Moving to Easton, Maryland
Population: 11,708. Estimated population in July 2024: 13,447 (+14.9% change)
Males: 5,349 (45.7%), Females: 6,359 (54.3%)
Talbot County
Zip codes: 21601.
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $36,464
Median house value: $118,800
Population by Race
Races in Easton:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.4%)
- Black (23.5%)
- Hispanic (3.5%)
- Other race (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (15.7%), English (14.0%), Irish (11.5%), United States (8.3%), Italian (3.8%), Scottish (3.4%).
Elevation: 38 feet
Land area: 10.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Easton
- High school or higher: 81.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Easton town
- Never married: 26.2%
- Now married: 49.8%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 12.4%
4.3% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 1.0% Asia, 0.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,075 (+21.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Easton:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT EASTON (219 S WASHINGTON ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Easton:
- DORCHESTER GENL HOSP (about 16 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MD)
- EASTERN SHORE HOSPITAL CENTER (about 16 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MD)
- KENT & QUEEN ANNES HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; CHESTERTOWN, MD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Easton:
- DOVER AFB (about 50 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)
- BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 50 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Abbreviation: BWI)
- SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 50 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: SBY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Easton:
- EASTON/NEWNAM FIELD (about 2 miles; EASTON, MD; Abbreviation: ESN)
- CAMBRIDGE-DORCHESTER (about 17 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MD; Abbreviation: CGE)
- RIDGELY AIRPARK (about 21 miles; RIDGELY, MD; Abbreviation: RJD)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Easton:
- UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY (about 32 miles; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,172)
- ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; ARNOLD, MD; Full-time enrollment: 6,467)
- SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,645)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 47 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
- DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 48 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
- BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; BOWIE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 3,323)
Schools
Public high school in Easton:
- EASTON HIGH (Students: 1,149; Location: 723 MECKLENBURG AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Easton:
- SS PETER & PAUL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 253; Location: 900 HIGH STREET; Grades: 9 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Easton:
- EASTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 940; Location: 307 GLENWOOD AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
- EASTON MIDDLE (Students: 851; Location: 210 PEACHBLOSSOM RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Easton:
- SS PETER & PAUL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 512; Location: 900 HIGH STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- COUNTRY SCHOOL (Students: 301; Location: 716 GOLDSBOROUGH STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- EASTON DAY CARE CENTER INC (Students: 34; Location: 11 MAGNOLIA STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
- WOODSIDE ACADEMY (Students: 24; Location: 29466 PINTAIL DR #15-16; Grades: PK – 8)
- EASTON MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 23; Location: 2 MARTIN COURT SUITE 3; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Easton:
- TALBOT COUNTY FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $673,116; Location: 100 W. DOVER ST.; 110,027 books; 2,384 audio materials; 2,505 video materials; 75 serial subscriptions)