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Denton, MD

4,936 Population
5.3 square miles 937.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Caroline County: 39.9 ±0.6
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,780 ±$3,453 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Caroline County: $34,341 ±$1,647
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Maryland: $52,979 ±$282
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$66,510 ±$5,845 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Caroline County: $68,457 ±$3,798
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Maryland: $103,678 ±$597
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.8% ±5.4% (596  ±253) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Caroline County: 12.2% † 4,035 (±2% / ±651)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maryland: 9.5% 574,017 (±0.2% / ±10,970)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30 minutes ±2.7 (60,090  ±8,941) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Caroline County: 33.4 488,205 (±1.1 / ±22,986)
  • a little less than the figure in Maryland: 31.1 78,350,080 (±0.1 / ±410,720)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,798 ±225 Number of households
  • Caroline County: 12,495 ±251
  • Maryland: 2,362,928 ±3,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.3 (4,623  ±48) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Caroline County: 2.7 33,088 (±0.1 / ±13)
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,076,810
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.7% ±2.9% (31  ±33) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Caroline County: 4.2% † 303 (±1.3% / ±97)
  • 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

1,864 ±214 Number of housing units
  • Caroline County: 13,531 ±48
  • Maryland: 2,560,784 ±424
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$234,600 ±$54,376 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Caroline County: $290,100 ±$10,845
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Maryland: $419,900 ±$1,385
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

20.9% ±7.3% (1,026  ±358.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Caroline County: 9.2% † 3,038 (±1.6% / ±536.4)
  • nearly double the rate in Maryland: 11.3% 695,589 (±0.2% / ±11,276.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

79.1% ±9% (2,567  ±365.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Caroline County: 83.8% 19,273 (±3.3% / ±775.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maryland: 91.2% 3,920,643 (±0.4% / ±16,975.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.6% ±4.2% (375  ±138.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Caroline County: 16.2% 3,733 (±1.5% / ±351.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Maryland: 43.5% 1,868,776 (±0.3% / ±11,133.2)
  • about one-third 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

2.4% ±1.6% (120  ±77) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Caroline County: 6.1% 2,058
  • 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

6.6% ±3% (246  ±112) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Caroline County: 6.2% † 1,575 (±0.8% / ±200)
  • a little less than the rate in Maryland: 6.8% 327,493 (±0.1% / ±4,654)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
246 Total veterans ±112 195 Male ±97 51 Female ±57

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