East New Market

Population: 324
Median household income: $40,417
Median home value: $244,200

Located in Dorchester County, Maryland, East New Market is a community with a population of 324. The median household income of $40,417 is below the Dorchester County median ($60,495).

From 2019 to 2023, East New Market's population declined 29.1% from 457 to 324, while its median home value rose 67.8% from $145,500 to $244,200.

9.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 324
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $40,417
Median home value: $244,200
Median gross rent: $1,125
Housing units: 157
Homeownership rate: 70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

457324

Median household income

$62,188$40,417

Median home value

$145,500$244,200

Median gross rent

$763$1,125

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	457	$62,188	$145,500	$763
2020	323	$64,375	$167,200	$695
2021	392	$56,250	$208,300	$850
2022	389	$50,417	$226,800	$944
2023	324	$40,417	$244,200	$1,125

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5418.2%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over13.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	6.5%
5 to 17	55	17.0%
18 to 24	17	5.2%
25 to 34	46	14.2%
35 to 44	23	7.1%
45 to 54	59	18.2%
55 to 64	27	8.3%
65 to 74	33	10.2%
75 and over	43	13.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	250	77.2%
Black or African American	65	20.1%
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	6	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate46.3%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree6.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	8.7%
High school graduate	107	46.3%
Some college or associate's	83	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	15	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	109	82.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	17.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13	11.9%
15 to 29 min	41	37.6%
30 to 44 min	37	33.9%
45 to 59 min	10	9.2%
60+ min	8	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 22.2% (72 of 324)

	Count	Share
Family households	67	49.3%
Nonfamily households	69	50.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	136	86.6%
Vacant	21	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	96	70.6%
Renter-occupied	40	29.4%

1-unit, detached65.0%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other17.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	102	65.0%
1-unit, attached	6	3.8%
2 to 4 units	6	3.8%
5 to 19 units	13	8.3%
20 or more units	2	1.3%
Mobile home & other	28	17.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2424450
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.5970, -75.9231