Aberdeen Proving Ground vs Darlington

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

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

Aberdeen Proving Ground has the higher population (2,343 vs 349 in Darlington). Aberdeen Proving Ground has the higher median household income ($123,125 vs $81,250 in Darlington). Since 2019, Aberdeen Proving Ground's population has grown faster (-18.4% vs -30.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Darlington
Population	2,343	349
Median age	32.2 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$123,125	$81,250
Median home value	—	$375,000
Median gross rent	$1,960	—
Housing units	981	161
Homeownership rate	1.1%	87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.9%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Darlington
Population	2,872 → 2,343 (-18.4%)	499 → 349 (-30.1%)
Median household income	$94,643 → $123,125 (+30.1%)	$101,250 → $81,250 (-19.8%)
Median home value	—	$323,300 → $375,000 (+16.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,856 → $1,960 (+5.6%)	—

Aberdeen Proving Ground

Population

2,8722,343

Median household income

$94,643$123,125

Median gross rent

$1,856$1,960

Darlington

Population

499349

Median household income

$101,250$81,250

Median home value

$323,300$375,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Darlington
Under 5	8.1%	2.6%
5 to 17	20.1%	11.5%
18 to 24	6.6%	10.0%
25 to 34	26.3%	6.6%
35 to 44	11.9%	17.5%
45 to 54	9.3%	8.6%
55 to 64	12.7%	20.3%
65 to 74	3.2%	15.5%
75 and over	1.9%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Darlington
White (non-Hispanic)	50.3%	92.6%
Black or African American	38.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Darlington
No high school diploma	3.2%	12.8%
High school graduate	11.1%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	34.4%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.5%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Darlington
Drove alone	71.2%	96.0%
Carpooled	4.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Darlington
1-unit, detached	8.2%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	50.1%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	22.7%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	9.9%
20 or more units	11.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Darlington
Poverty rate	0.3%	9.3%
Average household size	2.67	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1983	1938