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Moving to Crisfield, Maryland

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Population: 2,723. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,808 (+3.1% change)
Males: 1,172 (43.0%), Females: 1,551 (57.0%)

Somerset County

Zip code: 21817

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $17,979
Median house value: $68,900

Population by Race

Races in Crisfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (57.6%)
  • Black (37.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)

Ancestries: English (12.3%), United States (10.8%), Irish (8.9%), German (4.7%), French (1.2%).

Elevation: 4 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Map of Crisfield, MD

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Crisfield

  • High school or higher: 63.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 12.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Crisfield city

  • Never married: 30.7%
  • Now married: 40.6%
  • Separated: 5.2%
  • Widowed: 15.6%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -592 (-17.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Crisfield:

  • EDWARD MCCREADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (201 HALL HIGHWAY)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Crisfield:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Crisfield:

  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 35 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: SBY)
  • LANGLEY AFB (about 72 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Abbreviation: LFI)
  • NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 74 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Abbreviation: PHF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Crisfield:

  • CRISFIELD MUNI (about 4 miles; CRISFIELD, MD; Abbreviation: W41)
  • TANGIER ISLAND (about 15 miles; TANGIER, VA; Abbreviation: TGI)
  • ACCOMACK COUNTY (about 26 miles; MELFA, VA; Abbreviation: MFV)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crisfield:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 19 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
  • SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,645)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 58 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,249)
  • THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; Hampton, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,884)
  • CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,432)
  • OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 13,330)

Schools

Public high school in Crisfield:

  • CRISFIELD HIGH (Students: 320; Location: 210 N SOMERSET AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Crisfield:

  • CRISFIELD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 33; Location: 134 MARYLAND AVENUE; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Crisfield:

  • H. DEWAYNE WHITTINGTON PRIMARY (Students: 305; Location: 6 ASBURY AVENUE; Grades: PK – 02)
  • CARTER G. WOODSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 285; Location: 281A WOODSON SCHOOL RD; Grades: 06 – 08)

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