CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Tilghman Island

Maryland · 854 residents · 2.40 sq mi

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Tilghman Island is home to 854 people in Maryland. The median age is 46.4, about 11 years above the US median. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 9% of adults. Households here earn about 38% less than in Maryland as a whole. The population is up 36% since 2009.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 46.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 52%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

854

+36%vs 2009

vs 626 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

46.4

−16%vs 2009

vs 55.4 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

2.40 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

2024741

Age distribution, 2000

Under 53.4%(29)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96%(51)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.7%(57)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.3%(28)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 348.8%(75)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415%(128)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5415.1%(129)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6414.6%(125)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7413.9%(119)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.9%(59)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.2%(10)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,763

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $47,024 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,851

−60%vs 2009

vs $34,807 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

17.7%

+4.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 12.8% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$118,500

−52%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $308,100 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$543

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $1,031 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

84.5%

−13.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 97.8% in 2009

15.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic100%(626)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(833)

Black0.6%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian0.1%(1)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.8%(28)

Asian origin

Filipino1.1%(8)

Ancestry

German35.9%(266)

English26.9%(199)

Irish20.2%(150)

Scottish11.2%(83)

Italian8.4%(62)

American7.7%(57)

Polish3%(22)

Hungarian2.3%(17)

Dutch2.2%(16)

Croatian1.5%(11)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(9)

Danish1.1%(8)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

French0.8%(6)

Norwegian0.7%(5)

Subsaharan African0.7%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

−23.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 32.8% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

78.4%

+9.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 68.9% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−15.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 18.7% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married21.7%(76)

Married65.8%(231)

Widowed2.3%(8)

Divorced10.3%(36)

Women 15+

Never married14.1%(49)

Married68.6%(238)

Widowed10.1%(35)

Divorced7.2%(25)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.3%

−15.0 ptssince 2013

from 17.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

29.4%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.5%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 32.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.6%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

44.7%

+19.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.4%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 59.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

68.7%

+12.6 ptssince 2020

from 56.1% 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)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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