Mays Chapel, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

16,066

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

47.6

2.46% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.8%

4.18% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$126,996

7.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Mays Chapel, MD is home to a population of 16.1k people, from which 96.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 12.2% of Mays Chapel, MD residents were born outside of the country (1.96k people).

In 2024, there were 8.23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.6k people) in Mays Chapel, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.53k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 745 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.5%

2024 Citizenship

96.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.5% of Mays Chapel, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mays Chapel, MD was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mays Chapel, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.6k ± 1.17k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.53k ± 380
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
745 ± 464

4.32%

Hispanic Population

694 people

4.32% of the people in Mays Chapel, MD are hispanic (694 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mays Chapel, 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

12.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.96k people

13%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.03k people

As of 2024, 12.2% of Mays Chapel, MD residents (1.96k 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 Mays Chapel, MD was 13%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
228 ± 96
Gulf War (2001-)
110 ± 91
Gulf War (1990s)
84 ± 84

Mays Chapel, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.07 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Mays Chapel, MD employs 7.74k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mays Chapel, MD were Educational Services (1,329 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,099 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (899 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($140,321), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($121,917), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($121,667).

Employment

Occupations

7.74k

2024 Value

± 773

4.79%

1 Year growth

± 13.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mays Chapel, MD grew at a rate of 4.79%, from 7.39k employees to 7.74k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mays Chapel, MD, are Management Occupations (1,186 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,069 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (779 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mays Chapel, 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

7.74k

2024 Value

± 773

4.79%

1 Year growth

± 13.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mays Chapel, MD grew at a rate of 4.79%, from 7.39k employees to 7.74k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mays Chapel, MD, are Educational Services (1,329 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,099 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (899 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mays Chapel, MD, though some of these residents may live in Mays Chapel, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$98,944

Median earning men ± $9,591

$65,471

Median earning women ± $11,240

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($159,375), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($140,023), and Public Administration ($135,574).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($115,551), Public Administration ($96,016), and Manufacturing ($95,375).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mays Chapel, MD was $464,800 in 2024, which is 1.4 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $447,300 to $464,800, a 3.91% increase. The homeownership rate in Mays Chapel, MD is 81.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mays Chapel, MD have an average commute time of 24.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mays Chapel, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$464,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,450

$5,594

Median Property Taxes

±$503

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

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

Rent vs Own

81.1%

Homeownership

2024

60.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.1% of the housing units in Mays Chapel, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mays Chapel, 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.

$126,996

Median Household Income

± $19,114

6.9k

Number of Households

± 729

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.9k households in Mays Chapel, MD grew to $126,996 from the previous year's value of $118,462.

The following chart displays the households in Mays Chapel, 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 Mays Chapel, 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 (70.9%)
Worked At Home (21.2%)
Carpooled (5.52%)

In 2024, 70.9% of workers in Mays Chapel, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.2%) and those who carpooled to work (5.52%).

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

24.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mays Chapel, MD have a shorter commute time (24.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.1% of the workforce in Mays Chapel, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mays Chapel, MD (447 out of 16k 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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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