Wicomico County, Maryland

19 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 104,117
Median household income: $72,861
Median home value: $238,900

Wicomico County is a county in Maryland with a population of 104,117. 19 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $72,861 is below the Maryland median ($101,652).

From 2019 to 2023, Wicomico County's population grew 1.5% from 102,539 to 104,117, while its median household income rose 27.9% from $56,956 to $72,861.

79.9% of workers drive to work alone. 69.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 104,117
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $72,861
Median home value: $238,900
Median gross rent: $1,238
Housing units: 43,925
Homeownership rate: 60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

102,539104,117

Median household income

$56,956$72,861

Median home value

$175,700$238,900

Median gross rent

$1,060$1,238

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	102,539	$56,956	$175,700	$1,060
2020	103,222	$60,366	$185,000	$1,059
2021	103,223	$63,610	$191,400	$1,105
2022	103,815	$69,421	$226,900	$1,190
2023	104,117	$72,861	$238,900	$1,238

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2414.1%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,261	6.0%
5 to 17	17,174	16.5%
18 to 24	14,686	14.1%
25 to 34	12,736	12.2%
35 to 44	11,506	11.1%
45 to 54	11,618	11.2%
55 to 64	13,268	12.7%
65 to 74	10,335	9.9%
75 and over	6,533	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	61,541	59.1%
Black or African American	27,287	26.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	66	0.1%
Asian	2,709	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	27	0.0%
Some other race	228	0.2%
Two or more races	5,049	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,210	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,997	10.6%
High school graduate	22,023	33.4%
Some college or associate's	17,747	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	11,663	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7,566	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	40,781	79.9%
Carpooled	4,616	9.0%
Public transit	186	0.4%
Walked	940	1.8%
Bicycle	95	0.2%
Worked from home	3,805	7.5%
Other means	623	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16,908	35.8%
15 to 29 min	17,139	36.3%
30 to 44 min	7,098	15.0%
45 to 59 min	3,461	7.3%
60+ min	2,635	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 14.0% (13,995 of 100,267)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,394	63.4%
Nonfamily households	14,640	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	40,034	91.1%
Vacant	3,891	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,294	60.7%
Renter-occupied	15,740	39.3%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30,572	69.6%
1-unit, attached	2,606	5.9%
2 to 4 units	2,027	4.6%
5 to 19 units	4,788	10.9%
20 or more units	2,184	5.0%
Mobile home & other	1,748	4.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 24045
State: Maryland
Land area: 374 sq mi
Water area: 26 sq mi
Center point: 38.3674, -75.6321