Crisfield

Population: 2,468
Median household income: $49,602
Median home value: $137,100

Crisfield, a community in Somerset County, Maryland, has 2,468 residents. Its median household income of $49,602 runs below the Somerset County figure of $52,462.

From 2019 to 2023, Crisfield's population declined 5.1% from 2,601 to 2,468, while its median home value rose 27.3% from $107,700 to $137,100.

Owners occupy 51.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,468
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $49,602
Median home value: $137,100
Median gross rent: $725
Housing units: 1,450
Homeownership rate: 51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 11.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6012,468

Median household income

$29,688$49,602

Median home value

$107,700$137,100

Median gross rent

$511$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,601	$29,688	$107,700	$511
2020	2,572	$34,444	$107,500	$486
2021	2,533	$36,146	$110,100	$529
2022	2,445	$38,417	$127,800	$581
2023	2,468	$49,602	$137,100	$725

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 447.7%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	176	7.1%
5 to 17	427	17.3%
18 to 24	207	8.4%
25 to 34	390	15.8%
35 to 44	190	7.7%
45 to 54	295	12.0%
55 to 64	265	10.7%
65 to 74	336	13.6%
75 and over	182	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,389	56.3%
Black or African American	770	31.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	35	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.6%
Two or more races	149	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	110	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	264	15.9%
High school graduate	629	37.9%
Some college or associate's	409	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	206	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	150	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	826	82.8%
Carpooled	120	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	3.3%
Other means	10	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	502	52.0%
15 to 29 min	121	12.5%
30 to 44 min	178	18.4%
45 to 59 min	108	11.2%
60+ min	56	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 20.3% (490 of 2,414)

	Count	Share
Family households	636	58.6%
Nonfamily households	449	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,085	74.8%
Vacant	365	25.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	561	51.7%
Renter-occupied	524	48.3%

1-unit, detached61.2%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units21.4%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	888	61.2%
1-unit, attached	57	3.9%
2 to 4 units	310	21.4%
5 to 19 units	116	8.0%
20 or more units	79	5.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2420775
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.74 sq mi
Water area: 1.44 sq mi
Center point: 37.9755, -75.8545