CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Easton

Maryland · 9,372 residents · 11.5 sq mi

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Easton is home to 9,372 people in Maryland. 47% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 32%. At a median age of 36.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 2,336 fewer people here than in 2000. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,372

−20%vs 2000

vs 11,708 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(658)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.2%(489)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(596)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(502)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(642)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(1,641)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(1,277)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(843)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(825)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(865)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(683)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.7%(351)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,703

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,464 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,517

−33%vs 2000

vs $21,520 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.5%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$93,600

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $119,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$429

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $521 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

47.3%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.6% in 2000

52.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.4%(8,244)

Black23.3%(2,726)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(404)

Asian1.8%(210)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.9%(6,741)

Black27.1%(2,538)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(23)

Asian0.2%(23)

Other0.7%(70)

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 American9.3%(1,609)

Guatemalan5.1%(890)

Salvadoran2.5%(437)

Mexican1.9%(329)

South American1.3%(226)

Costa Rican1.2%(200)

Puerto Rican1%(168)

Peruvian0.8%(142)

Honduran0.5%(82)

Venezuelan0.4%(73)

Spaniard0.2%(27)

Dominican0.1%(25)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Ecuadorian0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(152)

Asian Indian0.4%(76)

Vietnamese0.4%(61)

Pakistani0.2%(35)

Chinese0.2%(27)

Thai0.1%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(19)

Ancestry

English15.1%(2,610)

German14.2%(2,463)

Irish14.1%(2,448)

American7%(1,208)

Italian4.4%(768)

Polish2.5%(428)

French2.4%(408)

Scottish1.5%(268)

Welsh1.5%(252)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(202)

Swedish1.1%(187)

Lithuanian0.7%(124)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.7%(121)

British0.7%(113)

Ukrainian0.6%(112)

Norwegian0.6%(108)

Hungarian0.5%(91)

Brazilian0.5%(84)

Subsaharan African0.4%(71)

Russian0.4%(63)

Dutch0.3%(60)

Austrian0.3%(45)

West Indian0.2%(43)

Swiss0.2%(39)

Arab0.2%(36)

Jamaican0.2%(33)

French Canadian0.2%(30)

Iranian0.2%(29)

Belgian0.2%(27)

Slovak0.2%(27)

Czech0.1%(23)

Danish0.1%(14)

Egyptian0.1%(10)

Portuguese0.1%(10)

Haitian0.1%(10)

Romanian0%(7)

Canadian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.6%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.4%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.9%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.0 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 14.6 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 married35.9%(2,210)

Married52%(3,204)

Widowed5.8%(355)

Divorced6.3%(387)

Women 15+

Never married27.6%(2,234)

Married40.4%(3,266)

Widowed14.8%(1,197)

Divorced17.1%(1,384)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−9.1 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.9%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 54.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.4%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.0%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.4%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 68.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.9%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 45.4% 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)16.5%(177)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23%(247)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.7%(298)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War15.9%(171)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.8%(30)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,075 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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