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Willards, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Willards is a Census town of 1,280 people across 1.14 square miles of land, in Wicomico County. Median household income is $75,333, 76.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $424,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Willards
What Willards is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.14 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,124 plus or minus 260
- County holding the largest share of its areaWicomico 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.
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How many people live in Willards
- Population1,280 plus or minus 296
- Median age40.3
- Population under 18340 plus or minus 122
- Share under 1826.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Population 65 and over115 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over9.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Households494
- Family households335 plus or minus 79
- Share of households that are families67.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Willards
- Median household income$75,333
- Per capita income$28,909
- Civilian labor force637 plus or minus 164
- Employed567 plus or minus 126
- Unemployed70 plus or minus 90
- Unemployment rate11.0 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Adults 25 and over840
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.0 percent plus or minus 23.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.9 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Willards
- Housing units511
- Occupied units494
- Vacant units17 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate3.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied377 plus or minus 78
- Renter occupied117 plus or minus 60
- Ownership rate76.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$216,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,460
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.3 percent
- Single family units461
- Share single family90.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more1.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Mobile homes42 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Willards gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute538 plus or minus 115
- Commuting under 15 minutes97 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.0 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more152 plus or minus 55
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.3 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Drove alone90.8 percent plus or minus 28.5
- Carpooled4.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Willards (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$424,000
- Average approval$424,000
- Median approval$424,000
- Largest approval$424,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Willards, 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.
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Flood risk in Willards
- NFIP communityTown of Willards
- NFIP community number240082
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/17/15
The Town of Willards participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 240082 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.
Wicomico County, not Willards
Wicomico County context, not Willards figures
- Establishments in Wicomico County2,495
- Covered employment, Wicomico County46,139
- Average annual pay, Wicomico County$56,568
- Housing units permitted, Wicomico County279
Every figure in this section is published for Wicomico County as a whole and is not a measurement of Willards.
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
Willards questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Willards, Maryland?
1,280, in 494 households. Willards town covers 1.14 square miles of land, which is 1,124 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Willards in?
Wicomico 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 Willards?
$75,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $216,100. Median gross rent is $1,460 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Willards businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $424,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $424,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Willards, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Willards borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Willards. 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 Willards in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Willards appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Willards, town of, community 240082, 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 Willards figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wicomico 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 Willards.
Is zoning published for Willards?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.