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Sykesville, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Sykesville is a Census town of 4,491 people across 1.60 square miles of land, in Carroll County. Median household income is $139,556, 77.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 53 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $22.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sykesville
What Sykesville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.6 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,810
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarroll 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.
Sykesville
How many people live in Sykesville
- Population4,491
- Median age34.8
- Population under 181,337 plus or minus 330
- Share under 1829.8 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Population 65 and over595 plus or minus 158
- Share 65 and over13.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households1,446
- Family households1,187
- Share of households that are families82.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sykesville
- Median household income$139,556
- Per capita income$51,837
- Civilian labor force2,505
- Employed2,448
- Unemployed57 plus or minus 51
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over2,702
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher56.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sykesville
- Housing units1,597
- Occupied units1,446
- Vacant units151 plus or minus 102
- Vacancy rate9.5 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied1,121
- Renter occupied325 plus or minus 141
- Ownership rate77.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$453,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,828
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.7 percent
- Single family units1,355 plus or minus 271
- Share single family84.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more237 plus or minus 132
- Share in buildings of two or more14.8 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sykesville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,141
- Commuting under 15 minutes288 plus or minus 136
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,272
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more59.4 percent
- Drove alone85.2 percent
- Carpooled3.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home10.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sykesville
SBA loans in Sykesville (7(a))
- Approvals53
- Gross approval$22,499,400
- Average approval$424,517
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,144,000
- Largest approval$3,120,000
- Jobs supported862
- Jobs per approval16.3
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Paid in full9
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises11.3 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS36
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sykesville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 11 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.
Sykesville
SBA loans in Sykesville (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$4,065,000
- Average approval$1,016,250
- Median approval$638,500
- Largest approval$2,452,000
- Jobs supported51
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sykesville, 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.
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Flood risk in Sykesville
- NFIP communityTown of Sykesville
- NFIP community number240016
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/27/26(>)
The Town of Sykesville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 240016 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Carroll County, not Sykesville
Carroll County context, not Sykesville figures
- Establishments in Carroll County4,279
- Covered employment, Carroll County59,195
- Average annual pay, Carroll County$57,405
- Housing units permitted, Carroll County156
Every figure in this section is published for Carroll County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sykesville.
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.
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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
Sykesville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sykesville, Maryland?
4,491, in 1,446 households. Sykesville town covers 1.60 square miles of land, which is 2,810 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sykesville in?
Carroll 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 Sykesville?
$139,556. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $453,400. Median gross rent is $1,828 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sykesville businesses?
53 7(a) approvals totaling $22.5 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $4.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sykesville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sykesville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sykesville. Only 11 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.
Is Sykesville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sykesville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sykesville, town of, community 240016, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sykesville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carroll 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 Sykesville.
Is zoning published for Sykesville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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