Crofton vs Maryland City

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

Crofton and Maryland City 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 18,669 in Maryland City). Crofton has the higher median household income ($147,250 vs $109,530 in Maryland City). Crofton has the higher median home value ($507,000 vs $392,500 in Maryland City).

Population, income & housing

	Crofton	Maryland City
Population	29,878	18,669
Median age	37.1 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$147,250	$109,530
Median home value	$507,000	$392,500
Median gross rent	$2,193	$2,199
Housing units	10,898	7,514
Homeownership rate	81.8%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.8%	48.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crofton	Maryland City
Population	29,136 → 29,878 (+2.5%)	17,513 → 18,669 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$123,858 → $147,250 (+18.9%)	$103,112 → $109,530 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$387,400 → $507,000 (+30.9%)	$315,500 → $392,500 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,928 → $2,193 (+13.7%)	$1,824 → $2,199 (+20.6%)

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

Maryland City

Population

17,51318,669

Median household income

$103,112$109,530

Median home value

$315,500$392,500

Median gross rent

$1,824$2,199

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crofton	Maryland City
Under 5	7.1%	7.2%
5 to 17	21.3%	14.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	10.4%
25 to 34	13.3%	17.1%
35 to 44	15.0%	16.6%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.9%
65 to 74	7.2%	3.4%
75 and over	4.1%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crofton	Maryland City
White (non-Hispanic)	59.2%	24.0%
Black or African American	17.7%	43.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.4%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	24.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crofton	Maryland City
No high school diploma	3.3%	7.5%
High school graduate	12.6%	21.2%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.4%	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	27.4%	19.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crofton	Maryland City
Drove alone	73.0%	72.6%
Carpooled	4.8%	5.9%
Public transit	1.2%	3.3%
Walked	0.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.5%	16.7%
Other means	1.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crofton	Maryland City
1-unit, detached	46.8%	31.3%
1-unit, attached	45.5%	36.2%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	15.1%
20 or more units	2.9%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Crofton	Maryland City
Poverty rate	2.6%	10.1%
Average household size	2.77	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1988	1992