Moving to Mardela Springs, Maryland
Population: 364. Estimated population in July 2024: 360 (-1.1% change)
Males: 178 (48.9%), Females: 186 (51.1%)
Wicomico County
Zip code: 21837
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.3 years
Median household income: $37,500
Median house value: $74,800
Population by Race
Races in Mardela Springs:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.3%)
- Black (5.5%)
- Hispanic (4.4%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (29.9%), German (17.9%), United States (14.8%), Irish (11.5%), Subsaharan African (3.0%), Scottish (2.2%).
Elevation: 27 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mardela Springs
- High school or higher: 76.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mardela Springs town
- Never married: 23.0%
- Now married: 51.6%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 13.2%
- Divorced: 9.8%
4.7% Foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 1.1% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +50 (+15.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mardela Springs:
- DEER’S HEAD CENTER (about 11 miles; SALISBURY, MD)
- HEALTHSOUTH CHESAPEAKE REHAB HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SALISBURY, MD)
- PENINSULA GENL HOSP (about 12 miles; SALISBURY, MD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mardela Springs:
- SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 20 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: SBY)
- DOVER AFB (about 50 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)
- BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 80 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Abbreviation: BWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mardela Springs:
- BENNETT (about 12 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: 1N5)
- LAUREL (about 13 miles; LAUREL, DE; Abbreviation: N06)
- CAMBRIDGE-DORCHESTER (about 19 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MD; Abbreviation: CGE)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mardela Springs:
- SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,645)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 18 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 30 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
- DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
- UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY (about 62 miles; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,172)
- ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ARNOLD, MD; Full-time enrollment: 6,467)
- UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 77 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 17,786)
Public primary/middle schools in Mardela Springs:
- MARDELA MIDDLE & HIGH (Students: 697; Location: 24940 DELMAR RD; Grades: 06 – 12)
- NORTHWESTERN ELEMENTARY (Students: 292; Location: 9975 SHARPTOWN RD; Grades: PK – 05)