Algonquin

Population: 1,027
Median household income: $72,917
Median home value: $332,600

Algonquin, a community in Dorchester County, Maryland, has 1,027 residents. At $72,917, its median household income sits above Dorchester County's $60,495.

Between 2019 and 2023, Algonquin's population declined 17.0% from 1,237 to 1,027, while its median home value rose 49.2% from $222,900 to $332,600.

The typical home was built around 1959. 12.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,027
Median age: 57.0 yrs
Median household income: $72,917
Median home value: $332,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 531
Homeownership rate: 92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2371,027

Median household income

$76,098$72,917

Median home value

$222,900$332,600

Median gross rent

$1,120$1,197

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,237	$76,098	$222,900	—
2020	1,110	$60,833	$227,700	$1,120
2021	1,010	$56,413	$237,600	$1,197
2022	1,055	$64,185	$286,500	—
2023	1,027	$72,917	$332,600	—

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 546.5%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7416.9%

75 and over21.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	1.7%
5 to 17	154	15.0%
18 to 24	81	7.9%
25 to 34	84	8.2%
35 to 44	92	9.0%
45 to 54	67	6.5%
55 to 64	133	13.0%
65 to 74	174	16.9%
75 and over	225	21.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	916	89.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	69	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree15.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	4.3%
High school graduate	244	31.5%
Some college or associate's	226	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	156	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	116	15.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled23.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	344	73.0%
Carpooled	111	23.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	3.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	227	49.9%
15 to 29 min	84	18.5%
30 to 44 min	98	21.5%
45 to 59 min	8	1.8%
60+ min	38	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 12.6% (129 of 1,027)

	Count	Share
Family households	333	67.3%
Nonfamily households	162	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	495	93.2%
Vacant	36	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	457	92.3%
Renter-occupied	38	7.7%

1-unit, detached94.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	500	94.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	31	5.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2400712
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 2.09 sq mi
Center point: 38.5899, -76.0916