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West Pocomoke, Maryland

Field	Value
official_name	West Pocomoke, Maryland
settlement_type	CDP
image_map	Somerset_County_Maryland_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_West_Pocomoke_Highlighted.svg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Maryland
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Flag of Somerset County, Maryland.svg Somerset
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	24.90
area_land_km2	24.36
area_water_km2	0.54
area_total_sq_mi	9.61
area_land_sq_mi	9.41
area_water_sq_mi	0.21
population_as_of	2020
population_total	481
population_density_km2	19.74
population_density_sq_mi	51.13
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	−5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	−4
elevation_m	6
elevation_ft	20
coordinates
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	24-83337
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1852603

West Pocomoke is a census-designated place (CDP) in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. The population was 498 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

West Pocomoke is located at (38.085027, −75.596581).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.6 sqmi, of which 9.4 sqmi is land and 0.2 sqmi (2.49%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 498 people, 217 households, and 141 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 53.1 PD/sqmi. There were 239 housing units at an average density of 25.5/sq mi (9.8/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 66.47% White, 32.93% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.20% Asian, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 217 households, out of which 19.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,635, and the median income for a family was $29,792. Males had a median income of $25,865 versus $16,058 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,318. About 17.2% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.0% of those under age 18 and 24.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
(2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].

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