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Maryland · Census place 21550

Dames Quarter, MD population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Dames Quarter, Maryland (Dames Quarter, MD — Census place “Dames Quarter CDP”) is 207 residents, ranking #441 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $69,342, the median home is worth — and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the Dames Quarter Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Dames Quarter, MD: 21821.

Population
207Dames Quarter CDP residents
Median household income
$69,342Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
—Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
—Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
41.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
90.3%Owner-occupied households

Dames Quarter ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Dames Quarter.

The Dames Quarter MD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Dames Quarter CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 90.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Dames Quarter CDP, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Dames Quarter CDP is a very small community in Maryland, with 207 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #441 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 17% of them. The median age here is 41.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Dames Quarter CDP earn a median of $69,342 a year, 11.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 36% below the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 7.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Dames Quarter CDP is valued at not published, while median gross rent runs not published a month. 90.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

With 207 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Dames Quarter CDP against its county rather than against national figures.

The Census withheld home value, gross rent for Dames Quarter CDP because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Dames Quarter CDP?
Dames Quarter CDP has 207 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #441 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in Dames Quarter CDP?
Median household income in Dames Quarter CDP is $69,342 a year, 11.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Dames Quarter CDP?
Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is not published.
Is Dames Quarter CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
The Census does not publish enough home-value or income detail for Dames Quarter CDP to compute a reliable affordability ratio.
How current is this Dames Quarter CDP data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.