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District 8, Westernport/Luke, Allegany County, MD

3,291 Population
18.2 square miles 180.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.7 ±6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Allegany County: 41.2 ±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

$30,871 ±$6,597 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Allegany County: $31,210 ±$885
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Maryland: $52,979 ±$282
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$50,833 ±$16,210 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Allegany County: $59,603 ±$2,750
  • about half the amount in Maryland: $103,678 ±$597
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.7% ±9.7% (630  ±329) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Allegany County: 16.9% † 10,302 (±1.9% / ±1,134)
  • more than double the rate in Maryland: 9.5% 574,017 (±0.2% / ±10,970)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.8 minutes ±5.2 (34,725  ±9,075) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Allegany County: 22.7 541,015 (±1.1 / ±31,059)
  • about 90 percent of 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

1,362 ±163 Number of households
  • Allegany County: 27,382 ±459
  • Maryland: 2,362,928 ±3,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.3 (3,222  ±570) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Allegany County: 2.2 60,929 (±0 / ±99)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,076,810
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.3% ±3.9% (29  ±27) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Allegany County: 4.5% † 610 (±1.6% / ±219)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maryland: 5.1% 74,365 (±0.1% / ±1,886)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,657 ±156 Number of housing units
  • Allegany County: 32,720 ±63
  • Maryland: 2,560,784 ±424
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$96,700 ±$23,100 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Allegany County: $154,900 ±$3,969
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Maryland: $419,900 ±$1,385
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.3% ±4.6% (305  ±159.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Allegany County: 10.8% † 7,198 (±1.1% / ±744.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maryland: 11.3% 695,589 (±0.2% / ±11,276.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.8% ±5.8% (1,997  ±269.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Allegany County: 90.4% 43,176 (±2.5% / ±1,217.9)
  • 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)
14.9% ±3.7% (324  ±89.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Allegany County: 21.1% 10,067 (±1.2% / ±564.5)
  • about one-third of the rate in Maryland: 43.5% 1,868,776 (±0.3% / ±11,133.2)
  • about two-fifths 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

0.3% ±0.5% (11  ±17) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Allegany County: 2.1% 1,387
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Maryland: 16.6% 1,030,670
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.6% ±2.9% (213  ±76) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Allegany County: 8.1% 4,463 (±0.6% / ±321)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 6.8% 327,493 (±0.1% / ±4,654)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
213 Total veterans ±76 208 Male ±77 5 Female ±7

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