Fallston vs Havre de Grace

A side-by-side comparison of Fallston and Havre de Grace: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Havre de Grace has the higher population (14,857 vs 9,954 in Fallston). Fallston has the higher median household income ($154,400 vs $106,798 in Havre de Grace). Fallston has the higher median home value ($529,600 vs $348,800 in Havre de Grace).

Population, income & housing

	Fallston	Havre de Grace
Population	9,954	14,857
Median age	47.6 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$154,400	$106,798
Median home value	$529,600	$348,800
Median gross rent	$2,159	$1,314
Housing units	3,470	6,629
Homeownership rate	96.3%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.8%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fallston	Havre de Grace
Population	8,972 → 9,954 (+10.9%)	13,652 → 14,857 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$128,561 → $154,400 (+20.1%)	$77,690 → $106,798 (+37.5%)
Median home value	$392,000 → $529,600 (+35.1%)	$287,500 → $348,800 (+21.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,148 → $2,159 (+88.1%)	$1,003 → $1,314 (+31.0%)

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

Havre de Grace

Population

13,65214,857

Median household income

$77,690$106,798

Median home value

$287,500$348,800

Median gross rent

$1,003$1,314

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fallston	Havre de Grace
Under 5	3.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	15.6%	13.7%
18 to 24	11.1%	5.9%
25 to 34	5.3%	13.6%
35 to 44	12.7%	10.3%
45 to 54	13.7%	13.9%
55 to 64	16.5%	16.4%
65 to 74	14.8%	13.0%
75 and over	7.1%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fallston	Havre de Grace
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	74.0%
Black or African American	2.3%	12.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fallston	Havre de Grace
No high school diploma	1.6%	7.1%
High school graduate	23.1%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	27.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	22.8%	19.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fallston	Havre de Grace
Drove alone	63.5%	67.2%
Carpooled	14.1%	8.6%
Public transit	1.3%	1.6%
Walked	1.5%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	19.5%	17.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fallston	Havre de Grace
1-unit, detached	98.4%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	23.8%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fallston	Havre de Grace
Poverty rate	4.9%	9.3%
Average household size	2.86	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	37	28
Median year structure built	1976	1991