Calvert Beach vs Solomons

A side-by-side comparison of Calvert Beach and Solomons: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Solomons has the higher population (2,180 vs 911 in Calvert Beach). Solomons has the higher median household income ($89,205 vs $85,667 in Calvert Beach). Solomons has the higher median home value ($455,000 vs $292,000 in Calvert Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Calvert Beach	Solomons
Population	911	2,180
Median age	28.9 yrs	66.4 yrs
Median household income	$85,667	$89,205
Median home value	$292,000	$455,000
Median gross rent	—	$2,920
Housing units	310	1,299
Homeownership rate	95.0%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	43.3%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calvert Beach	Solomons
Population	960 → 911 (-5.1%)	2,132 → 2,180 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$73,068 → $85,667 (+17.2%)	$95,481 → $89,205 (-6.6%)
Median home value	$270,900 → $292,000 (+7.8%)	$391,000 → $455,000 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,696 → $1,659 (-2.2%)	$2,296 → $2,920 (+27.2%)

Calvert Beach

Population

960911

Median household income

$73,068$85,667

Median home value

$270,900$292,000

Median gross rent

$1,696$1,659

Solomons

Population

2,1322,180

Median household income

$95,481$89,205

Median home value

$391,000$455,000

Median gross rent

$2,296$2,920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calvert Beach	Solomons
Under 5	10.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.6%	3.5%
18 to 24	1.8%	1.7%
25 to 34	18.4%	10.2%
35 to 44	16.7%	5.6%
45 to 54	9.0%	8.4%
55 to 64	12.1%	18.7%
65 to 74	9.1%	18.8%
75 and over	0.5%	33.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calvert Beach	Solomons
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	83.6%
Black or African American	4.0%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calvert Beach	Solomons
No high school diploma	2.3%	2.8%
High school graduate	50.5%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	25.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calvert Beach	Solomons
Drove alone	64.0%	56.4%
Carpooled	12.0%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.0%	38.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calvert Beach	Solomons
1-unit, detached	92.9%	26.8%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	34.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	25.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Calvert Beach	Solomons
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.6%
Average household size	3.23	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	39	28
Median year structure built	1980	1999