Talbot County, Maryland

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 37,707
Median household income: $84,378
Median home value: $398,300

Talbot County, Maryland counts 37,707 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $84,378 is below the Maryland median ($101,652).

From 2019 to 2023, Talbot County's population grew 1.5% from 37,167 to 37,707, while its median household income rose 14.7% from $73,547 to $84,378.

Households average 2.30 people. The median gross rent is $1,248.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,707
Median age: 51.1 yrs
Median household income: $84,378
Median home value: $398,300
Median gross rent: $1,248
Housing units: 19,671
Homeownership rate: 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,16737,707

Median household income

$73,547$84,378

Median home value

$336,800$398,300

Median gross rent

$1,116$1,248

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,167	$73,547	$336,800	$1,116
2020	37,087	$73,102	$334,000	$1,122
2021	37,510	$79,349	$337,200	$1,195
2022	37,663	$81,667	$382,000	$1,204
2023	37,707	$84,378	$398,300	$1,248

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over14.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,586	4.2%
5 to 17	5,485	14.5%
18 to 24	2,126	5.6%
25 to 34	3,823	10.1%
35 to 44	3,562	9.4%
45 to 54	4,328	11.5%
55 to 64	5,737	15.2%
65 to 74	5,794	15.4%
75 and over	5,266	14.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,960	74.2%
Black or African American	4,521	12.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	63	0.2%
Asian	474	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	197	0.5%
Two or more races	1,060	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,432	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,290	8.0%
High school graduate	6,710	23.5%
Some college or associate's	7,728	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	6,614	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5,168	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,067	72.7%
Carpooled	1,185	7.1%
Public transit	107	0.6%
Walked	451	2.7%
Bicycle	206	1.2%
Worked from home	2,372	14.3%
Other means	205	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,170	36.4%
15 to 29 min	4,788	33.7%
30 to 44 min	1,742	12.2%
45 to 59 min	812	5.7%
60+ min	1,709	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 10.2% (3,799 of 37,241)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,033	61.9%
Nonfamily households	6,178	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,211	82.4%
Vacant	3,460	17.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,784	72.7%
Renter-occupied	4,427	27.3%

1-unit, detached77.9%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,315	77.9%
1-unit, attached	1,025	5.2%
2 to 4 units	1,157	5.9%
5 to 19 units	1,264	6.4%
20 or more units	348	1.8%
Mobile home & other	562	2.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 24041
State: Maryland
Land area: 269 sq mi
Water area: 208 sq mi
Center point: 38.7483, -76.1785