Moving to Perryville, Maryland
Population: 3,672. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,770 (+2.7% change)
Males: 1,785 (48.6%), Females: 1,887 (51.4%)
Cecil County
Zip code: 21903
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $43,984
Median house value: $108,000
Population by Race
Races in Perryville:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.4%)
- Black (5.9%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (19.1%), English (19.0%), Irish (18.1%), Italian (7.3%), United States (6.5%), Polish (5.7%).
Elevation: 40 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Perryville
- High school or higher: 81.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Perryville town
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 59.0%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 12.1%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,210 (+49.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Perryville:
- HARFORD MEMORIAL HOSP (about 4 miles; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD)
- UNION HOSPITAL-CECIL COUNTY (about 17 miles; ELKTON, MD)
- UPPER CHESAPEAKE MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; BEL AIR, MD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Perryville:
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 34 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)
- LANCASTER (about 41 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
- BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 50 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Abbreviation: BWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Perryville:
- HAVRE DE GRACE (about 3 miles; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Abbreviation: M06)
- HARFORD COUNTY (about 10 miles; CHURCHVILLE, MD; Abbreviation: 0W3)
- CECIL COUNTY (about 14 miles; ELKTON, MD; Abbreviation: 58M)
Amtrak station near Perryville:
- 8 miles: ABERDEEN (S. PHILADELPHIA & BELAIR AVE.). Services: free short-term parking, intercity bus service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Perryville:
- HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; BEL AIR, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 25 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
- UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 33 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 17,786)
- WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 34 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,087)
- MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 36 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
- MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)
- TOWSON UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; TOWSON, MD; Full-time enrollment: 13,971)
Schools
Public high school in Perryville:
- PERRYVILLE HIGH (Students: 1,039; Location: 1696 PERRYVILLE RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Perryville:
- PERRYVILLE MIDDLE (Students: 767; Location: 850 AIKEN AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 438; Location: 901 MAYWOOD AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Perryville:
- GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 214; Location: 810 AIKEN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
- SUSQUEHANNA SDA SCHOOL (Students: 15; Location: 36 BLYTHEDALE RD; Grades: 1 – 8)