Maryland · Census place 15400
Charlestown town, MD
Quick answer
Charlestown town has 2,037 residents, ranking #280 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $109,650, the median home is worth $361,300 and median gross rent runs $1,548 a month.
- Population
- 2,037Charlestown town residents
- Median household income
- $109,650Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $361,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,548Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Charlestown town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Charlestown town median would spend about 16.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.1% of residents and 86.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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