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Thurmont, MD

6,254 Population
3.1 square miles 2,007.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±3.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38 ±0.2
  • 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

$44,854 ±$5,361 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $63,554 ±$306
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Maryland: $52,979 ±$282
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$98,125 ±$5,419 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $126,684 ±$733
  • a little less than the amount in Maryland: $103,678 ±$597
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.1% ±3.7% (692  ±229) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.1% 504,173 (±0.2% / ±11,899)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 9.5% 574,017 (±0.2% / ±10,970)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.5 minutes ±3.2 (83,785  ±11,556) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 32.4 80,867,624 (±0.1 / ±475,151)
  • 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

2,415 ±129 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,373,022 ±4,247
  • Maryland: 2,362,928 ±3,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (6,254  ±23) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,217,922
  • 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

5.6% ±4.9% (79  ±70) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 78,062 (±0.2% / ±2,419)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 5.1% 74,365 (±0.1% / ±1,886)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,498 ±142 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,506,631 ±429
  • Maryland: 2,560,784 ±424
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$364,700 ±$14,531 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $579,900 ±$2,374
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maryland: $419,900 ±$1,385
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.5% ±4.8% (647  ±297.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.3% 832,508 (±0.2% / ±11,666.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maryland: 11.3% 695,589 (±0.2% / ±11,276.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.3% ±6.9% (3,982  ±351.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.4% 3,976,110 (±0.4% / ±16,769)
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 91.2% 3,920,643 (±0.4% / ±16,975.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27% ±4.2% (1,153  ±189.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 54.4% 2,364,097 (±0.3% / ±12,209)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Maryland: 43.5% 1,868,776 (±0.3% / ±11,133.2)
  • about three-quarters 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% ±1.4% (150  ±85) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.3% 1,535,978
  • 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

6.3% ±2.4% (308  ±119) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.2% 348,179 (±0.1% / ±4,714)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maryland: 6.8% 327,493 (±0.1% / ±4,654)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
308 Total veterans ±119 263 Male ±105 45 Female ±36

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