Arbutus vs Rossville

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

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

Arbutus has the higher population (20,869 vs 15,088 in Rossville). Arbutus has the higher median household income ($97,215 vs $91,469 in Rossville). Arbutus has the higher median home value ($296,800 vs $296,600 in Rossville).

Population, income & housing

	Arbutus	Rossville
Population	20,869	15,088
Median age	35.7 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$97,215	$91,469
Median home value	$296,800	$296,600
Median gross rent	$1,238	$1,465
Housing units	8,490	6,913
Homeownership rate	72.0%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.1%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arbutus	Rossville
Population	19,292 → 20,869 (+8.2%)	15,127 → 15,088 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$76,801 → $97,215 (+26.6%)	$66,522 → $91,469 (+37.5%)
Median home value	$234,500 → $296,800 (+26.6%)	$221,400 → $296,600 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,103 → $1,238 (+12.2%)	$1,233 → $1,465 (+18.8%)

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

Rossville

Population

15,12715,088

Median household income

$66,522$91,469

Median home value

$221,400$296,600

Median gross rent

$1,233$1,465

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arbutus	Rossville
Under 5	7.5%	3.9%
5 to 17	15.2%	8.7%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.0%
25 to 34	17.2%	19.2%
35 to 44	17.1%	15.3%
45 to 54	9.4%	16.7%
55 to 64	13.4%	13.6%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.7%
75 and over	3.3%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arbutus	Rossville
White (non-Hispanic)	67.0%	37.3%
Black or African American	14.3%	44.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.7%
Asian	8.4%	8.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arbutus	Rossville
No high school diploma	7.1%	5.6%
High school graduate	27.3%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.3%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arbutus	Rossville
Drove alone	76.9%	67.7%
Carpooled	5.9%	10.6%
Public transit	1.1%	3.7%
Walked	3.7%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	7.4%
Other means	0.4%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arbutus	Rossville
1-unit, detached	51.9%	28.5%
1-unit, attached	29.8%	22.7%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	39.8%
20 or more units	1.2%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arbutus	Rossville
Poverty rate	10.2%	9.0%
Average household size	2.55	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1956	1990