Arbutus vs Lochearn

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

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

Lochearn has the higher population (27,591 vs 20,869 in Arbutus). Arbutus has the higher median household income ($97,215 vs $76,256 in Lochearn). Arbutus has the higher median home value ($296,800 vs $265,200 in Lochearn).

Population, income & housing

	Arbutus	Lochearn
Population	20,869	27,591
Median age	35.7 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$97,215	$76,256
Median home value	$296,800	$265,200
Median gross rent	$1,238	$1,433
Housing units	8,490	11,044
Homeownership rate	72.0%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.1%	35.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arbutus	Lochearn
Population	19,292 → 20,869 (+8.2%)	25,771 → 27,591 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$76,801 → $97,215 (+26.6%)	$64,392 → $76,256 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$234,500 → $296,800 (+26.6%)	$206,600 → $265,200 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,103 → $1,238 (+12.2%)	$1,186 → $1,433 (+20.8%)

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

Lochearn

Population

25,77127,591

Median household income

$64,392$76,256

Median home value

$206,600$265,200

Median gross rent

$1,186$1,433

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arbutus	Lochearn
Under 5	7.5%	7.6%
5 to 17	15.2%	15.2%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.1%
25 to 34	17.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	17.1%	13.0%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.9%
65 to 74	8.2%	9.1%
75 and over	3.3%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arbutus	Lochearn
White (non-Hispanic)	67.0%	9.5%
Black or African American	14.3%	73.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	8.4%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arbutus	Lochearn
No high school diploma	7.1%	8.4%
High school graduate	27.3%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.3%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arbutus	Lochearn
Drove alone	76.9%	73.8%
Carpooled	5.9%	8.4%
Public transit	1.1%	4.8%
Walked	3.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	9.0%
Other means	0.4%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arbutus	Lochearn
1-unit, detached	51.9%	62.8%
1-unit, attached	29.8%	11.6%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	19.1%
20 or more units	1.2%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Arbutus	Lochearn
Poverty rate	10.2%	9.1%
Average household size	2.55	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1956	1963