Halfway is home to 10,849 people in Maryland. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 31% less than in Maryland as a whole. At a median age of 42.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 2,484 people per square mile. 6% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,036, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Halfway
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$203,766 → $253,300(+24%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.2% → 21.3%(+7.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$82,579 → $71,036(−14%)US over the same years: +14%
Halfway's population equals 7.0% of Washington County's. Its number of households without a car equals 4.3% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 4.1% of the county's.
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)32.2%(254)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.9%(141)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.2%(230)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(43)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.2%(25)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 788 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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Over time
Halfway, decade by decade
Halfway population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,644
$82,579
$203,766
14.2%
9.0
2000
10,065
$76,313
$191,820
14.5%
12.5
2010
10,701
$77,625
$300,949
18.3%
25.8
2020
11,896
$82,133
$224,106
23.5%
45.6
2024
10,849
$71,036
$253,300
21.3%
44.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
