Barton vs Eckhart Mines

A side-by-side comparison of Barton and Eckhart Mines: population, income, housing, and more.

Barton and Eckhart Mines are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Barton has the higher population (761 vs 521 in Eckhart Mines). Barton has the higher median household income ($54,063 vs $51,458 in Eckhart Mines). Eckhart Mines has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $86,100 in Barton).

Population, income & housing

	Barton	Eckhart Mines
Population	761	521
Median age	35.8 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,063	$51,458
Median home value	$86,100	$131,300
Median gross rent	$917	$872
Housing units	285	343
Homeownership rate	84.1%	44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	18.6%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barton	Eckhart Mines
Population	441 → 761 (+72.6%)	665 → 521 (-21.7%)
Median household income	$46,667 → $54,063 (+15.8%)	$59,091 → $51,458 (-12.9%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $86,100 (+6.8%)	$70,000 → $131,300 (+87.6%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $917 (+24.3%)	—

Barton

Population

441761

Median household income

$46,667$54,063

Median home value

$80,600$86,100

Median gross rent

$738$917

Eckhart Mines

Population

665521

Median household income

$59,091$51,458

Median home value

$70,000$131,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barton	Eckhart Mines
Under 5	5.8%	8.1%
5 to 17	19.7%	11.5%
18 to 24	10.9%	10.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	15.7%
35 to 44	12.1%	9.0%
45 to 54	14.5%	6.7%
55 to 64	5.5%	26.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.1%
75 and over	10.5%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barton	Eckhart Mines
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barton	Eckhart Mines
No high school diploma	6.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	54.5%	74.7%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	13.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barton	Eckhart Mines
Drove alone	73.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	9.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	0.0%
Other means	10.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barton	Eckhart Mines
1-unit, detached	74.0%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	14.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	12.2%

Poverty & households

	Barton	Eckhart Mines
Poverty rate	10.1%	6.1%
Average household size	3.02	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	29	49
Median year structure built	1946	1960