West Pocomoke, MD Demographic Data
West Pocomoke, MD Summary
West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County in Maryland
- Population: 522
- Area: 9.62 sq. miles
- Land Area: 9.41 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.21 sq. miles
- Population Density: 54.27 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 19.69 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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West Pocomoke, MD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
273
66%
50.8
Male
144
35%
49.2
Total Population
417
323,128,000
West Pocomoke, MD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
44
10.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
14
3.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
17
4.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
24
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
10
2.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
29
7.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
36
8.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
24
5.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
30
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
60
14.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
76
18.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
24
5.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
29
7.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
327
78.4%
77.2
Female
217
66.4%
51.3
Male
110
33.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
309
74.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
177
42.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
129
30.9%
15.2
Female
80
62.0%
55.8
Male
49
38.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
59
0.0%
0.0
West Pocomoke, MD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
417
100.0%
96.8
White
265
63.5%
72.6
Black or African American
98
23.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
18
4.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
6
1.4%
1.3
Filipino
12
2.9%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
36
8.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
36
8.6%
17.8
Mexican
36
8.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
381
91.4%
82.2
West Pocomoke, MD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
0
0.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
60
19.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
109
35.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
47
15.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
14
4.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
50
16.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
28
9.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
60
19.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
248
80.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
78
25.3%
31.2
West Pocomoke, MD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
44
12.9%
33.7%
Now Married
174
50.9%
47.5
Divorced
52
15.2%
11.0%
Separated
22
6.4%
2.0
Widowed
50
14.6
5.8%
West Pocomoke, MD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
336
90.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
37
9.9%
21.6%
Spanish
21
5.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8
2.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
8
2.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
West Pocomoke, MD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
33
17.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
8
4.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
21
11.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
30
16.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
61
32.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
0
0.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
6
3.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
21
11.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2
1.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5
2.7%
6.4
Median household income
35,221
57,617
Per capita income
23,941
31,128
West Pocomoke, MD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
11
9.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1
0.8%
9.8
Construction
0
0.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
14
11.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
6
4.9%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
42
34.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
19
15.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
0
0.0%
11.4
Public administration
9
7.4%
4.6
Retail trade
20
16.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
0
0.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
17
13.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
28
23.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
31
25.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
26
21.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
20
16.4%
18.1%
West Pocomoke, MD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
116
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
103
88.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
0
0.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
13
11.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.0
26.6
West Pocomoke, MD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
0
0.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
86
46.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
51
27.3%
37.1
3 or more
50
26.7%
21.0
West Pocomoke, MD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
187
90.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
142
75.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
45
24.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
19
9.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
West Pocomoke, MD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
206
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
31
15.0%
16.5
5 rooms
41
19.9%
19.8
6 rooms
36
17.5%
17.8
7 rooms
29
14.1%
12.0
8 rooms
54
26.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
15
7.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
West Pocomoke, MD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
206
1-unit, detached
200
97.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
6
2.9%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
West Pocomoke, MD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
38
18.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
5
2.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
48
23.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
23
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
10
4.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
49
23.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
31
15.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2
1.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
West Pocomoke, MD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8
4.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
55
29.4%
4.7
Electricity
56
29.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
40
21.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
18
9.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
10
5.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
West Pocomoke, MD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
32
47295100.0
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
5
15.6%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
5
15.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
6
18.8%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
25.0%
11.8%
Less than $500
8
25.0%
1.6%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
19
59.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
40.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
West Pocomoke, MD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
45
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
22
48.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
23
51.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
0
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
24.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
34
75.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
West Pocomoke, MD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
142
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
19
13.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
45
31.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
36
25.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
34
23.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
8
5.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
157,600
205,000