Powellville, MD

Census Place

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2024 Population
230
US Senator
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic Party
US Senator
Angela Alsobrooks
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.7
4.44% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
5.22%
11.1% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$119,531
21.6% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$229,300
16.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
122
1.61% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Powellville, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Powellville, MD are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Powellville, MD was $229,300, and the homeownership rate was 90.3%.

Most people in Powellville, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 42.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Powellville, MD was 2 cars per household.

United StatesMarylandWicomico County, MDSalisbury, MD-DEWicomico, Worcester & Somerset Counties--Salisbury City PUMA, MD

Population & Diversity

Powellville, MD is home to a population of 230 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Powellville, MD residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 3.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (180 people) in Powellville, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 50 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Powellville, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Powellville, MD was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Powellville, MD
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    180 ± 120
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    50 ± 81
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 14

In 2024, there were 3.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (180 people) in Powellville, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 50 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maryland.
Most Common Origin
  1. El Salvador
    130,412 ± 8,772 people
  2. India
    62,394 ± 6,102 people
  3. Nigeria
    47,653 ± 5,339 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 130,412 Maryland residents, followed by India with 62,394 and Nigeria with 47,653.

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Economy

Employment

Occupations

122
2024 Value
± 113
−1.61%
1 Year decline
± 136%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Powellville, MD declined at a rate of −1.61%, from 124 employees to 122 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Powellville, MD, are Management Occupations (40 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (14 people), and Transportation Occupations (13 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Powellville, MD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

122
2024 Value
± 113
−1.61%
1 Year decline
± 136%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Powellville, MD declined at a rate of −1.61%, from 124 employees to 122 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Powellville, MD, are Transportation & Warehousing (44 people), Public Administration (21 people), and Educational Services (14 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Powellville, MD, though some of these residents may live in Powellville, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
0.617%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Powellville, MD. Showing the available data for Maryland.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (62.6%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (34.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (1.09%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maryland for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Maryland

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Chris Van Hollen
Senator from Maryland3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Angela Alsobrooks
Senator from Maryland1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Powellville, MD was $229,300 in 2024, which is 0.689 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $196,100 to $229,300, a 16.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Powellville, MD is 90.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Powellville, MD have an average commute time of 42.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Powellville, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$229,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$47,225
$84
Median Property Taxes
±$70

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 Powellville, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

90.3%
Homeownership
2024
70.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 90.3% of the housing units in Powellville, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$119,531
Median Household Income
± $49,360
93
Number of Households
± 78

In 2024, the median household income of the 93 households in Powellville, MD grew to $119,531 from the previous year's value of $98,281.

The following chart displays the households in Powellville, 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 $50k - $60k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Powellville, MD is from Maryland.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in Maryland
0.454
2022 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2023, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.683% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (89.3%)
  2. Carpooled (10.7%)

In 2024, 89.3% of workers in Powellville, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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.

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Commute Time

42.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Powellville, MD have a longer commute time (42.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 10.7% of the workforce in Powellville, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.22% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Powellville, MD (12 out of 230 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Powellville, MD is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

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Health

94.3% of the population of Powellville, MD has health coverage, with 73.5% on employee plans, 5.22% on Medicaid, 15.7% on Medicare, 0% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maryland see 1,179 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,179 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1238 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 273 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53% were men and 47% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 0% between 18 and 34 years, 59.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53% were men and 47% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.65%
Uninsured
73.5%
Employer Coverage
5.22%
Medicaid
15.7%
Medicare
0%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Powellville, MD grew by 9.45% from 5.16% to 5.65%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Powellville, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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