Rising Sun

Population: 2,756
Median household income: $85,750
Median home value: $289,200

Located in Cecil County, Maryland, Rising Sun is a community with a population of 2,756. The median household income of $85,750 is below the Cecil County median ($91,146).

Between 2019 and 2023, Rising Sun's population declined 1.3% from 2,791 to 2,756, while its median home value rose 29.5% from $223,400 to $289,200.

54.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1987.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,756
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $85,750
Median home value: $289,200
Median gross rent: $1,183
Housing units: 1,094
Homeownership rate: 57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7912,756

Median household income

$67,548$85,750

Median home value

$223,400$289,200

Median gross rent

$1,003$1,183

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,791	$67,548	$223,400	$1,003
2020	2,790	$72,021	$249,400	$1,055
2021	2,749	$75,735	$257,700	$1,084
2022	2,756	$78,403	$280,900	$1,133
2023	2,756	$85,750	$289,200	$1,183

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3418.1%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 744.7%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	188	6.8%
5 to 17	664	24.1%
18 to 24	169	6.1%
25 to 34	499	18.1%
35 to 44	430	15.6%
45 to 54	235	8.5%
55 to 64	274	9.9%
65 to 74	130	4.7%
75 and over	167	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,286	82.9%
Black or African American	100	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.2%
Asian	16	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	152	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	197	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	122	7.0%
High school graduate	643	37.1%
Some college or associate's	593	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	276	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	101	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.4%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,044	82.3%
Carpooled	112	8.8%
Public transit	5	0.4%
Walked	48	3.8%
Bicycle	6	0.5%
Worked from home	54	4.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	245	20.2%
15 to 29 min	311	25.6%
30 to 44 min	378	31.1%
45 to 59 min	166	13.7%
60+ min	115	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 9.1% (251 of 2,753)

	Count	Share
Family households	691	68.9%
Nonfamily households	312	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,003	91.7%
Vacant	91	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	579	57.7%
Renter-occupied	424	42.3%

1-unit, detached54.0%

1-unit, attached15.8%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units9.9%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	591	54.0%
1-unit, attached	173	15.8%
2 to 4 units	70	6.4%
5 to 19 units	105	9.6%
20 or more units	108	9.9%
Mobile home & other	47	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2466275
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.65 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.7014, -76.0602