North Beach vs Owings

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

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

North Beach has the higher population (2,769 vs 2,475 in Owings). Owings has the higher median household income ($171,194 vs $81,500 in North Beach). Owings has the higher median home value ($592,900 vs $368,800 in North Beach).

Population, income & housing

	North Beach	Owings
Population	2,769	2,475
Median age	30.7 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$81,500	$171,194
Median home value	$368,800	$592,900
Median gross rent	$1,817	—
Housing units	1,106	1,011
Homeownership rate	56.7%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.4%	43.4%
Unemployment rate	17.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Beach	Owings
Population	2,609 → 2,769 (+6.1%)	2,528 → 2,475 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$75,109 → $81,500 (+8.5%)	$163,250 → $171,194 (+4.9%)
Median home value	$300,600 → $368,800 (+22.7%)	$472,800 → $592,900 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,670 → $1,817 (+8.8%)	—

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

Owings

Population

2,5282,475

Median household income

$163,250$171,194

Median home value

$472,800$592,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Beach	Owings
Under 5	2.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	34.3%	16.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	3.3%
25 to 34	10.1%	12.5%
35 to 44	8.5%	9.1%
45 to 54	13.3%	15.7%
55 to 64	9.2%	23.9%
65 to 74	8.5%	6.6%
75 and over	5.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Beach	Owings
White (non-Hispanic)	60.1%	78.7%
Black or African American	22.9%	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	5.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Beach	Owings
No high school diploma	2.9%	8.1%
High school graduate	25.8%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18.6%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Beach	Owings
Drove alone	73.8%	78.1%
Carpooled	5.1%	8.3%
Public transit	3.0%	4.0%
Walked	6.1%	0.7%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	8.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Beach	Owings
1-unit, detached	43.6%	95.1%
1-unit, attached	32.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Beach	Owings
Poverty rate	5.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.69	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	41	32
Median year structure built	1990	1999