Rising Sun Town, Maryland

Rising Sun Town is one of the town of Cecil County, Maryland, located towards the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. The population of the town was 1702 as per the 2000 census data. In July 2008, its estimated population was 1809, It is Maryland's 119th smallest by population . The town comprises an area of 0.95 mi˛ (2.46 sq km), of which, 0.93 square miles (2.41 sq km) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 sq km) of it is water, giving it the 96th smallest by total area among Maryland.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1702 people, 681 households, and 456 families residing in the town. The population density was 1826.6 people per square mile (705.25/km˛), giving it the 176th most densely populated town among the Maryland. There were 716 housing units at an average density of 769.9 per square mile (297.26/km˛). The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3.06. In the town Population was distributed with 29.7% under the age of 18, 9% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.7 males. The median age is 33.5 years, The median age of males and females living in Rising Sun Town was 30.9 and 35.3 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 98.53% White, 0.71% Black or African American, 0.06% American Indian, 0.24% Asian, 0.06% Native Hawaiian, 0.35% from two or more races and 0.06% Other races.

Rising Sun town Maryland Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Rising Sun town Maryland School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Rising Sun Town Maryland GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $41089, it is 104th poorest town by median household income in Maryland. The median income for a family in the town was $48646, making it the 113th lowest town by median family income in Maryland. The per capita income for the town was $17835, it would be the 85th lowest town by per capita income in the U.S. state of Maryland. The median income is $25246, Males have a median income of $31898 versus $19261 for females.

In 2000, 531 pupils and students, of which 51.6% are male and 48.4% are female, 31.2% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.4% nursery or pri school, 3.01% kindergarten, 51.98% elementary school, 29.38% high school and 9.23% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1702
April 2000 Estimate1751
July 2000 Estimate1754
July 2001 Estimate1760
July 2002 Estimate1758
July 2003 Estimate1764
July 2004 Estimate1766
July 2005 Estimate1775
July 2006 Estimate1796
July 2007 Estimate1805
July 2008 Estimate1809
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school181634
Kindergarten8816
Elementary school142134276
High school8670156
College or graduate school202949
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Rising Sun town, Maryland$41089$48646$17835
Cecil County, Maryland$50510$56469$21384
Maryland, United States$52868$61876$25614
United States$41994$50046$21587