Maryland · Census place 56450
North East, MD population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of North East, Maryland (North East, MD — Census place “North East town”) is 4,095 residents, ranking #222 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $87,510, the median home is worth $243,500 and median gross rent runs $1,358 a month. Looking for the North East Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve North East, MD: 21901.
- Population
- 4,095North East town residents
- Median household income
- $87,510Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $243,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,358Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.7%Owner-occupied households
North East ZIP codes (Maryland)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps North East.
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What the numbers mean in North East town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the North East town median would spend about 18.6% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.9% of residents and 56.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
North East town, MD in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
North East town is a small town in Maryland, with 4,095 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #222 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 58% of them. The median age here is 36.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 North East town earn a median of $87,510 a year, 11.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 20% below the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 15.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in North East town is valued at $243,500, 19.7% below the national figure and 39% below the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,358 a month, 3.4% below the national figure, or roughly $16,296 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.6% 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 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 56.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Median income runs above the national figure while poverty also runs above it — a split distribution, not a uniformly comfortable place. Averages hide that; the two numbers together do not.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Maryland.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of North East town?
- North East town has 4,095 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #222 of 536 in Maryland.
- What is the median household income in North East town?
- Median household income in North East town is $87,510 a year, 11.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in North East town?
- Median gross rent is $1,358 a month and the median home value is $243,500, so rent absorbs about 18.6% of median household income.
- Is North East town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North East town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this North East 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.