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Maryland · Census place 84950

Willards, MD population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Willards, Maryland (Willards, MD — Census place “Willards town”) is 1,273 residents, ranking #314 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $72,614, the median home is worth $196,800 and median gross rent runs $1,537 a month. Looking for the Willards Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Willards, MD: 21874.

Population
1,273Willards town residents
Median household income
$72,614Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$196,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,537Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
72.8%Owner-occupied households

Willards ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Willards.

The Willards 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 Willards town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Willards town median would spend about 25.4% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21% of residents and 72.8% of households own their home.

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

Willards town, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Willards town is a small town in Maryland, with 1,273 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #314 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 41% of them. The median age here is 40.3 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 Willards town earn a median of $72,614 a year, 7.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 33% below the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 21% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Willards town is valued at $196,800, 35.1% below the national figure and 50% below the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,537 a month, 9.3% above the national figure, or roughly $18,444 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 72.8% 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 Willards town?
Willards town has 1,273 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #314 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in Willards town?
Median household income in Willards town is $72,614 a year, 7.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Willards town?
Median gross rent is $1,537 a month and the median home value is $196,800, so rent absorbs about 25.4% of median household income.
Is Willards town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Willards town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Willards 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.