Moving to Woodsboro, Maryland

Population: 846. Estimated population in July 2024: 912 (+7.8% change)
Males: 411 (48.6%), Females: 435 (51.4%)

Frederick County

Zip code: 21798

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $65,000
Median house value: $183,700

Population by Race

Races in Woodsboro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (31.0%), English (16.3%), Irish (15.6%), Italian (9.3%), United States (5.9%), Polish (4.3%).

Elevation: 380 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Map of Woodsboro, MD

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Woodsboro

  • High school or higher: 90.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 38.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Woodsboro town

  • Never married: 15.6%
  • Now married: 73.0%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 2.7%
  • Divorced: 5.8%

2.7% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.8% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +319 (+60.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Woodsboro:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Woodsboro:

  • HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 31 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Abbreviation: HGR)
  • WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: IAD)
  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 51 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: DCA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Woodsboro:

  • FREDERICK MUNI (about 9 miles; FREDERICK, MD; Abbreviation: FDK)
  • MID ATLANTIC SOARING CENTER (about 16 miles; FAIRFIELD, PA; Abbreviation: W73)
  • SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTY (about 16 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: P98)

Amtrak station near Woodsboro:

  • 11 miles: FREDERICK (GREYHOUND STA., 27 E. ALL SAINTS ST.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Woodsboro:

  • FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; FREDERICK, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,407)
  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 21 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,216)
  • WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 23 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,245)
  • MONTGOMERY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ROCKVILLE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 11,829)
  • SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 36 miles; Shepherdstown, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,576)
  • HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; COLUMBIA, MD; Full-time enrollment: 3,036)
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 39 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,330)

Public primary/middle school in Woodsboro:

  • NEW MIDWAY/WOODSBORO ELEMENTARY (Students: 368; Location: 101 LIBERTY ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)