Willards is home to 1,280 people in Maryland. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Growth has run 36% since 2000, or 342 more people. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 22.1%, above the 12.5% national rate. Households here earn about 27% less than in Maryland as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,333, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Willards
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate9.3% → 22.1%(+12.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population722 → 1,280(+77%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$51,889 → $75,333(+45%)US over the same years: +14%
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)18.5%(17)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(17)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.2%(25)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 92 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
Willards, decade by decade
Willards 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
722
$51,889
$139,684
7.0%
17.0
2000
938
$58,400
$147,554
4.2%
29.2
2010
958
$64,393
$234,343
14.9%
33.8
2020
963
$57,525
$176,230
16.3%
38.6
2024
1,280
$75,333
$216,100
16.8%
41.4
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.
