COMPARING TWO PLACES
Choptank vs Easton
PLACE A
Choptank, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Easton, Pennsylvania
Choptank is 99% smaller than Easton. Choptank earns more, with a median household income $58,443 higher. Easton has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -2%).
CHOPTANKEASTONDIFFERENCE
Total population18630,402−99% vs Easton
Population density7827,132−6,350
Population growth-2.3%5.0%−7.3 pts
Median age43.231.6+11.6
Male46.2%51.1%−4.9 pts
Female53.8%48.9%+4.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%14.4%−14.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.9%51.3%+39.6 pts
Black9.1%16.3%−7.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%24.9%−24.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Median household income$127,791$69,348+$58,443
Per capita income$42,669$29,811+$12,858
Poverty rate9.1%16.3%−7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2220.415−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%28.2%−21.7 pts
Graduate degree6.5%11.0%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation83.8%63.7%+20.1 pts
Median home value$286,000$196,300+$89,700
Median gross rent–$1,325–
Owner-occupied63.3%44.5%+18.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%8.9%−8.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.4%−44.4 pts
Average commute35.527.8+7.7
Worked from home6.2%15.1%−8.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Uninsured5.9%5.8%+0.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024