Cavetown

Population: 909
Median household income: $103,866
Median home value: $306,500

Cavetown, a community in Washington County, Maryland, has 909 residents. The median household income of $103,866 is above the Washington County median ($74,157).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cavetown's population declined 19.5% from 1,129 to 909, while its median home value rose 40.1% from $218,800 to $306,500.

The typical home was built around 1961. 2.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 909
Median age: 54.9 yrs
Median household income: $103,866
Median home value: $306,500
Median gross rent: $1,102
Housing units: 465
Homeownership rate: 91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,129909

Median household income

$82,232$103,866

Median home value

$218,800$306,500

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,102

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,129	$82,232	$218,800	$1,125
2020	1,104	$88,535	$244,400	$1,219
2021	973	$92,779	$284,800	$1,180
2022	974	$101,706	$302,100	—
2023	909	$103,866	$306,500	$1,102

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7416.6%

75 and over17.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	1.7%
5 to 17	130	14.3%
18 to 24	36	4.0%
25 to 34	92	10.1%
35 to 44	92	10.1%
45 to 54	91	10.0%
55 to 64	146	16.1%
65 to 74	151	16.6%
75 and over	156	17.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	851	93.6%
Black or African American	24	2.6%
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	19	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate18.1%

Some college or associate's40.8%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	115	15.8%
High school graduate	132	18.1%
Some college or associate's	297	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	107	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	77	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	359	86.5%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	13.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	79	22.0%
15 to 29 min	169	47.1%
30 to 44 min	66	18.4%
45 to 59 min	31	8.6%
60+ min	14	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 2.1% (19 of 909)

	Count	Share
Family households	293	73.3%
Nonfamily households	107	26.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	400	86.0%
Vacant	65	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	365	91.3%
Renter-occupied	35	8.8%

1-unit, detached95.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	446	95.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2414225
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.9 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.6427, -77.5932