Demographics of Cumberland city, Maryland

Cumberland city, Maryland had 18,799 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −238 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cumberland city, in four figures

18,799
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,804 ±32.; −1.3%
Change since July 2020: −238 people.; 41.1 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,162 ±$3,822
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Cumberland city, Maryland's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cumberland city, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Cumberland city, Maryland's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cumberland city, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	19,037	100.0	100.0
2021	18,913	99.3	100.2
2022	18,741	98.4	100.7
2023	18,757	98.5	101.6
2024	18,718	98.3	102.5
2025	18,799	98.7	103.1

Population of Cumberland city, Maryland on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	19,037	—
2021	18,913	−124
2022	18,741	−172
2023	18,757	+16
2024	18,718	−39
2025	18,799	+81

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.1 ±2.7: for men 40.0 ±2.0 and for women 43.6 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cumberland city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Under 5	827 ±197	4.4% ±1.0	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,886 ±342	15.3% ±1.8	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,993 ±322	10.6% ±1.7	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,353 ±417	23.1% ±2.2	26.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,375 ±411	23.3% ±2.2	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,370 ±413	23.2% ±2.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,162 ±$3,822, and income per person $31,056 ±$2,139, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,678 ±$597 in Maryland and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cumberland city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maryland	United States
Under $25,000	2,371 ±314	28.2% ±3.6	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,980 ±323	23.6% ±3.7	12.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,374 ±275	16.3% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	827 ±195	9.8% ±2.3	11.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,033 ±261	12.3% ±3.1	18.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	480 ±171	5.7% ±2.0	12.5% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	340 ±86	4.0% ±1.0	20.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cumberland city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maryland	United States
All ages	4,552 ±705	25.1% ±3.9	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,248 ±271	33.8% ±6.1	11.5% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,225 ±398	24.5% ±4.0	8.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,079 ±219	20.1% ±3.6	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cumberland city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cumberland city	Maryland	United States
Housing units	10,610 ±341	2,560,784 ±424	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.2% ±1.2	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.8% ±2.8	7.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.0% ±3.6	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.0% ±3.4	32.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$123,200 ±$8,731	$419,900 ±$1,385	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$741 ±$91	$1,705 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1943 ±6	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cumberland city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Hispanic or Latino	460 ±139	2.4% ±0.7	12.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,046 ±320	85.3% ±1.7	46.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	767 ±180	4.1% ±1.0	28.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	46 to 210	0.2% to 1.1%	6.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 83	0% to 0.4%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	24 to 190	0.1% to 1.0%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,258 ±289	6.7% ±1.5	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cumberland city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Born in the state	13,547 ±585	72.0% ±3.1	46.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,728 ±542	25.1% ±2.9	34.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	63 to 233	0.3% to 1.2%	1.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	381 ±165	2.0% ±0.9	16.6% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	309 ±138	1.6% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8 to 136	< 0.1% to 0.7%	7.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Cumberland city among the places of Maryland

71st of 203 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maryland page.

Places of Maryland near Cumberland city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hyattsville city	20,966 ±41
Westminster city	20,445 ±33
Rosedale CDP	20,002 ±1,480
Maryland City CDP	19,186 ±1,469
Beltsville CDP	19,176 ±1,281
Cumberland city	18,804 ±32
Redland CDP	18,665 ±1,300
East Riverdale CDP	18,336 ±1,417
Seabrook CDP	18,317 ±1,882
Lake Shore CDP	18,249 ±1,465
Oxon Hill CDP	17,893 ±1,785

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Maryland by poverty rate
No. 18 Places in Maryland by median age
No. 71 Places by poverty rate
No. 114 Places in Maryland by homeownership rate
No. 134 Places in Maryland by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 176 Places in Maryland by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026