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District 7, Smithsburg, Washington County, MD

6,027 Population
19.9 square miles 302.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.6 ±3.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington County: 40.7 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maryland: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$41,301 ±$3,701 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Washington County: $39,035 ±$1,253
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Maryland: $52,979 ±$282
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$93,728 ±$17,161 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Washington County: $77,747 ±$1,758
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maryland: $103,678 ±$597
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.2% ±3.2% (555  ±201) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington County: 12.4% 18,423 (±1.1% / ±1,594)
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 9.5% 574,017 (±0.2% / ±10,970)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.5 minutes ±0.6 (82,625  ±13,351) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 28.8 1,783,765 (±0.8 / ±68,245)
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 31.1 78,350,080 (±0.1 / ±410,720)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,216 ±219 Number of households
  • Washington County: 59,818 ±617
  • Maryland: 2,362,928 ±3,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.1 (5,968  ±627) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 2.5 148,289 (±0 / ±330)
  • a little higher than the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,076,810
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.4% ±2.1% (28  ±25) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Washington County: 5.4% † 1,787 (±1.2% / ±394)
  • about half the rate in Maryland: 5.1% 74,365 (±0.1% / ±1,886)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,397 ±218 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 64,145 ±181
  • Maryland: 2,560,784 ±424
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$324,500 ±$14,462 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washington County: $296,100 ±$6,187
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Maryland: $419,900 ±$1,385
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.9% ±2.3% (357  ±141.6) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Washington County: 11.7% † 18,064 (±1.2% / ±1,870.4)
  • about half the rate in Maryland: 11.3% 695,589 (±0.2% / ±11,276.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.8% ±14.5% (3,859  ±417.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 88.6% 96,784 (±2.1% / ±2,270.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 91.2% 3,920,643 (±0.4% / ±16,975.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.3% ±3.6% (990  ±192.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Washington County: 24.1% 26,365 (±1.2% / ±1,256)
  • about half the rate in Maryland: 43.5% 1,868,776 (±0.3% / ±11,133.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

2.6% ±1.1% (156  ±70) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 6.6% 10,265
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Maryland: 16.6% 1,030,670
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.1% ±2.3% (375  ±116) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 7.1% 8,643 (±0.5% / ±618)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 6.8% 327,493 (±0.1% / ±4,654)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
375 Total veterans ±116 354 Male ±114 21 Female ±21

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