Garrison vs White Marsh

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

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

White Marsh has the higher population (10,480 vs 10,449 in Garrison). White Marsh has the higher median household income ($123,302 vs $96,916 in Garrison). White Marsh has the higher median home value ($370,100 vs $297,600 in Garrison).

Population, income & housing

	Garrison	White Marsh
Population	10,449	10,480
Median age	35.3 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$96,916	$123,302
Median home value	$297,600	$370,100
Median gross rent	$2,019	$1,847
Housing units	3,984	4,253
Homeownership rate	49.9%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.7%	47.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrison	White Marsh
Population	8,309 → 10,449 (+25.8%)	9,216 → 10,480 (+13.7%)
Median household income	$82,700 → $96,916 (+17.2%)	$92,420 → $123,302 (+33.4%)
Median home value	$254,500 → $297,600 (+16.9%)	$282,100 → $370,100 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,496 → $2,019 (+35.0%)	$1,414 → $1,847 (+30.6%)

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

White Marsh

Population

9,21610,480

Median household income

$92,420$123,302

Median home value

$282,100$370,100

Median gross rent

$1,414$1,847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garrison	White Marsh
Under 5	7.9%	3.8%
5 to 17	16.9%	19.5%
18 to 24	12.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.7%
35 to 44	9.7%	18.1%
45 to 54	9.1%	9.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.0%
65 to 74	12.3%	11.5%
75 and over	6.4%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrison	White Marsh
White (non-Hispanic)	51.2%	59.4%
Black or African American	40.3%	17.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.9%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrison	White Marsh
No high school diploma	1.5%	5.6%
High school graduate	14.7%	20.1%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	29.6%
Graduate or professional degree	29.3%	17.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrison	White Marsh
Drove alone	63.8%	69.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	6.8%
Public transit	5.4%	1.7%
Walked	6.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.4%	20.2%
Other means	1.1%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrison	White Marsh
1-unit, detached	16.2%	54.8%
1-unit, attached	27.7%	22.3%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	35.4%	17.5%
20 or more units	15.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Garrison	White Marsh
Poverty rate	10.8%	6.1%
Average household size	2.67	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1990	1985