CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Darnestown

Maryland · 6,378 residents · 16.4 sq mi

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With 6,378 people, Darnestown is a city in Maryland. Households here earn about 147% more than in Maryland as a whole. Median household income runs $130,626, well clear of the $42,589 US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 72% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $382,400. 96% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.2

US median: 35.2

More educated

72% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,378

−5%vs 2009

vs 6,726 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

40.2

−7%vs 2009

vs 43.0 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

16.4 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57%(449)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 99.1%(583)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.5%(609)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.8%(431)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 242.7%(172)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 346.6%(423)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4418.9%(1,204)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5419.3%(1,231)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6412.5%(797)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 744.6%(295)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 842.5%(160)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.4%(24)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$130,626

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $172,452 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$52,466

−21%vs 2009

vs $66,638 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

2.2%

+0.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 1.9% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$382,400

−39%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $780,100 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$1,104

+34%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $1,025 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

95.6%

−3.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 98.7% in 2009

4.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic74.5%(5,010)

Black5.6%(375)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(150)

Asian14.2%(952)

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.6%(5,266)

Black3.9%(248)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(206)

Asian7.9%(505)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American2.7%(192)

Central American2.2%(157)

Salvadoran2.2%(154)

Argentine1.4%(102)

Puerto Rican1%(70)

Mexican0.8%(58)

Dominican0.6%(41)

Ecuadorian0.6%(41)

Bolivian0.4%(29)

Peruvian0.3%(20)

Guatemalan0%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian8.6%(608)

Chinese4.1%(286)

Korean1.7%(123)

Filipino0.8%(57)

Thai0.4%(31)

Cambodian0.2%(16)

Vietnamese0.2%(15)

Ancestry

Irish13.4%(946)

English11.9%(837)

German11.8%(830)

Italian5.5%(388)

Polish4.8%(340)

Norwegian4.5%(318)

Greek3.8%(267)

Russian3.6%(257)

Armenian3.6%(253)

American2.9%(208)

British2.7%(189)

French2.5%(176)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish2.1%(146)

Iranian2%(142)

Arab2%(139)

Swedish1.8%(125)

Canadian1.7%(123)

Bulgarian1.4%(97)

Lebanese1.3%(90)

Czech1.2%(82)

Scottish1.1%(79)

Dutch0.8%(56)

Austrian0.8%(54)

Danish0.8%(53)

Welsh0.7%(48)

Swiss0.6%(40)

Palestinian0.4%(31)

Finnish0.3%(19)

Romanian0.3%(19)

Syrian0.3%(18)

Hungarian0.2%(17)

Croatian0.2%(16)

Subsaharan African0.2%(15)

Portuguese0.2%(14)

Serbian0.2%(14)

Lithuanian0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

72.0%

+2.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 69.5% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

96.8%

+0.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 96.6% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

35.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2009

vs 36.4% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.2 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married20.5%(476)

Married78.1%(1,813)

Widowed0.4%(9)

Divorced1%(23)

Women 15+

Never married16%(388)

Married74.1%(1,795)

Widowed5.9%(143)

Divorced4%(96)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.5%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 3.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

78.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 77.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

−8.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.9%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

90.8%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 93.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

17.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.8%(17)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49%(123)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 251 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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