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Wicomico County, Maryland

Wicomico County, Maryland · ZIP 21801, 21804, 21810

  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 106,329 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 40,034Households
  • $72,861Median household income
  • $238,900Median home value
  • 19Towns with a page
  • 16ZIP codes

Wicomico County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+22.4%
80k90k100k110k2000: 84,64420002010: 98,73320102020: 103,588202084,644103,588
Population of Wicomico County at each census
CensusPopulation
200084,644
201098,733
2020103,588

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 24, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 24, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 24, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Wicomico County
Under $50k32.9%
$50k to $100k33.2%
$100k to $150k17.5%
$150k to $200k8.1%
$200k and over8.3%

Median household income $72,861 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 24, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Wicomico County
Owner occupied
24,294 units
Renter occupied
15,740 units
Vacancy rate
8.9%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 24, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Jobs by sector in Wicomico County2023
Health care and social assistance8,537
Retail trade6,138
Accommodation and food services4,141
Manufacturing2,187
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services1,843
Other services (except public administration)1,806
Construction1,728
Wholesale trade1,699

35,249 employees in 2,495 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.

Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 24, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Wicomico County compared with its state
Wicomico County compared with its state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureWicomico CountyMaryland
Population104,1176,170,738
Median household income$72,861$101,652
Median age36.239.3
Median home value$238,900$397,700
Bachelor’s degree or higher29.1%42.7%
Foreign-born residents9.3%16.3%
Owner-occupied homes60.7%67.5%
Mean commute to work22.9 minutes31.5 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 24, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Townships, towns and villages in Wicomico County19 with a page · sort by any column

Type
SalisburyCity33,61613.8 sq mi
FruitlandCity5,9733.76 sq mi
DelmarTown4,7481.68 sq mi
PittsvilleTown1,6601.53 sq mi
HebronTown1,1141.31 sq mi
WillardsTown1,0051.12 sq mi
SharptownTown7110.42 sq mi
NanticokeCensus designated place3962.63 sq mi
Mardela SpringsTown3540.39 sq mi
PowellvilleCensus designated place2131.57 sq mi
ParsonsburgCensus designated place1701.31 sq mi
BivalveCensus designated place1641.45 sq mi
Nanticoke AcresCensus designated place1280.26 sq mi
AllenCensus designated place1250.43 sq mi
QuanticoCensus designated place922.11 sq mi
JestervilleCensus designated place901.59 sq mi
WhitehavenCensus designated place800.37 sq mi
TyaskinCensus designated place791.42 sq mi
WaterviewCensus designated place00.49 sq mi

Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 24 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.

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Neighboring counties

Neighboring counties

Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 24, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.