West Pocomoke is home to 548 people in Maryland. The median age is 52.6, about 14 years above the US median. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $165,300, having more than doubled since 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.1% of residents. Median rent is $941 a month.
At a glance
Older
median age 52.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about West Pocomoke
What changed most since 2000
Poverty rate20.6% → 3.1%(−17.5 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.6% → 36.2%(+28.7 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
White share66.1% → 71.5%(+5.5 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(7)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7 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
West Pocomoke, decade by decade
West Pocomoke 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
498
$39,412
$158,848
7.6%
56.9
2010
454
$53,874
$206,291
10.6%
58.2
2020
481
–
–
29.8%
70.0
2024
548
–
$165,300
36.2%
54.7
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.
