Lusby vs Solomons

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

Lusby 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 2,161 in Lusby). Lusby has the higher median household income ($130,543 vs $89,205 in Solomons). Solomons has the higher median home value ($455,000 vs $327,500 in Lusby).

Population, income & housing

	Lusby	Solomons
Population	2,161	2,180
Median age	32.5 yrs	66.4 yrs
Median household income	$130,543	$89,205
Median home value	$327,500	$455,000
Median gross rent	$1,193	$2,920
Housing units	892	1,299
Homeownership rate	82.0%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	43.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lusby	Solomons
Population	1,824 → 2,161 (+18.5%)	2,132 → 2,180 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$59,174 → $130,543 (+120.6%)	$95,481 → $89,205 (-6.6%)
Median home value	$298,200 → $327,500 (+9.8%)	$391,000 → $455,000 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,278 → $1,193 (-6.7%)	$2,296 → $2,920 (+27.2%)

Lusby

Population

1,8242,161

Median household income

$59,174$130,543

Median home value

$298,200$327,500

Median gross rent

$1,278$1,193

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)

	Lusby	Solomons
Under 5	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.4%	3.5%
18 to 24	4.9%	1.7%
25 to 34	29.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.5%	5.6%
45 to 54	3.9%	8.4%
55 to 64	15.8%	18.7%
65 to 74	12.1%	18.8%
75 and over	3.8%	33.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lusby	Solomons
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	83.6%
Black or African American	8.9%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lusby	Solomons
No high school diploma	6.8%	2.8%
High school graduate	25.2%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	46.1%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	25.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lusby	Solomons
Drove alone	82.9%	56.4%
Carpooled	2.5%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	38.2%
Other means	0.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lusby	Solomons
1-unit, detached	90.4%	26.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	34.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.7%
20 or more units	9.6%	25.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lusby	Solomons
Poverty rate	4.6%	0.6%
Average household size	2.51	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	43	28
Median year structure built	1989	1999