CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Walkersville

Maryland · 4,127 residents · 4.76 sq mi

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Walkersville is a city of 4,127 people in Maryland. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $701 a month at the median. The median household earns $45,000, about 49% above the national median. The poverty rate is 3.5%, under the national 13.2%. The population has fallen 21% since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

26% 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

4,127

−21%vs 2000

vs 5,192 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−13%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.76 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.5%(433)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.2%(421)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(319)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(260)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(195)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(723)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420.3%(839)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(351)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.6%(232)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(234)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(97)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(23)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,000

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,581 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,515

−31%vs 2000

vs $24,103 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.5%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$123,400

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $161,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$701

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $905 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.9%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.9% in 2000

23.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(4,890)

Black1.9%(101)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(85)

Asian1.2%(62)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(4,008)

Black2.2%(90)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(29)

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 American5.7%(368)

Central American4.8%(308)

Salvadoran4.2%(271)

Colombian3%(191)

Peruvian1.5%(95)

Chilean1.3%(82)

Mexican1%(65)

Puerto Rican0.7%(44)

Guatemalan0.3%(21)

Costa Rican0.2%(16)

Cuban0.2%(13)

Asian origin

Pakistani2.3%(149)

Asian Indian1%(63)

Japanese0.6%(41)

Nepalese0.4%(26)

Chinese0.2%(13)

Korean0.1%(4)

Ancestry

German18.9%(1,212)

Irish18.1%(1,162)

English12.4%(795)

Italian5.1%(328)

American5%(319)

Polish2.8%(182)

Scottish2.6%(169)

Welsh2.3%(150)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(123)

French1.8%(117)

West Indian1.7%(110)

Haitian1.7%(110)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1.6%(105)

Canadian1.2%(78)

Dutch0.9%(58)

French Canadian0.7%(48)

British0.7%(44)

Swedish0.5%(30)

Australian0.4%(27)

Finnish0.3%(19)

Hungarian0.3%(17)

Subsaharan African0.2%(16)

Norwegian0.2%(15)

Nigerian0.2%(15)

Croatian0.2%(13)

Portuguese0.1%(9)

Arab0.1%(8)

Lebanese0.1%(8)

Syrian0.1%(8)

Lithuanian0.1%(8)

Austrian0.1%(7)

Romanian0.1%(7)

Ukrainian0.1%(6)

Greek0.1%(5)

Kenyan0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest South American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.2%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.7%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.2%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.6 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 23.7 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 married26.5%(657)

Married62.9%(1,563)

Widowed2.9%(72)

Divorced7.7%(191)

Women 15+

Never married23%(615)

Married54.2%(1,449)

Widowed10.9%(292)

Divorced11.9%(317)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.6%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 4.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

72.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 73.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.8%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.5%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 83.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% 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)44%(149)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(76)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.1%(102)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II10.3%(35)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 339 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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