Lochearn vs Middle River

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

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

Middle River has the higher population (31,616 vs 27,591 in Lochearn). Lochearn has the higher median household income ($76,256 vs $74,198 in Middle River). Lochearn has the higher median home value ($265,200 vs $251,200 in Middle River).

Population, income & housing

	Lochearn	Middle River
Population	27,591	31,616
Median age	38.3 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$76,256	$74,198
Median home value	$265,200	$251,200
Median gross rent	$1,433	$1,639
Housing units	11,044	13,199
Homeownership rate	68.5%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lochearn	Middle River
Population	25,771 → 27,591 (+7.1%)	25,129 → 31,616 (+25.8%)
Median household income	$64,392 → $76,256 (+18.4%)	$57,621 → $74,198 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$206,600 → $265,200 (+28.4%)	$168,300 → $251,200 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,186 → $1,433 (+20.8%)	$1,222 → $1,639 (+34.1%)

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

Middle River

Population

25,12931,616

Median household income

$57,621$74,198

Median home value

$168,300$251,200

Median gross rent

$1,222$1,639

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lochearn	Middle River
Under 5	7.6%	8.0%
5 to 17	15.2%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.1%	10.2%
25 to 34	13.9%	14.1%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.8%
55 to 64	12.9%	12.5%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.9%
75 and over	9.3%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lochearn	Middle River
White (non-Hispanic)	9.5%	52.9%
Black or African American	73.7%	30.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	3.5%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lochearn	Middle River
No high school diploma	8.4%	12.7%
High school graduate	27.8%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lochearn	Middle River
Drove alone	73.8%	71.8%
Carpooled	8.4%	12.2%
Public transit	4.8%	3.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.0%	9.2%
Other means	2.9%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lochearn	Middle River
1-unit, detached	62.8%	40.8%
1-unit, attached	11.6%	30.9%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	19.1%	9.5%
20 or more units	4.9%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Lochearn	Middle River
Poverty rate	9.1%	16.2%
Average household size	2.59	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1963	1982