Grasonville, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

3,564

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.6

7.21% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.5%

1.54% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$120,676

7.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Grasonville, MD is home to a population of 3.56k people, from which 96.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.44% of Grasonville, MD residents were born outside of the country (194 people).

In 2024, there were 6.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.53k people) in Grasonville, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 366 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 254 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%

2024 Citizenship

96.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.9% of Grasonville, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Grasonville, MD was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Grasonville, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Grasonville, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.53k ± 396
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
366 ± 400
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
254 ± 139

6.31%

Hispanic Population

225 people

6.31% of the people in Grasonville, MD are hispanic (225 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Grasonville, MD as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maryland.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
133,677 ± 8,879 people
India
61,989 ± 6,082 people
Nigeria
50,832 ± 5,513 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 133,677 Maryland residents, followed by India with 61,989 and Nigeria with 50,832.

Foreign-Born Population

5.44%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

194 people

4.69%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

161 people

As of 2024, 5.44% of Grasonville, MD residents (194 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Grasonville, MD was 4.69%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Grasonville, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
74 ± 51
Gulf War (2001-)
70 ± 53
Gulf War (1990s)
29 ± 42

Grasonville, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Grasonville, MD.

Economy

The economy of Grasonville, MD employs 1.94k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Grasonville, MD were Accommodation & Food Services (220 people), Construction (219 people), and Public Administration (207 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($130,257), Public Administration ($129,440), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($121,149).

Employment

Occupations

1.94k

2024 Value

± 317

3.58%

1 Year growth

± 22.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grasonville, MD grew at a rate of 3.58%, from 1.87k employees to 1.94k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grasonville, MD, are Sales & Related Occupations (323 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (182 people), and Management Occupations (175 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grasonville, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.94k

2024 Value

± 317

3.58%

1 Year growth

± 22.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grasonville, MD grew at a rate of 3.58%, from 1.87k employees to 1.94k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grasonville, MD, are Accommodation & Food Services (220 people), Construction (219 people), and Public Administration (207 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grasonville, MD, though some of these residents may live in Grasonville, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$76,058

Median earning men ± $21,340

$47,672

Median earning women ± $15,463

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($129,310), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($121,419), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($98,036).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($150,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,418).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Grasonville, MD was $459,600 in 2024, which is 1.38 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $418,900 to $459,600, a 9.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Grasonville, MD is 79%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Grasonville, MD have an average commute time of 35.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Grasonville, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$459,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$76,588

$983

Median Property Taxes

±$207

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Grasonville, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Grasonville, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

79%

Homeownership

2024

70.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 79% of the housing units in Grasonville, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Grasonville, MD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$120,676

Median Household Income

± $22,816

1.24k

Number of Households

± 253

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.24k households in Grasonville, MD grew to $120,676 from the previous year's value of $111,842.

The following chart displays the households in Grasonville, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Grasonville, MD is from Maryland.

0.448

2024 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2024, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maryland across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (68.1%)
Worked At Home (23.1%)
Carpooled (7.89%)

In 2024, 68.1% of workers in Grasonville, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.89%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

35.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grasonville, MD have a longer commute time (35.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.43% of the workforce in Grasonville, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Grasonville, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Grasonville, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Grasonville, MD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grasonville, MD (408 out of 3.55k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Grasonville, MD is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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