About Church Creek

Church Creek is a tiny coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 56 people and just one neighborhood, Church Creek is the 308th largest community in Maryland.

Church Creek is a blue-collar town, with 47.6% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Church Creek is a town of construction workers and builders, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Church Creek who work in management occupations (23.81%), food service (19.05%), and office and administrative support jobs (9.52%).

Church Creek is a major retirement destination. In fact, people 65 and over make up 35.71% of the population. For those considering a place to retire, Church Creek may be a good choice because much of the town's services and social community are oriented toward the over-65 demographic.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Church Creek are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.14 minutes getting to work every day.

Church Creek is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Church Creek isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Church Creek doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Church Creek Information and Demographics

In Church Creek, just 9.09% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Church Creek in 2000 was $19,700, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $78,800 for a family of four. Church Creek also has one of the lowest poverty rates in America, with just 0% of the people in Church Creek living in poverty.

The people who call Church Creek home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Church Creek is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Church Creek include French, Irish, German, Italian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Church Creek is English.