Population 166 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Tuscarora
Household size in Tuscarora
| Period | Tuscarora | Washington area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.18 | 2.73 | 2.68 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.23 | 2.82 | 2.73 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.09 | 2.86 | 2.74 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.48 | 2.77 | 2.68 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.31 | +0.04 | +0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Tuscarora run small, averaging 2.48 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. Household size has climbed from 2.18 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 Tuscarora
| Period | Tuscarora | Washington area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 61.9 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 56.5 | 37.6 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 59.1 | 38.5 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 56.3 | 39.2 | 40.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | −5.6 | +2.2 | +2.1 | +2.3 |
Tuscarora skews older: half of its residents are older than 56.3, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
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 Tuscarora
| Period | Tuscarora | Washington area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.7% | 11.3% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 4.2% | 11.3% | 12.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.8% | 10.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.0% | 10.4% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.7 pts | −0.9 pts | −0.9 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 4.0% of households in Tuscarora, well below the national share of 11.6%.
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 Tuscarora
Renters in Tuscarora
| Period | Tuscarora | Washington area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 54.8% | 34.0% | 31.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 46.0% | 36.6% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 46.4% | 36.8% | 33.1% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 33.8% | 36.3% | 32.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −20.9 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
About a third of households in Tuscarora rent their homes (33.8%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 23.9% have no mortgage at all, well 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 Tuscarora
| Period | Tuscarora | Washington area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.5% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 5.5% | 7.3% | 8.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.7% | 6.6% | 8.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.5% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +5.0 pts | −2.8 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is on the low side in Tuscarora: 7.5% of homes sit empty, against 9.6% nationally, which points to steady demand for housing. Even so, the rate is higher than in the wider Washington area (5.9%).
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 Tuscarora
| Period | Tuscarora | Washington area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1991 | 1977 | 1974 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1994 | 1978 | 1975 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1994 | 1979 | 1976 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1999 | 1982 | 1978 | 1980 |
| Change | +8 | +6 | +4 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Tuscarora is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1999, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.
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 Tuscarora
| Period | Tuscarora | Washington area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,687 | $1,470 | $1,249 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,627 | $1,583 | $1,363 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,499 | $1,907 | $1,576 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $2,321 | $2,236 | $1,869 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$633 | +$766 | +$620 | +$606 |
The median renter in Tuscarora pays $2,321 a month for rent and utilities, well above the national median of $1,571. The picture is much the same across the Washington area. Rent takes 43.5% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
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 Tuscarora
Bachelor's degrees in Tuscarora
| Period | Tuscarora | Washington area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 44.6% | 46.6% | 36.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 40.0% | 48.2% | 37.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 50.5% | 51.0% | 40.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 47.4% | 53.9% | 43.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | +2.8 pts | +7.3 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
College graduates are unusually common in Tuscarora: 47.4% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, against 35.6% nationally. Education tends to track local incomes and the kinds of jobs nearby. Locally, though, the share is lower than in the Washington area overall (53.9%).
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 Tuscarora
| Period | Tuscarora | Washington area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 89.2% | 89.4% | 88.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 92.2% | 90.2% | 89.1% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 93.3% | 90.8% | 90.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 90.0% | 91.2% | 90.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | +0.8 pts | +1.7 pts | +2.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Tuscarora is close to the national rate: 90.0% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%.
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 Tuscarora
| Period | Tuscarora | Washington area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.1% | 5.9% | 6.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 4.2% | 6.9% | 8.1% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.5% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.3% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.1 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Tuscarora has been low: just 3.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 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).
Tuscarora compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscarora | 2.48 | 56.3 | 4.0% | 33.8% | 7.5% | 1999 | $2,321 | 47.4% | 90.0% | 3.3% |
| Greenfield Mills | 2.11 | 64.5 | 2.8% | 46.8% | 8.7% | 1997 | $2,374 | 49.3% | 87.1% | 2.6% |
| Doubs | 2.95 | 44.9 | 4.1% | 6.8% | 4.5% | 1996 | $2,051 | 49.1% | 95.6% | 2.7% |
| Point Of Rocks | 2.90 | 44.5 | 5.1% | 7.7% | 3.7% | 1995 | $1,998 | 44.4% | 95.0% | 3.8% |
| Adamstown | 2.82 | 49.7 | 3.0% | 15.6% | 6.2% | 1994 | $2,231 | 50.5% | 93.2% | 1.2% |
| Dickerson | 2.81 | 45.5 | 6.5% | 14.9% | 5.9% | 1985 | $1,890 | 59.1% | 93.8% | 0.7% |
| Buckeystown | 2.71 | 48.7 | 2.4% | 8.5% | 6.2% | 1985 | $2,298 | 38.0% | 96.5% | 0.2% |
| Barnesville | 2.82 | 43.6 | 8.4% | 15.0% | 3.3% | 1977 | $1,674 | 60.4% | 94.7% | 0.3% |
| Taylorstown | 3.29 | 37.0 | 14.2% | 20.1% | 15.0% | 1984 | $2,370 | 54.2% | 78.6% | 1.9% |
| Olive | 2.84 | 41.0 | 4.3% | 9.1% | 1.3% | 1994 | $1,739 | 50.1% | 93.9% | 4.0% |
| Beallsville | 3.15 | 42.0 | 8.2% | 13.2% | 7.0% | 1995 | $2,551 | 61.0% | 93.2% | 1.8% |
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 Tuscarora. 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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