Tilghman Island is home to 741 people in Maryland. The median age is 57.1, about 18 years above the US median. 91% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 56%. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,625, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 57.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Tilghman Island
What changed most since 2000
Median age46.4 → 57.1(+10.7 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
White share97.5% → 93.9%(−3.6 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants84.5% → 90.6%(+6.1 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
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)80%(8)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)80%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 10 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
Tilghman Island, decade by decade
Tilghman Island 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
2000
854
$59,683
$215,866
9.3%
6.0
2010
784
$88,884
$387,407
30.5%
8.0
2020
807
$65,198
$368,702
22.4%
15.8
2024
741
$45,625
$299,400
26.1%
14.4
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.
