Aberdeen Proving Ground vs Abingdon

A side-by-side comparison of Aberdeen Proving Ground and Abingdon: population, income, housing, and more.

Aberdeen Proving Ground and Abingdon are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Abingdon has the higher population (5,727 vs 2,343 in Aberdeen Proving Ground). Abingdon has the higher median household income ($147,652 vs $123,125 in Aberdeen Proving Ground). Since 2019, Abingdon's population has grown faster (+7.6% vs -18.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Abingdon
Population	2,343	5,727
Median age	32.2 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$123,125	$147,652
Median home value	—	$358,700
Median gross rent	$1,960	$1,940
Housing units	981	1,863
Homeownership rate	1.1%	93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.9%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Abingdon
Population	2,872 → 2,343 (-18.4%)	5,324 → 5,727 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$94,643 → $123,125 (+30.1%)	$128,478 → $147,652 (+14.9%)
Median home value	—	$310,700 → $358,700 (+15.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,856 → $1,960 (+5.6%)	$1,774 → $1,940 (+9.4%)

Aberdeen Proving Ground

Population

2,8722,343

Median household income

$94,643$123,125

Median gross rent

$1,856$1,960

Abingdon

Population

5,3245,727

Median household income

$128,478$147,652

Median home value

$310,700$358,700

Median gross rent

$1,774$1,940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Abingdon
Under 5	8.1%	12.7%
5 to 17	20.1%	9.0%
18 to 24	6.6%	11.6%
25 to 34	26.3%	14.7%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	9.3%	15.1%
55 to 64	12.7%	16.4%
65 to 74	3.2%	6.9%
75 and over	1.9%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Abingdon
White (non-Hispanic)	50.3%	43.0%
Black or African American	38.3%	40.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.2%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Abingdon
No high school diploma	3.2%	4.4%
High school graduate	11.1%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	34.4%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17.5%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Abingdon
Drove alone	71.2%	81.9%
Carpooled	4.0%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	7.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Abingdon
1-unit, detached	8.2%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	50.1%	29.8%
2 to 4 units	22.7%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Abingdon
Poverty rate	0.3%	4.5%
Average household size	2.67	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	17	35
Median year structure built	1983	1998