Crofton vs Odenton

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

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

Odenton has the higher population (45,585 vs 29,878 in Crofton). Crofton has the higher median household income ($147,250 vs $126,455 in Odenton). Crofton has the higher median home value ($507,000 vs $408,400 in Odenton).

Population, income & housing

	Crofton	Odenton
Population	29,878	45,585
Median age	37.1 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$147,250	$126,455
Median home value	$507,000	$408,400
Median gross rent	$2,193	$2,174
Housing units	10,898	18,686
Homeownership rate	81.8%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.8%	50.8%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crofton	Odenton
Population	29,136 → 29,878 (+2.5%)	41,846 → 45,585 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$123,858 → $147,250 (+18.9%)	$99,601 → $126,455 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$387,400 → $507,000 (+30.9%)	$323,500 → $408,400 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,928 → $2,193 (+13.7%)	$1,837 → $2,174 (+18.3%)

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

Odenton

Population

41,84645,585

Median household income

$99,601$126,455

Median home value

$323,500$408,400

Median gross rent

$1,837$2,174

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crofton	Odenton
Under 5	7.1%	4.6%
5 to 17	21.3%	19.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	8.4%
25 to 34	13.3%	14.9%
35 to 44	15.0%	16.4%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.9%	10.5%
65 to 74	7.2%	7.8%
75 and over	4.1%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crofton	Odenton
White (non-Hispanic)	59.2%	49.7%
Black or African American	17.7%	26.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	8.4%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.5%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crofton	Odenton
No high school diploma	3.3%	2.9%
High school graduate	12.6%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.4%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	27.4%	23.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crofton	Odenton
Drove alone	73.0%	70.3%
Carpooled	4.8%	6.1%
Public transit	1.2%	3.3%
Walked	0.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.5%	17.8%
Other means	1.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crofton	Odenton
1-unit, detached	46.8%	30.4%
1-unit, attached	45.5%	36.2%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	18.4%
20 or more units	2.9%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Crofton	Odenton
Poverty rate	2.6%	4.0%
Average household size	2.77	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	1988	1998