Clear Spring

Population: 394
Median household income: $59,250
Median home value: $146,300

Clear Spring is a community in Washington County, Maryland, home to 394 residents. The median household income of $59,250 is below the Washington County median ($74,157).

Between 2019 and 2023, Clear Spring's population declined 17.7% from 479 to 394, while its median home value fell 5.0% from $154,000 to $146,300.

Owners occupy 51.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 394
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $59,250
Median home value: $146,300
Median gross rent: $1,182
Housing units: 163
Homeownership rate: 51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

479394

Median household income

$51,944$59,250

Median home value

$154,000$146,300

Median gross rent

$837$1,182

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	479	$51,944	$154,000	$837
2020	486	$59,750	$144,000	$842
2021	443	$54,728	$141,300	$1,063
2022	411	$58,000	$161,500	$1,129
2023	394	$59,250	$146,300	$1,182

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1726.6%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3418.3%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	5.6%
5 to 17	105	26.6%
18 to 24	18	4.6%
25 to 34	72	18.3%
35 to 44	47	11.9%
45 to 54	39	9.9%
55 to 64	34	8.6%
65 to 74	34	8.6%
75 and over	23	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	306	77.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	39	9.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	49	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate51.8%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	9.6%
High school graduate	129	51.8%
Some college or associate's	58	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	23	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone84.9%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit2.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	163	84.9%
Carpooled	11	5.7%
Public transit	4	2.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	7.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11	6.2%
15 to 29 min	116	65.2%
30 to 44 min	38	21.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	13	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 7.3% (28 of 383)

	Count	Share
Family households	93	66.0%
Nonfamily households	48	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	141	86.5%
Vacant	22	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	73	51.8%
Renter-occupied	68	48.2%

1-unit, detached52.1%

1-unit, attached22.7%

2 to 4 units12.3%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	85	52.1%
1-unit, attached	37	22.7%
2 to 4 units	20	12.3%
5 to 19 units	16	9.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2417600
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.6561, -77.9304