Barton vs Midland

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

Barton and Midland 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 673 in Midland). Midland has the higher median household income ($58,393 vs $54,063 in Barton). Midland has the higher median home value ($129,800 vs $86,100 in Barton).

Population, income & housing

	Barton	Midland
Population	761	673
Median age	35.8 yrs	25.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,063	$58,393
Median home value	$86,100	$129,800
Median gross rent	$917	$713
Housing units	285	257
Homeownership rate	84.1%	56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	18.6%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barton	Midland
Population	441 → 761 (+72.6%)	701 → 673 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$46,667 → $54,063 (+15.8%)	$46,750 → $58,393 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $86,100 (+6.8%)	$80,600 → $129,800 (+61.0%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $917 (+24.3%)	$775 → $713 (-8.0%)

Barton

Population

441761

Median household income

$46,667$54,063

Median home value

$80,600$86,100

Median gross rent

$738$917

Midland

Population

701673

Median household income

$46,750$58,393

Median home value

$80,600$129,800

Median gross rent

$775$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barton	Midland
Under 5	5.8%	15.2%
5 to 17	19.7%	24.5%
18 to 24	10.9%	10.3%
25 to 34	12.1%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.7%
45 to 54	14.5%	4.6%
55 to 64	5.5%	10.3%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.2%
75 and over	10.5%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barton	Midland
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barton	Midland
No high school diploma	6.8%	0.3%
High school graduate	54.5%	44.2%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barton	Midland
Drove alone	73.4%	84.7%
Carpooled	9.3%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	2.7%
Other means	10.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barton	Midland
1-unit, detached	74.0%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	12.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Barton	Midland
Poverty rate	10.1%	24.4%
Average household size	3.02	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1946	1961