Lochearn vs Reisterstown

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

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

Reisterstown has the higher population (27,764 vs 27,591 in Lochearn). Reisterstown has the higher median household income ($79,812 vs $76,256 in Lochearn). Reisterstown has the higher median home value ($332,300 vs $265,200 in Lochearn).

Population, income & housing

	Lochearn	Reisterstown
Population	27,591	27,764
Median age	38.3 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$76,256	$79,812
Median home value	$265,200	$332,300
Median gross rent	$1,433	$1,599
Housing units	11,044	11,153
Homeownership rate	68.5%	61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	42.3%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lochearn	Reisterstown
Population	25,771 → 27,591 (+7.1%)	27,007 → 27,764 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$64,392 → $76,256 (+18.4%)	$70,507 → $79,812 (+13.2%)
Median home value	$206,600 → $265,200 (+28.4%)	$240,000 → $332,300 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,186 → $1,433 (+20.8%)	$1,331 → $1,599 (+20.1%)

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

Reisterstown

Population

27,00727,764

Median household income

$70,507$79,812

Median home value

$240,000$332,300

Median gross rent

$1,331$1,599

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lochearn	Reisterstown
Under 5	7.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.2%	18.5%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.6%
25 to 34	13.9%	12.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.6%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.0%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.3%
75 and over	9.3%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lochearn	Reisterstown
White (non-Hispanic)	9.5%	39.8%
Black or African American	73.7%	39.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.7%
Two or more races	1.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lochearn	Reisterstown
No high school diploma	8.4%	9.4%
High school graduate	27.8%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	19.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lochearn	Reisterstown
Drove alone	73.8%	70.3%
Carpooled	8.4%	9.6%
Public transit	4.8%	3.2%
Walked	1.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	14.7%
Other means	2.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lochearn	Reisterstown
1-unit, detached	62.8%	48.0%
1-unit, attached	11.6%	18.7%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	19.1%	25.2%
20 or more units	4.9%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lochearn	Reisterstown
Poverty rate	9.1%	11.8%
Average household size	2.59	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1963	1980