Crisfield is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 2,531 people and two associated neighborhoods, Crisfield is the 184th largest community in Maryland.
Also of interest is that Crisfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Crisfield is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Being a small city, Crisfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Crisfield are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.68% of adults in Crisfield having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Crisfield in 2022 was $26,529, which is low income relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,116 for a family of four. However, Crisfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Crisfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Crisfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crisfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Crisfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.76% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Crisfield include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Crisfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.