Taneytown is a city of 7,932 people in Maryland. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 2,804 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 24% of adults. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 37 minutes on average. The foreign-born share is 5%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $87,621, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Taneytown
What changed most since 1990
Population3,695 → 7,932(+115%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants64.3% → 76.9%(+12.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share0.0% → 9.2%(+9.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Taneytown's population equals 4.5% of Carroll County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 9.7% 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)34.8%(246)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.6%(103)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.7%(295)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(26)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 707 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
Taneytown, decade by decade
Taneytown 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
3,695
$76,651
$197,766
10.3%
0.0
2000
5,128
$78,003
$225,339
11.2%
11.7
2010
6,728
$94,757
$399,347
22.8%
24.3
2020
7,234
$82,042
$313,676
24.2%
38.9
2024
7,932
$87,621
$338,400
23.5%
37.3
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.
