Easton

Population: 17,202
Median household income: $73,460
Median home value: $348,400

Easton is a community in Talbot County, Maryland, home to 17,202 residents. Its median household income of $73,460 runs below the Talbot County figure of $84,378.

Between 2019 and 2023, Easton's population grew 3.7% from 16,591 to 17,202, while its median home value rose 25.8% from $276,900 to $348,400.

39.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,202
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $73,460
Median home value: $348,400
Median gross rent: $1,177
Housing units: 7,905
Homeownership rate: 59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,59117,202

Median household income

$61,651$73,460

Median home value

$276,900$348,400

Median gross rent

$1,096$1,177

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,591	$61,651	$276,900	$1,096
2020	16,589	$61,639	$276,000	$1,078
2021	16,912	$72,771	$287,600	$1,127
2022	17,118	$75,198	$328,000	$1,153
2023	17,202	$73,460	$348,400	$1,177

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over16.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	811	4.7%
5 to 17	2,893	16.8%
18 to 24	872	5.1%
25 to 34	2,286	13.3%
35 to 44	1,647	9.6%
45 to 54	2,046	11.9%
55 to 64	2,090	12.1%
65 to 74	1,782	10.4%
75 and over	2,775	16.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,610	67.5%
Black or African American	2,474	14.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	333	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	172	1.0%
Two or more races	520	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,091	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate24.1%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree22.1%

Graduate or professional degree17.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,104	8.7%
High school graduate	3,045	24.1%
Some college or associate's	3,504	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,785	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,188	17.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone71.9%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle2.0%

Worked from home13.4%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,621	71.9%
Carpooled	678	8.7%
Public transit	60	0.8%
Walked	95	1.2%
Bicycle	155	2.0%
Worked from home	1,051	13.4%
Other means	161	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,049	45.0%
15 to 29 min	2,042	30.2%
30 to 44 min	650	9.6%
45 to 59 min	389	5.7%
60+ min	640	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 12.9% (2,173 of 16,784)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,020	55.3%
Nonfamily households	3,243	44.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,263	91.9%
Vacant	642	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,337	59.7%
Renter-occupied	2,926	40.3%

1-unit, detached59.0%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units14.2%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,665	59.0%
1-unit, attached	629	8.0%
2 to 4 units	915	11.6%
5 to 19 units	1,122	14.2%
20 or more units	316	4.0%
Mobile home & other	258	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2424475
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 38.7763, -76.0705