Abingdon vs Fallston

A side-by-side comparison of Abingdon and Fallston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fallston has the higher population (9,954 vs 5,727 in Abingdon). Fallston has the higher median household income ($154,400 vs $147,652 in Abingdon). Fallston has the higher median home value ($529,600 vs $358,700 in Abingdon).

Population, income & housing

	Abingdon	Fallston
Population	5,727	9,954
Median age	37.2 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$147,652	$154,400
Median home value	$358,700	$529,600
Median gross rent	$1,940	$2,159
Housing units	1,863	3,470
Homeownership rate	93.4%	96.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.1%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abingdon	Fallston
Population	5,324 → 5,727 (+7.6%)	8,972 → 9,954 (+10.9%)
Median household income	$128,478 → $147,652 (+14.9%)	$128,561 → $154,400 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$310,700 → $358,700 (+15.4%)	$392,000 → $529,600 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,774 → $1,940 (+9.4%)	$1,148 → $2,159 (+88.1%)

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

Fallston

Population

8,9729,954

Median household income

$128,561$154,400

Median home value

$392,000$529,600

Median gross rent

$1,148$2,159

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abingdon	Fallston
Under 5	12.7%	3.3%
5 to 17	9.0%	15.6%
18 to 24	11.6%	11.1%
25 to 34	14.7%	5.3%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	15.1%	13.7%
55 to 64	16.4%	16.5%
65 to 74	6.9%	14.8%
75 and over	2.6%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abingdon	Fallston
White (non-Hispanic)	43.0%	86.5%
Black or African American	40.4%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.3%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abingdon	Fallston
No high school diploma	4.4%	1.6%
High school graduate	22.2%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.5%	22.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abingdon	Fallston
Drove alone	81.9%	63.5%
Carpooled	9.1%	14.1%
Public transit	2.2%	1.3%
Walked	0.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	19.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abingdon	Fallston
1-unit, detached	63.0%	98.4%
1-unit, attached	29.8%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Abingdon	Fallston
Poverty rate	4.5%	4.9%
Average household size	3.11	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	35	37
Median year structure built	1998	1976