Arnold vs Crofton

A side-by-side comparison of Arnold and Crofton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Crofton has the higher population (29,878 vs 23,866 in Arnold). Crofton has the higher median household income ($147,250 vs $137,799 in Arnold). Arnold has the higher median home value ($547,800 vs $507,000 in Crofton).

Population, income & housing

	Arnold	Crofton
Population	23,866	29,878
Median age	38.2 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$137,799	$147,250
Median home value	$547,800	$507,000
Median gross rent	$2,177	$2,193
Housing units	8,989	10,898
Homeownership rate	85.6%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.4%	60.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arnold	Crofton
Population	23,406 → 23,866 (+2.0%)	29,136 → 29,878 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$126,310 → $137,799 (+9.1%)	$123,858 → $147,250 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$441,300 → $547,800 (+24.1%)	$387,400 → $507,000 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,927 → $2,177 (+13.0%)	$1,928 → $2,193 (+13.7%)

Arnold

Population

23,40623,866

Median household income

$126,310$137,799

Median home value

$441,300$547,800

Median gross rent

$1,927$2,177

Crofton

Population

29,13629,878

Median household income

$123,858$147,250

Median home value

$387,400$507,000

Median gross rent

$1,928$2,193

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arnold	Crofton
Under 5	5.6%	7.1%
5 to 17	20.2%	21.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	9.1%	13.3%
35 to 44	15.8%	15.0%
45 to 54	12.7%	14.1%
55 to 64	13.6%	11.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	7.2%
75 and over	6.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arnold	Crofton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	59.2%
Black or African American	4.4%	17.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	8.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.8%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arnold	Crofton
No high school diploma	2.0%	3.3%
High school graduate	11.3%	12.6%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	33.4%
Graduate or professional degree	25.5%	27.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arnold	Crofton
Drove alone	70.3%	73.0%
Carpooled	6.1%	4.8%
Public transit	0.4%	1.2%
Walked	0.4%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.2%	19.5%
Other means	1.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arnold	Crofton
1-unit, detached	69.1%	46.8%
1-unit, attached	23.6%	45.5%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.6%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arnold	Crofton
Poverty rate	3.0%	2.6%
Average household size	2.77	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	1980	1988