Demographics of Mays Chapel CDP, Maryland

Mays Chapel CDP, Maryland had 16,066 ±1,244 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Mays Chapel CDP, in four figures

16,066 ±1,244
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 90th
Among Maryland's places: Of 203 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 47.6 ±3.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $126,996 ±$19,114
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.6 ±3.0: for men 45.8 ±3.3 and for women 48.8 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mays Chapel CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Under 5	802 ±247	5.0% ±1.5	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,448 ±414	15.2% ±2.3	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	872 ±324	5.4% ±2.0	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,495 ±504	21.8% ±2.6	26.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,920 ±558	24.4% ±2.9	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,529 ±480	28.2% ±2.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $126,996 ±$19,114, and income per person $70,733 ±$4,989, 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 Mays Chapel CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maryland	United States
Under $25,000	425 ±130	6.2% ±1.8	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	765 ±252	11.1% ±3.6	12.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	778 ±359	11.3% ±5.1	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	645 ±172	9.3% ±2.4	11.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,353 ±314	19.6% ±4.3	18.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,050 ±290	15.2% ±4.1	12.5% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,883 ±331	27.3% ±4.4	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 Mays Chapel CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maryland	United States
All ages	447 ±158	2.8% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 72	0% to 2.2%	11.5% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	63 to 269	0.9% to 3.7%	8.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	252 ±117	4.6% ±2.1	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Mays Chapel CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mays Chapel CDP	Maryland	United States
Housing units	7,195 ±482	2,560,784 ±424	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.9% ±1.5	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.9% to 6.3%	7.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.1% ±0.4	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.9% ±6.0	32.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$464,800 ±$10,450	$419,900 ±$1,385	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,739 ±$110	$1,705 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±2	1979 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Mays Chapel CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Hispanic or Latino	286 to 1,102	1.8% to 6.8%	12.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,562 ±1,174	78.2% ±4.1	46.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	281 to 1,209	1.8% to 7.5%	28.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,527 ±380	9.5% ±2.2	6.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 75	0% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	500 ±230	3.1% ±1.4	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 Mays Chapel CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Born in the state	9,039 ±847	56.3% ±3.0	46.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,864 ±874	30.3% ±4.9	34.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	73 to 341	0.5% to 2.1%	1.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,956 ±421	12.2% ±2.4	16.6% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,387 ±289	8.6% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	569 ±253	3.5% ±1.6	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%.

Mays Chapel CDP among the places of Maryland

90th 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 Mays Chapel CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Parole CDP	17,229 ±1,270
Glenmont CDP	17,208 ±1,129
Glassmanor CDP	16,981 ±1,744
Cloverly CDP	16,646 ±1,542
Brooklyn Park CDP	16,067 ±1,251
Mays Chapel CDP	16,066 ±1,244
Hillcrest Heights CDP	16,063 ±1,622
Rossville CDP	16,059 ±1,596
Elkton town	15,910 ±35
Bensville CDP	15,848 ±1,334
Summerfield CDP	15,065 ±1,453

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Maryland by median age
No. 11 Places in Maryland by per capita income
No. 23 Places in Maryland by median household income
No. 51 Places in Maryland by homeownership rate
No. 57 Places in Maryland by median home value
No. 60 Places in Maryland by median rent

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