Ilchester, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

28,364

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.8

1.38% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.13%

28% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$152,103

0.875% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Ilchester, MD is home to a population of 28.4k people, from which 92% are citizens.

As of 2024, 20.4% of Ilchester, MD residents were born outside of the country (5.79k people).

In 2024, there were 2.55 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.8k people) in Ilchester, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.43k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 3.37k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92%

2024 Citizenship

91.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92% of Ilchester, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ilchester, MD was 91.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ilchester, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.8k ± 1.16k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
5.43k ± 628
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.37k ± 529

12.9%

Hispanic Population

3.65k people

12.9% of the people in Ilchester, MD are hispanic (3.65k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ilchester, 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

20.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

5.79k people

20.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.69k people

As of 2024, 20.4% of Ilchester, MD residents (5.79k 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 Ilchester, MD was 20.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
398 ± 169
Gulf War (1990s)
158 ± 86
Vietnam
119 ± 85

Ilchester, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.52 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Ilchester, MD employs 15.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ilchester, MD were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,716 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,254 people), and Educational Services (1,868 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($142,882), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($119,537), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($115,850).

Employment

Occupations

15.7k

2024 Value

± 982

0.848%

1 Year growth

± 8.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ilchester, MD grew at a rate of 0.848%, from 15.6k employees to 15.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ilchester, MD, are Management Occupations (2,714 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,721 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (1,530 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ilchester, 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

15.7k

2024 Value

± 982

0.848%

1 Year growth

± 8.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ilchester, MD grew at a rate of 0.848%, from 15.6k employees to 15.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ilchester, MD, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,716 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,254 people), and Educational Services (1,868 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ilchester, MD, though some of these residents may live in Ilchester, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$100,528

Median earning men ± $8,357

$65,652

Median earning women ± $8,082

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($176,500), Public Administration ($148,700), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($128,114).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($130,865), Construction ($119,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,917).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ilchester, MD was $532,400 in 2024, which is 1.6 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $498,500 to $532,400, a 6.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Ilchester, MD is 76.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ilchester, MD have an average commute time of 27.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ilchester, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$532,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$29,443

$7,662

Median Property Taxes

±$505

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 Ilchester, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

76.4%

Homeownership

2024

60.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.4% of the housing units in Ilchester, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ilchester, 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.

$152,103

Median Household Income

± $10,112

10k

Number of Households

± 670

In 2024, the median household income of the 10k households in Ilchester, MD grew to $152,103 from the previous year's value of $150,783.

The following chart displays the households in Ilchester, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ilchester, 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 (62.9%)
Worked At Home (27.7%)
Carpooled (5.19%)

In 2024, 62.9% of workers in Ilchester, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.7%) and those who carpooled to work (5.19%).

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

27.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ilchester, MD have a longer commute time (27.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.17% of the workforce in Ilchester, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ilchester, MD (1.44k out of 28.1k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ilchester, MD is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

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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