Maryland · Census place 36500
Hampstead town, MD
Quick answer
Hampstead town has 6,311 residents, ranking #181 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $96,802, the median home is worth $305,400 and median gross rent runs $1,229 a month.
- Population
- 6,311Hampstead town residents
- Median household income
- $96,802Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $305,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,229Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hampstead town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hampstead town median would spend about 15.2% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.3% of residents and 80.5% 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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