Moving to Crisfield, Maryland
Population: 2,723. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,808 (+3.1% change)
Males: 1,172 (43.0%), Females: 1,551 (57.0%)
Somerset County
Zip code: 21817
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $17,979
Median house value: $68,900
Population by Race
Races in Crisfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (57.6%)
- Black (37.5%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
Ancestries: English (12.3%), United States (10.8%), Irish (8.9%), German (4.7%), French (1.2%).
Elevation: 4 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Crisfield
- High school or higher: 63.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 12.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Crisfield city
- Never married: 30.7%
- Now married: 40.6%
- Separated: 5.2%
- Widowed: 15.6%
- Divorced: 7.9%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -592 (-17.9%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Crisfield:
- EDWARD MCCREADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (201 HALL HIGHWAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Crisfield:
- HEALTHSOUTH CHESAPEAKE REHAB HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; SALISBURY, MD)
- PENINSULA GENL HOSP (about 32 miles; SALISBURY, MD)
- DEER’S HEAD CENTER (about 32 miles; SALISBURY, MD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Crisfield:
- SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 35 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: SBY)
- LANGLEY AFB (about 72 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Abbreviation: LFI)
- NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 74 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Abbreviation: PHF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Crisfield:
- CRISFIELD MUNI (about 4 miles; CRISFIELD, MD; Abbreviation: W41)
- TANGIER ISLAND (about 15 miles; TANGIER, VA; Abbreviation: TGI)
- ACCOMACK COUNTY (about 26 miles; MELFA, VA; Abbreviation: MFV)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crisfield:
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 19 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
- SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,645)
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 58 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,249)
- THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; Hampton, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,884)
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,432)
- OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 13,330)
Schools
Public high school in Crisfield:
- CRISFIELD HIGH (Students: 320; Location: 210 N SOMERSET AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Crisfield:
- CRISFIELD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 33; Location: 134 MARYLAND AVENUE; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Crisfield:
- H. DEWAYNE WHITTINGTON PRIMARY (Students: 305; Location: 6 ASBURY AVENUE; Grades: PK – 02)
- CARTER G. WOODSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 285; Location: 281A WOODSON SCHOOL RD; Grades: 06 – 08)