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Moving to Taneytown, Maryland

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Population: 5,128. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,453 (+6.3% change)
Males: 2,513 (49.0%), Females: 2,615 (51.0%)

Carroll County

Zip code: 21787

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $42,820
Median house value: $124,800

Population by Race

Races in Taneytown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • Black (1.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (23.4%), United States (17.0%), Irish (13.2%), English (8.9%), Italian (4.2%), French (2.7%).

Elevation: 524 feet

Land area: 2.9 square miles

Map of Taneytown, MD

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Taneytown

  • High school or higher: 80.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Taneytown city

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 61.1%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +1,399 (+37.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Taneytown:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Taneytown:

  • HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 38 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Abbreviation: HGR)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 47 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
  • BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 49 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Abbreviation: BWI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Taneytown:

  • SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTY (about 10 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: P98)
  • CARROLL COUNTY REGIONAL/JACK B POAGE FIELD (about 13 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; Abbreviation: DMW)
  • HANOVER (about 14 miles; HANOVER, PA; Abbreviation: 6W6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Taneytown:

  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 13 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,216)
  • WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 15 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,245)
  • FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; FREDERICK, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,407)
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 36 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,330)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 37 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
  • HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; COLUMBIA, MD; Full-time enrollment: 3,036)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 38 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,098)

Public primary/middle schools in Taneytown:

  • NORTHWEST MIDDLE (Students: 615; Location: 99 KINGS DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • TANEYTOWN ELEMENTARY (Students: 534; Location: 100 KINGS DRIVE; Grades: PK – 05)

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