What is the median rent in Pocomoke City, MD?

Name: Median rent in Pocomoke City, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Pocomoke City, MD is $836 (±$101) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 719 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Pocomoke City, the median gross rent went from $835 in 2015–2019 to $836 in 2020–2024 (+0.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $836 (±$101)
Rented homes: 719 (±233)
$2,000 or more: 11.3%
Since 2015–2019: +0.1%

How much rent costs in Pocomoke City

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Pocomoke City	Worcester County	Maryland	United States
Less than $500	34.6% (±16.5 points)	9.5%	5.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	27.1% (±19.1 points)	30.7%	9.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	18.2% (±13.0 points)	26.0%	22.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	8.8% (±9.3 points)	17.1%	30.1%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	11.3% (±9.7 points)	13.4%	18.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.7 points)	1.1%	7.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.7 points)	2.2%	6.2%	6.8%

The most common range is Less than $500, paid by 34.6% of renting households.

11.3% of rented homes in Pocomoke City cost $2,000 or more a month.

Pocomoke City against Worcester County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pocomoke City	Worcester County	Maryland	United States
Median gross rent	$836 (±$101)	$1,159 (±$85)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	719 (±233)	4,634 (±469)	739,486 (±6,659)	42,849,984

In Pocomoke City, median gross rent is lower than in Worcester County ($1,159).

It is also lower than in Maryland ($1,705).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Worcester County, Pocomoke City ranks 6 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 323 of 342.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Pocomoke City has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$835 (±$81)	$836 (±$101)	+0.1%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	55.6% (±9.5 points)	40.2% (±10.5 points)	−15.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	2.3% (±3.3 points)	0.0% (±5.1 points)	−2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Pocomoke City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pocomoke City
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Pocomoke City	—	$836 (±$101)	—
Wattsville	9.9 mi	$983 (±$761)	Not measurably different
Snow Hill	12 mi	$981 (±$97)	Higher
Princess Anne	12 mi	$1,048 (±$123)	Higher
Hallwood	13 mi	$1,100 (±$351)	Not measurably different
Chincoteague	14 mi	$1,081 (±$138)	Higher
Bloxom	17 mi	$1,114 (±$627)	Not measurably different
Crisfield	17 mi	$766 (±$150)	Not measurably different
Fruitland	18 mi	$1,586 (±$218)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Snow Hill, MD ($981), Princess Anne, MD ($1,048), Chincoteague, VA ($1,081).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Worcester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Ocean Pines	$2,069 (±$188)
2	West Ocean City	$1,620 (±$304)
3	Ocean City	$1,353 (±$98)
4	Berlin	$1,091 (±$240)
5	Snow Hill	$981 (±$97)
6	Pocomoke City	$836 (±$101)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Pocomoke City

What is the average rent in Pocomoke City, MD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Pocomoke City is $836 (±$101) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Pocomoke City?

In Pocomoke City, the median gross rent went from $835 in 2015–2019 to $836 in 2020–2024 (+0.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in Pocomoke City cost more than $2,000 a month?

11.3% of rented homes in Pocomoke City have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 34.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Pocomoke City higher than in Worcester County?

In Pocomoke City, median gross rent is lower than in Worcester County ($1,159).

It is also lower than in Maryland ($1,705).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Pocomoke City city, Maryland (place:62475, in state:24).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.