Shaft, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

285

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

48.9

0.411% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.42%

56.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$86,958

2020 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Shaft, MD employs 225 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Shaft, MD were Public Administration (121 people), Finance & Insurance (48 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (40 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($85,313) and Public Administration ($80,625).

Employment

Occupations

225

2024 Value

± 153

−3.85%

1 Year decline

± 100%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shaft, MD declined at a rate of −3.85%, from 234 employees to 225 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shaft, MD, are Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (83 people), Sales & Related Occupations (48 people), and Community & Social Service Occupations (32 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shaft, 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

225

2024 Value

± 153

−3.85%

1 Year decline

± 100%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shaft, MD declined at a rate of −3.85%, from 234 employees to 225 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shaft, MD, are Public Administration (121 people), Finance & Insurance (48 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (40 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shaft, MD, though some of these residents may live in Shaft, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,906

Median earning men ± $83,379

$42,266

Median earning women ± $70,087

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($44,906).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($85,313).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Shaft, MD was $132,600 in 2020, which is 0.399 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $131,700 to $132,600, a 0.683% increase. The homeownership rate in Shaft, MD is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Shaft, MD have an average commute time of 16 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shaft, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$132,600

Median Property Value 2020

±$32,319

$149

Median Property Taxes

±$103

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

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

Rent vs Own

100%

Homeownership

2024

64.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 100% of the housing units in Shaft, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage stayed from the previous year's rate of 100%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Shaft, 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.

$86,958

Median Household Income

± $78,143

149

Number of Households

± 105

The following chart displays the households in Shaft, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Shaft, 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

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Shaft, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) 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.

Commute Time

16 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shaft, MD have a shorter commute time (16 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Shaft, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.42% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shaft, MD (24 out of 285 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 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Shaft, 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.

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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