What is the population of Emmitsburg town?

Emmitsburg town has 2,855 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #247 of 536 in Maryland.

What is the median household income in Emmitsburg town?

Median household income in Emmitsburg town is $78,986 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Emmitsburg town?

Median gross rent is $777 a month and the median home value is $300,900, so rent absorbs about 11.8% of median household income.

Is Emmitsburg town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Emmitsburg town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Emmitsburg, MD population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Emmitsburg, Maryland (Emmitsburg, MD — Census place “Emmitsburg town”) is 2,855 residents, ranking #247 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $78,986, the median home is worth $300,900 and median gross rent runs $777 a month. Looking for the Emmitsburg Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Emmitsburg, MD: 21727.

Population: 2,855Emmitsburg town residents
Median household income: $78,986Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $300,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $777Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 73.2%Owner-occupied households

Emmitsburg ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Emmitsburg.

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

21727

What the numbers mean in Emmitsburg town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Emmitsburg town median would spend about 11.8% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.6% of residents and 73.2% of households own their home.

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

Emmitsburg town, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Emmitsburg town is a small town in Maryland, with 2,855 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #247 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 54% of them. The median age here is 39.7 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 Emmitsburg town earn a median of $78,986 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538 and 28% below the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 11.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Emmitsburg town is valued at $300,900, essentially level with the national figure and 24% below the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $777 a month, 44.7% below the national figure, or roughly $9,324 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 11.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 73.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Emmitsburg town?: Emmitsburg town has 2,855 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #247 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in Emmitsburg town?: Median household income in Emmitsburg town is $78,986 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Emmitsburg town?: Median gross rent is $777 a month and the median home value is $300,900, so rent absorbs about 11.8% of median household income.
Is Emmitsburg town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Emmitsburg town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Emmitsburg town 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.