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District 7, Smithsburg, Washington County, MD

6,051 Population
19.9 square miles 303.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42 ±3.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Washington County: 41 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maryland: 39.3 ±0.1

Economics

$38,918 ±$3,561 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Washington County: $37,391 ±$1,067
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Maryland: $51,689 ±$277
$89,601 ±$9,520 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Washington County: $74,157 ±$2,375
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maryland: $101,652 ±$518

10.5% ±3.4% (632  ±219) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington County: 12.5% 18,367 (±1.1% / ±1,626)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 9.4% 564,966 (±0.2% / ±12,636)

33 minutes ±6.8 (89,165  ±12,811) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 29.5 1,840,885 (±0.7 / ±59,669)
  • a little higher than the figure in Maryland: 31.5 80,922,360 (±0.1 / ±443,668)

Families

2,250 ±257 Number of households
  • Washington County: 59,411 ±542
  • Maryland: 2,339,510 ±4,595
2.7 ±0.4 (6,000  ±678) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 2.5 147,566 (±0 / ±326)
  • a little higher than the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,045,148

4.7% ±2.3% (61  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 5.4% † 1,749 (±0.9% / ±300)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maryland: 5.2% 75,478 (±0.2% / ±2,227)

Housing

2,405 ±276 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 63,965 ±140
  • Maryland: 2,545,532 ±484

$313,900 ±$17,203 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washington County: $275,900 ±$5,421
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Maryland: $397,700 ±$1,433

5.8% ±2.2% (348  ±139) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Washington County: 12.5% 19,218 (±1.2% / ±1,909.9)
  • about half the rate in Maryland: 11.7% 716,248 (±0.2% / ±11,714.6)

Social

90.7% ±15.3% (3,884  ±405.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 88.7% 96,282 (±2.2% / ±2,342)
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 91% 3,890,112 (±0.4% / ±15,869.9)
21.6% ±2.9% (927  ±173.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 23.5% 25,539 (±1.2% / ±1,321.4)
  • about half the rate in Maryland: 42.7% 1,826,045 (±0.3% / ±10,531.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.1% ±1% (126  ±59) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Washington County: 6.4% 9,841
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Maryland: 16.3% 1,004,839

6% ±1.4% (279  ±75) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington County: 7.3% 8,818 (±0.5% / ±649)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maryland: 7% 332,655 (±0.1% / ±4,878)
279 Total veterans ±75 269 Male ±72 10 Female ±12

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