Arbutus vs Cockeysville

A side-by-side comparison of Arbutus and Cockeysville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cockeysville has the higher population (23,265 vs 20,869 in Arbutus). Arbutus has the higher median household income ($97,215 vs $85,422 in Cockeysville). Cockeysville has the higher median home value ($392,000 vs $296,800 in Arbutus).

Population, income & housing

	Arbutus	Cockeysville
Population	20,869	23,265
Median age	35.7 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$97,215	$85,422
Median home value	$296,800	$392,000
Median gross rent	$1,238	$1,553
Housing units	8,490	10,965
Homeownership rate	72.0%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.1%	49.0%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arbutus	Cockeysville
Population	19,292 → 20,869 (+8.2%)	21,038 → 23,265 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$76,801 → $97,215 (+26.6%)	$65,420 → $85,422 (+30.6%)
Median home value	$234,500 → $296,800 (+26.6%)	$333,000 → $392,000 (+17.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,103 → $1,238 (+12.2%)	$1,221 → $1,553 (+27.2%)

Arbutus

Population

19,29220,869

Median household income

$76,801$97,215

Median home value

$234,500$296,800

Median gross rent

$1,103$1,238

Cockeysville

Population

21,03823,265

Median household income

$65,420$85,422

Median home value

$333,000$392,000

Median gross rent

$1,221$1,553

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arbutus	Cockeysville
Under 5	7.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.2%	14.2%
18 to 24	8.8%	9.1%
25 to 34	17.2%	23.0%
35 to 44	17.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	9.4%	13.7%
55 to 64	13.4%	9.5%
65 to 74	8.2%	7.3%
75 and over	3.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arbutus	Cockeysville
White (non-Hispanic)	67.0%	51.0%
Black or African American	14.3%	19.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	8.4%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arbutus	Cockeysville
No high school diploma	7.1%	9.1%
High school graduate	27.3%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.3%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	17.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arbutus	Cockeysville
Drove alone	76.9%	73.4%
Carpooled	5.9%	7.0%
Public transit	1.1%	1.3%
Walked	3.7%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	13.6%
Other means	0.4%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arbutus	Cockeysville
1-unit, detached	51.9%	21.6%
1-unit, attached	29.8%	13.0%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	52.9%
20 or more units	1.2%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arbutus	Cockeysville
Poverty rate	10.2%	14.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1956	1978