Demographics & People — West Pocomoke, Maryland

Population Overview

Population (Census)	545
Estimated 2026	~600
Median Age	52.6
Total Households	303
Family Households	100
Average Household Size	1.8
Diversity Index	0.4477 (moderately diverse)

Race & Ethnicity

White	379
Black or African American	166
Asian	0
Hispanic or Latino	12

Heritage & Ancestry

Group	Count
English	197
Unclassified or not reported	120
German	116
Irish	70
Other groups	63
American	58
French (except Basque)	18
Italian	17
Hispanic: Spaniard	17
Hispanic: Other Hispanic or Latino	17

Language

English Only	428
Spanish	23
Population 5+	545

Veterans

Veterans	8
Population 18+	458

Source: Census ACS 5-Year 2023; Census ACS 5-Year 2023, Table B01003; Census ACS 5-Year 2023, B19013 (county fallback). Data for West Pocomoke, Maryland.