Census-designated place · Dorchester County, Maryland

Algonquin, Maryland

Algonquin is a census-designated place in Dorchester County, Maryland, part of the Cambridge, MD metro area. It has 1,074 residents. Algonquin, Maryland has a quality-of-life score of 39 out of 100 (low), ranking #9,570 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Maryland it ranks #269 of 334 cities and towns. It ranks best on unemployment rate (low), preventable hospital stays (low) and effective property tax rate (low). It ranks worst on primary care shortage (high), reading scores (low) and job growth (low).

39Low

Quality-of-life score: #9,570 of 15,651 cities and towns
Maryland: #269 of 334 in MD
Population: 1,074 (2020-2024)
Land area: 1 mi²
Density: 1,429.8 /mi²
FIPS code: 2400712

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 73 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety25#11,777/15,637
Economy69#4,902/15,631
Housing52#7,253/14,977
Health46#8,409/15,609
Healthcare34#10,274/15,650
Environment66#5,319/15,453
Education31#10,871/15,649
Infrastructure46#8,429/15,650
Community40#9,322/15,651
Leisure & amenities27#11,399/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Algonquin, Maryland ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Dorchester County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Unemployment rate · low0.0%
98/100Maryland 4.0%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025
Preventable hospital stays · low1,726 /100k
93/100Maryland 2,655 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteDorchester County value
Effective property tax rate · low0.45%
91/100Maryland 0.92%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090High uncertainty
Income inequality (Gini index) · low0.355
90/100Maryland 0.456United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Public EV charging ports · high13.7 /10k
89/100Maryland 8.9 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyDorchester County value
Days with unhealthy air · low0.0%
84/100Maryland 0.4%2025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyDorchester County value

Weaknesses

Primary care shortage · high19.0
3/100Maryland 7.1United States 6.2Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationDorchester County value
Reading scores · low2.58
4/100Maryland 3.00United States 3.052019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteDorchester County value
Job growth · low-3.3%
6/100Maryland -1.7%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataDorchester County value
Distance to an emergency room · high15.4 mi
7/100Maryland 4.6 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDorchester County value
Math scores · low2.65
11/100Maryland 2.96United States 3.032019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteDorchester County value
Dental care shortage · high17.0
12/100Maryland 5.0United States 5.7Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationDorchester County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
1,237 (2015-2019) → 1,074 (2020-2024)
−13%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Child poverty rateWorsening
11.0% (2015-2019) → 39.6% (2020-2024)
+29 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
81.0% (2015-2019) → 93.7% (2020-2024)
+13 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Unemployment rateImproving
11.8% (2015-2019) → 0.0% (2020-2024)
−12 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
2.9× (2015-2019) → 4.5× (2020-2024)
+53%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
15.4% (2015-2019) → 25.8% (2020-2024)
+10 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Algonquin, Maryland improved on 1 of 8 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 7 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

Broadband+13 points81.0% → 93.7%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 8 measures

Change of every measure of Algonquin, Maryland between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	30.5 min2015-2019	22.3 min2020-2024	−8.3 min	Within the margin of error	97%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%2015-2019	27.9%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	26%
Broadband subscriptions	81.0%2015-2019	93.7%2020-2024	+13 points	Improved	72%
High school diploma or higher	93.2%2015-2019	90.6%2020-2024	−2.6 points	Within the margin of error	12%
Home price to income ratio	2.9×2015-2019	4.5×2020-2024	+1.5×	Within the margin of error	8%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4382015-2019	0.3552020-2024	−0.082	Within the margin of error	93%
Median household income	$76,0982015-2019	$76,5002020-2024	+0.5%	Within the margin of error	8%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Algonquin, Maryland five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Algonquin, Maryland in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Algonquin, Maryland itself moved +5.4 points in standing on average over the same 7 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,074 residents (±267)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 80 and over women (+9.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,074 residents (±267)

Algonquin, Maryland
Maryland share

White89%951
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino6.9%†74
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races4.6%†49

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

822 residents (±175)

Algonquin, Maryland
Maryland share

No high school diploma9.4%†77
High school or GED35%†286
Some college24%†197
Associate degree4.0%†33
Bachelor's degree15%†123
Graduate degree13%†106

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

526 households (±112)

Algonquin, Maryland
Maryland share

Under $25k6.7%†35
$25k–50k23%†121
$50k–75k20%†104
$75k–100k20%†103
$100k–150k22%†115
$150k–200k3.8%†20
$200k or more5.3%†28

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $100k–150k (+14.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

526 households (±112)

Algonquin, Maryland
Maryland share

Own86%451
Rent14%†75

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

62 households (±52)

Algonquin, Maryland
Maryland share

Under $7500.0%0
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,50024%†15

Home values

451 homes (±111)

Algonquin, Maryland
Maryland share

Under $150k7.5%†34
$150k–250k19%†84
$250k–400k39%†177

Age of homes

566 homes (±112)

Algonquin, Maryland
Maryland share

2010 or later1.9%†11
2000–20094.2%†24
1980–199912%†68

Size of homes

566 homes (±112)

Algonquin, Maryland
Maryland share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom1.9%†11
2 bedrooms25%†141

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

501 workers (±142)

Algonquin, Maryland
Maryland share

Drive alone65%†327
Carpool24%†121
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home3.6%†18
Other7.0%†35

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−26.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

483 workers (±139)

Algonquin, Maryland
Maryland share

Under 15 min58%†279
15–29 min15%†74
30–44 min15%†72

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Cambridge, MD

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Dorchester County, the county holding most of Algonquin's residents.

Dorchester County has 687 employer establishments, 208 for every 10,000 residents (0.84× the US rate of 248; 0.90× Maryland's), with 9,537 paid employees at an average annual pay of $51,203. The Census Bureau also counts 3,033 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 687; 3,033 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 208; US 248 · Maryland 230
Paid employees: 9,537
Average annual pay: $51,203; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Dorchester County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	49	14.9	0.81×About typical	848	$21,004	10
Specialty trade contractors	49	14.9	0.96×About typical	287	$56,899	236
Ambulatory health care services	41	12.4	0.60×Fewer than typical	534	$63,893	140
Lessors of real estate	33	10	0.81×About typical	110	$36,427	216
Religious organizations	25	7.6	1.37×More than typical	71	$20,493	—
Building equipment contractors	24	7.3	1.21×About typical	182	$60,681	50
Truck transportation	24	7.3	1.44×More than typical	142	$59,063	101
Limited-service restaurants	23	7	0.87×About typical	370	$18,238	4
Construction of buildings	22	6.7	0.88×About typical	230	$113,439	97
Full-service restaurants	21	6.4	0.83×About typical	378	$22,701	5
Automotive repair and maintenance	19	5.8	1.14×About typical	116	$56,250	63
Services to buildings and dwellings	18	5.5	0.81×About typical	58	$24,052	289

Rank places for an industry Open Dorchester County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 32,981 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Algonquin is mostly in Dorchester County.

See federal money in Dorchester County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Algonquin, Maryland is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Andy HarrisR-MD-1 · 100% of residentsWith party 96%Missed 2.7%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Dorchester County26100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Cambridge, MD23

Other cities and towns in Dorchester County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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