Potomac Park vs Westernport

A side-by-side comparison of Potomac Park and Westernport: population, income, housing, and more.

Potomac Park and Westernport are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Westernport has the higher population (1,864 vs 974 in Potomac Park). Westernport has the higher median household income ($52,059 vs $49,330 in Potomac Park). Potomac Park has the higher median home value ($122,600 vs $85,800 in Westernport).

Population, income & housing

	Potomac Park	Westernport
Population	974	1,864
Median age	47.0 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,330	$52,059
Median home value	$122,600	$85,800
Median gross rent	$943	$727
Housing units	453	997
Homeownership rate	85.0%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Potomac Park	Westernport
Population	818 → 974 (+19.1%)	2,156 → 1,864 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$46,625 → $49,330 (+5.8%)	$42,014 → $52,059 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$101,000 → $122,600 (+21.4%)	$68,600 → $85,800 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $943 (+29.5%)	$640 → $727 (+13.6%)

Potomac Park

Population

818974

Median household income

$46,625$49,330

Median home value

$101,000$122,600

Median gross rent

$728$943

Westernport

Population

2,1561,864

Median household income

$42,014$52,059

Median home value

$68,600$85,800

Median gross rent

$640$727

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Potomac Park	Westernport
Under 5	3.8%	10.9%
5 to 17	16.1%	13.9%
18 to 24	3.6%	15.1%
25 to 34	17.0%	6.5%
35 to 44	9.2%	9.5%
45 to 54	14.3%	14.5%
55 to 64	11.1%	13.5%
65 to 74	13.0%	9.4%
75 and over	11.8%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Potomac Park	Westernport
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	96.8%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Potomac Park	Westernport
No high school diploma	3.5%	5.6%
High school graduate	53.3%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Potomac Park	Westernport
Drove alone	88.6%	78.0%
Carpooled	9.2%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Potomac Park	Westernport
1-unit, detached	100.0%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	18.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Potomac Park	Westernport
Poverty rate	11.8%	22.0%
Average household size	2.28	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	19	34
Median year structure built	1957	1944