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Dunkirk, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Dunkirk is a Census CDP of 2,166 people across 6.59 square miles of land, in Calvert County. Median household income is $149,271, 94.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dunkirk
What Dunkirk is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6.59 sq mi
- Water area0.75 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land329
- County holding the largest share of its areaCalvert County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dunkirk
How many people live in Dunkirk
- Population2,166
- Median age42.1
- Population under 18425 plus or minus 137
- Share under 1819.6 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over292 plus or minus 110
- Share 65 and over13.5 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households761
- Family households621 plus or minus 139
- Share of households that are families81.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dunkirk
Income and work in Dunkirk
- Median household income$149,271
- Per capita income$69,770
- Civilian labor force1,123 plus or minus 247
- Employed1,101 plus or minus 247
- Unemployed22 plus or minus 33
- Unemployment rate2.0 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over1,534
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dunkirk
Housing in Dunkirk
- Housing units809
- Occupied units761
- Vacant units48 plus or minus 73
- Vacancy rate5.9 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Owner occupied721 plus or minus 155
- Renter occupied40 plus or minus 49
- Ownership rate94.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$561,300
- Single family units761
- Share single family94.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes48 plus or minus 73
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dunkirk
How Dunkirk gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,019 plus or minus 261
- Commuting under 15 minutes140 plus or minus 94
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.7 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more571 plus or minus 215
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.0 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Drove alone84.2 percent
- Carpooled1.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dunkirk
SBA loans in Dunkirk (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$7,197,000
- Average approval$423,353
- Median approval$104,500
- Largest approval$2,497,500
- Jobs supported147
- Jobs per approval8.6
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.8 percent
- Share to franchises5.9 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dunkirk, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dunkirk
SBA loans in Dunkirk (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$842,000
- Average approval$842,000
- Median approval$842,000
- Largest approval$842,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dunkirk, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Calvert County, not Dunkirk
Calvert County context, not Dunkirk figures
- Establishments in Calvert County1,725
- Covered employment, Calvert County22,676
- Average annual pay, Calvert County$61,154
- Housing units permitted, Calvert County101
Every figure in this section is published for Calvert County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dunkirk.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dunkirk questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dunkirk, Maryland?
2,166, in 761 households. Dunkirk CDP covers 6.59 square miles of land, which is 329 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dunkirk in?
Calvert County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dunkirk?
$149,271. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $561,300. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dunkirk businesses?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $7.2 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $104,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $842,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dunkirk, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dunkirk borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dunkirk. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Dunkirk figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Calvert County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dunkirk.
Is zoning published for Dunkirk?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.