Avenue, MD Demographics

Population 866 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Avenue

Household size in Avenue

Household size, people per household
PeriodAvenueMarylandU.S.
2006–102.372.682.68
2010–142.692.732.73
2015–192.392.742.71
2020–242.262.682.65
Change−0.11+0.01−0.03
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Avenue is a place of small households, averaging 2.26 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.37 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Avenue

Median age, years
PeriodAvenueMarylandU.S.
2006–1047.738.537.7
2010–1444.839.338.6
2015–1948.740.239.6
2020–2455.240.640.1
Change+7.4+2.1+2.3
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With a median age of 55.2, Avenue is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Avenue

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodAvenueMarylandU.S.
2006–1013.4%12.5%12.3%
2010–1412.4%12.6%12.3%
2015–199.9%11.7%11.6%
2020–246.7%11.7%11.6%
Change−6.7 pts−0.9 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Avenue: 6.7% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Avenue

Renters in Avenue

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodAvenueMarylandU.S.
2006–1017.1%31.0%33.3%
2010–1412.0%32.9%35.6%
2015–1918.7%33.1%36.0%
2020–2414.8%32.4%34.8%
Change−2.2 pts+1.4 pts+1.5 pts
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Avenue is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 14.8% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 36.7% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Avenue

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodAvenueMarylandU.S.
2006–1017.5%9.0%11.4%
2010–1417.2%8.9%11.4%
2015–1927.8%8.9%11.1%
2020–2416.3%7.1%9.6%
Change−1.3 pts−1.9 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 16.3% of the housing in Avenue, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Avenue

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodAvenueMarylandU.S.
2006–10196819741974
2010–14196419751975
2015–19197419761977
2020–24197919781980
Change+11+4+6
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The typical home in Avenue was built around 1979, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Avenue

Rent, per month
PeriodAvenueMarylandU.S.
2006–10$1,164$1,249$965
2010–14$815$1,363$1,040
2015–19$1,542$1,576$1,213
2020–24$1,674$1,869$1,571
Change+$510+$620+$606
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A typical rental in Avenue costs $1,674 a month with utilities, above the national median of $1,571. Even so, rents here are lower than in Maryland as a whole ($1,869). Rent takes 22.2% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Avenue

Bachelor's degrees in Avenue

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodAvenueMarylandU.S.
2006–1013.9%36.3%28.4%
2010–1415.5%37.7%29.6%
2015–1913.3%40.5%32.1%
2020–2418.0%43.4%35.6%
Change+4.0 pts+7.1 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Avenue: 18.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Avenue

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodAvenueMarylandU.S.
2006–1091.9%88.0%84.9%
2010–1487.3%89.1%86.1%
2015–1987.9%90.2%87.7%
2020–2486.0%90.9%89.3%
Change−5.9 pts+2.9 pts+4.3 pts
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About one in seven adults in Avenue never finished high school, more than nationally: 86.0% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Avenue

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodAvenueMarylandU.S.
2006–102.7%6.5%8.1%
2010–144.6%8.1%9.4%
2015–192.1%5.1%5.6%
2020–246.3%5.0%5.4%
Change+3.5 pts−1.5 pts−2.7 pts
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Jobs have been a little harder to find in Avenue than nationally: unemployment was 6.3%, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Avenue compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Avenue2.2655.26.7%14.8%16.3%1979$1,67418.0%86.0%6.3%
Abell2.0859.64.9%18.3%14.4%1977$1,64515.7%80.1%6.2%
Bushwood2.4052.98.0%12.7%20.3%1978$1,68519.4%83.5%9.3%
Longview Beach2.5252.08.2%12.0%25.2%1975$1,68319.8%77.7%12.7%
Coltons Point2.0064.23.2%21.0%18.4%1970$1,60413.5%63.8%11.2%
Compton2.7740.05.3%15.8%5.2%1989$1,79046.1%97.1%10.3%
Clements2.7144.16.8%12.7%7.0%1988$1,66017.9%91.3%3.2%
Rock Point2.7149.215.9%29.0%5.6%1992$1,17938.5%95.4%1.3%
Cobb Island2.6045.66.7%0.1%36.1%1938$1,2162.5%95.2%0.0%
Loveville2.9138.711.2%25.9%9.4%1997$2,41441.0%95.5%1.7%
Chaptico2.2949.618.0%6.8%7.7%1990$1,63926.0%94.9%10.6%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Avenue. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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