Port Deposit

Population: 528
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $272,700

Port Deposit, a community in Cecil County, Maryland, has 528 residents. At $58,750, its median household income sits below Cecil County's $91,146.

From 2019 to 2023, Port Deposit's population declined 14.0% from 614 to 528, while its median home value rose 31.5% from $207,300 to $272,700.

The typical home was built around 1974. 22.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 528
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $272,700
Median gross rent: $1,143
Housing units: 444
Homeownership rate: 50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

614528

Median household income

$71,094$58,750

Median home value

$207,300$272,700

Median gross rent

$886$1,143

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	614	$71,094	$207,300	$886
2020	624	$62,000	$192,900	$899
2021	586	$50,833	$213,300	$972
2022	587	$46,979	$232,700	$1,067
2023	528	$58,750	$272,700	$1,143

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6419.5%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	4.5%
5 to 17	55	10.4%
18 to 24	52	9.8%
25 to 34	89	16.9%
35 to 44	81	15.3%
45 to 54	44	8.3%
55 to 64	103	19.5%
65 to 74	62	11.7%
75 and over	18	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	368	69.7%
Black or African American	92	17.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.6%
Two or more races	12	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate41.6%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	5.0%
High school graduate	165	41.6%
Some college or associate's	99	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	61	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	52	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone62.9%

Carpooled19.1%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means8.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	178	62.9%
Carpooled	54	19.1%
Public transit	4	1.4%
Walked	3	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	6.7%
Other means	25	8.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27	10.2%
15 to 29 min	82	31.1%
30 to 44 min	87	33.0%
45 to 59 min	39	14.8%
60+ min	29	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.81
Poverty rate: 22.5% (117 of 520)

	Count	Share
Family households	127	44.3%
Nonfamily households	160	55.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	287	64.6%
Vacant	157	35.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	144	50.2%
Renter-occupied	143	49.8%

1-unit, detached27.5%

1-unit, attached17.3%

2 to 4 units19.4%

5 to 19 units26.8%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	122	27.5%
1-unit, attached	77	17.3%
2 to 4 units	86	19.4%
5 to 19 units	119	26.8%
20 or more units	40	9.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2463075
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.32 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.6110, -76.0990