Garrison vs Overlea

A side-by-side comparison of Garrison and Overlea: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Overlea has the higher population (12,430 vs 10,449 in Garrison). Garrison has the higher median household income ($96,916 vs $86,296 in Overlea). Garrison has the higher median home value ($297,600 vs $249,500 in Overlea).

Population, income & housing

	Garrison	Overlea
Population	10,449	12,430
Median age	35.3 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$96,916	$86,296
Median home value	$297,600	$249,500
Median gross rent	$2,019	$1,315
Housing units	3,984	5,601
Homeownership rate	49.9%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.7%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrison	Overlea
Population	8,309 → 10,449 (+25.8%)	12,195 → 12,430 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$82,700 → $96,916 (+17.2%)	$64,868 → $86,296 (+33.0%)
Median home value	$254,500 → $297,600 (+16.9%)	$201,400 → $249,500 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,496 → $2,019 (+35.0%)	$1,233 → $1,315 (+6.7%)

Garrison

Population

8,30910,449

Median household income

$82,700$96,916

Median home value

$254,500$297,600

Median gross rent

$1,496$2,019

Overlea

Population

12,19512,430

Median household income

$64,868$86,296

Median home value

$201,400$249,500

Median gross rent

$1,233$1,315

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garrison	Overlea
Under 5	7.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.9%	16.0%
18 to 24	12.9%	8.4%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	9.7%	14.8%
45 to 54	9.1%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.2%
75 and over	6.4%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrison	Overlea
White (non-Hispanic)	51.2%	60.4%
Black or African American	40.3%	25.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.9%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrison	Overlea
No high school diploma	1.5%	8.8%
High school graduate	14.7%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	29.3%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrison	Overlea
Drove alone	63.8%	74.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	7.3%
Public transit	5.4%	1.3%
Walked	6.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.4%	13.3%
Other means	1.1%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrison	Overlea
1-unit, detached	16.2%	54.8%
1-unit, attached	27.7%	21.4%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	35.4%	10.0%
20 or more units	15.0%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Garrison	Overlea
Poverty rate	10.8%	8.0%
Average household size	2.67	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1990	1958