Hurlock, Maryland Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,874. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,003 (+6.9% change)
Males: 864 (46.1%), Females: 1,010 (53.9%)

Dorchester County

Zip code: 21643

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $32,935
Median house value: $72,400

Population by Race

Races in Hurlock:

  • White Non-Hispanic (58.4%)
  • Black (35.3%)
  • Two or more races (3.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Vietnamese (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (9.7%), English (9.3%), German (9.1%), Irish (8.1%), West Indian (1.7%), Italian (1.4%).

Elevation: 45 feet

Land area: 2.5 square miles

Map of Hurlock, MD

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hurlock

  • High school or higher: 68.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hurlock town

  • Never married: 27.7%
  • Now married: 48.8%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

6.1% Foreign born (4.4% Latin America, 1.3% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +176 (+10.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hurlock:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hurlock:

  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 33 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: SBY)
  • DOVER AFB (about 44 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)
  • BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 67 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Abbreviation: BWI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hurlock:

  • CAMBRIDGE-DORCHESTER (about 13 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MD; Abbreviation: CGE)
  • EASTON/NEWNAM FIELD (about 19 miles; EASTON, MD; Abbreviation: ESN)
  • LAUREL (about 21 miles; LAUREL, DE; Abbreviation: N06)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hurlock:

  • SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,645)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 32 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 33 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
  • UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY (about 49 miles; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,172)
  • ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; ARNOLD, MD; Full-time enrollment: 6,467)
  • BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; BOWIE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 3,323)

Schools

Public high school in Hurlock:

  • NORTH DORCHESTER HIGH (Students: 592; Location: 5875 CLOVERDALE RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Hurlock:

  • NORTH DORCHESTER MIDDLE (Students: 477; Location: 5745 CLOVERDALE RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • HURLOCK ELEMENTARY (Students: 418; Location: 301 CHARLES ST; Grades: PK – 05)