 38.2% from 747 to 462, while its median home value fell 4.2% from $88,000 to $84,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.6% of the population. 74.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 462
Median age: 51.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $84,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 317
Homeownership rate: 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

747462

Median household income

$47,708$53,750

Median home value

$88,000$84,300

Median gross rent

$774$613

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	747	$47,708	$88,000	$774
2020	768	$43,929	$108,700	$590
2021	639	$46,012	$102,700	$596
2022	582	$48,355	$102,300	$613
2023	462	$53,750	$84,300	—

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 177.6%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 345.0%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5421.6%

55 to 6422.5%

65 to 7422.1%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	3.7%
5 to 17	35	7.6%
18 to 24	23	5.0%
25 to 34	23	5.0%
35 to 44	44	9.5%
45 to 54	100	21.6%
55 to 64	104	22.5%
65 to 74	102	22.1%
75 and over	14	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	428	92.6%
Black or African American	2	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	1.3%
Two or more races	20	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate58.7%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree6.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	4.1%
High school graduate	227	58.7%
Some college or associate's	73	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	26	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	45	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled20.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle2.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	183	74.7%
Carpooled	51	20.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	5	2.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	6	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39	15.9%
15 to 29 min	144	58.8%
30 to 44 min	37	15.1%
45 to 59 min	14	5.7%
60+ min	11	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 10.8% (50 of 462)

	Count	Share
Family households	116	58.0%
Nonfamily households	84	42.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	200	63.1%
Vacant	117	36.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	166	83.0%
Renter-occupied	34	17.0%

1-unit, detached82.3%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units12.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	261	82.3%
1-unit, attached	16	5.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	40	12.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2454325
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.6967, -78.8768