Drum Point vs North Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Drum Point and North Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Drum Point has the higher population (3,219 vs 2,769 in North Beach). Drum Point has the higher median household income ($133,059 vs $81,500 in North Beach). Drum Point has the higher median home value ($383,200 vs $368,800 in North Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Drum Point	North Beach
Population	3,219	2,769
Median age	37.8 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$133,059	$81,500
Median home value	$383,200	$368,800
Median gross rent	$1,714	$1,817
Housing units	1,290	1,106
Homeownership rate	90.6%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	39.4%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	17.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drum Point	North Beach
Population	2,227 → 3,219 (+44.5%)	2,609 → 2,769 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$89,155 → $133,059 (+49.2%)	$75,109 → $81,500 (+8.5%)
Median home value	$268,200 → $383,200 (+42.9%)	$300,600 → $368,800 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,825 → $1,714 (-6.1%)	$1,670 → $1,817 (+8.8%)

Drum Point

Population

2,2273,219

Median household income

$89,155$133,059

Median home value

$268,200$383,200

Median gross rent

$1,825$1,714

North Beach

Population

2,6092,769

Median household income

$75,109$81,500

Median home value

$300,600$368,800

Median gross rent

$1,670$1,817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Drum Point	North Beach
Under 5	3.5%	2.0%
5 to 17	16.5%	34.3%
18 to 24	10.6%	8.2%
25 to 34	14.2%	10.1%
35 to 44	9.6%	8.5%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.3%
55 to 64	17.4%	9.2%
65 to 74	7.0%	8.5%
75 and over	8.2%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drum Point	North Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	73.0%	60.1%
Black or African American	5.5%	22.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.1%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	16.9%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drum Point	North Beach
No high school diploma	4.0%	2.9%
High school graduate	33.5%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	20.3%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drum Point	North Beach
Drove alone	70.5%	73.8%
Carpooled	7.8%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	21.7%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drum Point	North Beach
1-unit, detached	99.1%	43.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	32.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Drum Point	North Beach
Poverty rate	11.6%	5.2%
Average household size	2.92	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	45	41
Median year structure built	1990	1990