CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Edgemere

Maryland · 9,226 residents · 10.9 sq mi

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Edgemere is home to 9,226 people in Maryland. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 37.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 5.7%, under the national 13.2%. Households take in $35,947 a year at the median, 19% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% 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

9,226

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 9,248 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

37.0

−11%vs 2000

vs 41.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(514)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(539)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(566)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(563)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(564)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(1,529)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(1,450)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(1,074)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.5%(1,061)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(883)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(354)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(129)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,947

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,928 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,253

−31%vs 2000

vs $20,802 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$89,100

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $121,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$472

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $618 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.0%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

21.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(8,589)

Black5.2%(480)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(61)

Asian0.3%(29)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94%(8,675)

Black5.1%(471)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(128)

Asian0.6%(57)

Other0.2%(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

South American0.5%(48)

Bolivian0.3%(26)

Peruvian0.2%(22)

Spaniard0.2%(20)

Asian origin

Bangladeshi1.9%(176)

Korean1.6%(141)

Filipino0.7%(67)

Japanese0.2%(21)

Pakistani0.1%(9)

Ancestry

German26.7%(2,420)

Irish14.2%(1,285)

English14.1%(1,280)

Polish10.2%(920)

Italian6.2%(560)

American5.7%(513)

Scottish1.6%(144)

French0.8%(71)

Czech0.7%(65)

Dutch0.6%(53)

Norwegian0.6%(52)

French Canadian0.6%(50)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.5%(45)

Swedish0.4%(36)

Armenian0.3%(26)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(25)

Greek0.3%(24)

Welsh0.3%(24)

Iranian0.2%(22)

Finnish0.2%(19)

Israeli0.1%(12)

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Austrian0.1%(9)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

Slovak0.1%(8)

Lithuanian0.1%(7)

West Indian0%(4)

Haitian0%(4)

Canadian0%(1)

Latvian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.7%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.9%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 17.5 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 married26.8%(910)

Married55%(1,866)

Widowed5.9%(199)

Divorced12.3%(417)

Women 15+

Never married24.8%(977)

Married46.6%(1,833)

Widowed15.7%(616)

Divorced12.9%(507)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 9.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.0%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 60.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.5%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.1%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.5%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 73.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.4%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 39.3% 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)27.7%(172)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.8%(36)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.4%(275)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.1%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 620 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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