Hurlock, Maryland Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,874. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,003 (+6.9% change)
Males: 864 (46.1%), Females: 1,010 (53.9%)
Dorchester County
Zip code: 21643
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $32,935
Median house value: $72,400
Population by Race
Races in Hurlock:
- White Non-Hispanic (58.4%)
- Black (35.3%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Vietnamese (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (9.7%), English (9.3%), German (9.1%), Irish (8.1%), West Indian (1.7%), Italian (1.4%).
Elevation: 45 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hurlock
- High school or higher: 68.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hurlock town
- Never married: 27.7%
- Now married: 48.8%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 10.5%
6.1% Foreign born (4.4% Latin America, 1.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +176 (+10.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hurlock:
- DORCHESTER GENL HOSP (about 17 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MD)
- EASTERN SHORE HOSPITAL CENTER (about 17 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MD)
- NANTICOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 18 miles; SEAFORD, DE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hurlock:
- SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 33 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: SBY)
- DOVER AFB (about 44 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)
- BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 67 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Abbreviation: BWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hurlock:
- CAMBRIDGE-DORCHESTER (about 13 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MD; Abbreviation: CGE)
- EASTON/NEWNAM FIELD (about 19 miles; EASTON, MD; Abbreviation: ESN)
- LAUREL (about 21 miles; LAUREL, DE; Abbreviation: N06)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hurlock:
- SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,645)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 32 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 33 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
- DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
- UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY (about 49 miles; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,172)
- ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; ARNOLD, MD; Full-time enrollment: 6,467)
- BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; BOWIE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 3,323)
Schools
Public high school in Hurlock:
- NORTH DORCHESTER HIGH (Students: 592; Location: 5875 CLOVERDALE RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hurlock:
- NORTH DORCHESTER MIDDLE (Students: 477; Location: 5745 CLOVERDALE RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- HURLOCK ELEMENTARY (Students: 418; Location: 301 CHARLES ST; Grades: PK – 05)