Moving to Secretary, Maryland

Population: 503. Estimated population in July 2024: 501 (-0.4% change)
Males: 246 (48.9%), Females: 257 (51.1%)

Dorchester County

Zip code: 21664

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $39,063
Median house value: $70,600

Population by Race

Races in Secretary:

• White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
• Hispanic (4.0%)
• Other race (1.0%)
• Other Asian (0.8%)
• Black (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (34.0%), Irish (9.5%), English (9.3%), German (6.2%), Hungarian (1.6%), Italian (1.6%).

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Secretary

• High school or higher: 73.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
• Unemployed: 3.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Secretary town

• Never married: 27.0%
• Now married: 49.8%
• Separated: 5.0%
• Widowed: 7.9%
• Divorced: 10.4%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -17 (-3.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Secretary:

• DORCHESTER GENL HOSP (about 11 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MD)
• EASTERN SHORE HOSPITAL CENTER (about 11 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MD)
• MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT EASTON (about 15 miles; EASTON, MD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Secretary:

• SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 37 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: SBY)
• DOVER AFB (about 50 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)
• BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 63 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Abbreviation: BWI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Secretary:

• CAMBRIDGE-DORCHESTER (about 8 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MD; Abbreviation: CGE)
• EASTON/NEWNAM FIELD (about 16 miles; EASTON, MD; Abbreviation: ESN)
• RIDGELY AIRPARK (about 26 miles; RIDGELY, MD; Abbreviation: RJD)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Secretary:

• SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,645)
• UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 33 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
• DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 39 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
• UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY (about 45 miles; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,172)
• ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; ARNOLD, MD; Full-time enrollment: 6,467)
• DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
• BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BOWIE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 3,323)

Public primary/middle school in Secretary:

• WARWICK ELEMENTARY (Students: 291; Location: 155 MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 05)