CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cumberland

Maryland · 23,706 residents · 10.1 sq mi

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With 23,706 people, Cumberland is a city in Maryland. Households here earn about 58% less than in Maryland as a whole. The median age is 39.6, about 7 years above the US median. The poverty rate is 26.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. The typical home is worth $40,000. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,706

+10%vs 2000

vs 21,518 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.6

−2%vs 2000

vs 40.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,525)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(1,542)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(1,360)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(1,461)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(1,521)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(3,039)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(3,018)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(2,285)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.1%(2,638)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.9%(2,815)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.8%(1,859)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(643)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,442

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,142 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,063

−30%vs 2000

vs $15,813 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.4%

+6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,000

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$274

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $361 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.4%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.0% in 2000

44.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.2%(19,835)

Black5%(1,074)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(150)

Asian0.6%(129)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.1%(22,543)

Black4.5%(1,063)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(99)

Asian0.3%(77)

Other0.1%(23)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American1.1%(209)

Puerto Rican0.8%(146)

Salvadoran0.6%(119)

Mexican0.4%(71)

Honduran0.4%(71)

Dominican0.1%(21)

Guatemalan0.1%(19)

South American0%(5)

Peruvian0%(5)

Cuban0%(1)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.4%(68)

Japanese0.1%(20)

Korean0.1%(10)

Chinese0%(9)

Vietnamese0%(8)

Asian Indian0%(8)

Filipino0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(11)

Ancestry

German25.1%(4,711)

Irish15.1%(2,832)

English13%(2,442)

American6.3%(1,176)

Italian4.3%(806)

Scottish1.8%(343)

Polish1.2%(218)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(176)

French0.7%(138)

Welsh0.7%(137)

Russian0.6%(122)

French Canadian0.6%(112)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

British0.5%(97)

Swedish0.4%(79)

Hungarian0.4%(70)

Czech0.4%(69)

Dutch0.3%(61)

Swiss0.3%(57)

Greek0.2%(38)

Belgian0.2%(37)

Danish0.2%(33)

Austrian0.1%(26)

West Indian0.1%(25)

Slovak0.1%(19)

Arab0.1%(17)

Egyptian0.1%(17)

Ukrainian0.1%(17)

Jamaican0.1%(15)

Canadian0.1%(14)

Lithuanian0.1%(10)

Subsaharan African0%(8)

Portuguese0%(7)

Norwegian0%(5)

Croatian0%(4)

Ethiopian0%(3)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(3)

Haitian0%(2)

Ghanaian0%(1)

Nigerian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.8%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.1%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.9 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 13.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.7%(2,750)

Married41.5%(3,111)

Widowed5.3%(400)

Divorced16.5%(1,233)

Women 15+

Never married32.7%(2,748)

Married34.4%(2,890)

Widowed14.9%(1,250)

Divorced18%(1,509)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−9.1 ptssince 2013

from 12.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.8%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.9%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 57.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.5%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 54.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14.6%(182)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.9%(359)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.2%(400)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10%(124)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(18)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,244 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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