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Crisfield, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Crisfield is a Census city of 2,499 people across 1.74 square miles of land, in Somerset County. Median household income is $50,139, 54.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $200,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Crisfield
What Crisfield is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.74 sq mi
- Water area1.44 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,440
- County holding the largest share of its areaSomerset 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.
Crisfield
How many people live in Crisfield
- Population2,499
- Median age31.3
- Population under 18714 plus or minus 189
- Share under 1828.6 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Population 65 and over503 plus or minus 123
- Share 65 and over20.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households972
- Family households577
- Share of households that are families59.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crisfield
Income and work in Crisfield
- Median household income$50,139 plus or minus $11,998
- Per capita income$26,529
- Civilian labor force1,100
- Employed935
- Unemployed165 plus or minus 157
- Unemployment rate15.0 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Adults 25 and over1,588
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.7 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crisfield
Housing in Crisfield
- Housing units1,416
- Occupied units972
- Vacant units444 plus or minus 101
- Vacancy rate31.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied534 plus or minus 120
- Renter occupied438 plus or minus 137
- Ownership rate54.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$137,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$766
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Single family units944
- Share single family66.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more468 plus or minus 152
- Share in buildings of two or more33.1 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crisfield
How Crisfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute857
- Commuting under 15 minutes385 plus or minus 134
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.9 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more300 plus or minus 110
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.0 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Drove alone83.5 percent
- Carpooled9.1 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home5.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crisfield
SBA loans in Crisfield (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$200,000
- Average approval$100,000
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Crisfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Crisfield
Flood risk in Crisfield
- NFIP communityCity of Crisfield
- NFIP community number240062
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/04/15
The City of Crisfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 240062 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.
Somerset County, not Crisfield
Somerset County context, not Crisfield figures
- Establishments in Somerset County360
- Covered employment, Somerset County6,963
- Average annual pay, Somerset County$58,162
- Housing units permitted, Somerset County47
Every figure in this section is published for Somerset County as a whole and is not a measurement of Crisfield.
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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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
Crisfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Crisfield, Maryland?
2,499, in 972 households. Crisfield city covers 1.74 square miles of land, which is 1,440 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Crisfield in?
Somerset 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 Crisfield?
$50,139. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $137,900. Median gross rent is $766 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Crisfield businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $200,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $100,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Crisfield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Crisfield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Crisfield. Only 0 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 Crisfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Crisfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Crisfield, city of, community 240062, 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 Crisfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Somerset 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 Crisfield.
Is zoning published for Crisfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.