Fallston vs Joppatowne

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

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

Joppatowne has the higher population (13,397 vs 9,954 in Fallston). Fallston has the higher median household income ($154,400 vs $109,589 in Joppatowne). Fallston has the higher median home value ($529,600 vs $315,000 in Joppatowne).

Population, income & housing

	Fallston	Joppatowne
Population	9,954	13,397
Median age	47.6 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$154,400	$109,589
Median home value	$529,600	$315,000
Median gross rent	$2,159	$1,600
Housing units	3,470	5,792
Homeownership rate	96.3%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.8%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fallston	Joppatowne
Population	8,972 → 9,954 (+10.9%)	12,304 → 13,397 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$128,561 → $154,400 (+20.1%)	$89,423 → $109,589 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$392,000 → $529,600 (+35.1%)	$260,900 → $315,000 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,148 → $2,159 (+88.1%)	$1,161 → $1,600 (+37.8%)

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

Joppatowne

Population

12,30413,397

Median household income

$89,423$109,589

Median home value

$260,900$315,000

Median gross rent

$1,161$1,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fallston	Joppatowne
Under 5	3.3%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.6%	11.8%
18 to 24	11.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	5.3%	14.4%
35 to 44	12.7%	14.6%
45 to 54	13.7%	14.5%
55 to 64	16.5%	13.4%
65 to 74	14.8%	10.4%
75 and over	7.1%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fallston	Joppatowne
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	71.2%
Black or African American	2.3%	19.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fallston	Joppatowne
No high school diploma	1.6%	6.8%
High school graduate	23.1%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.0%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22.8%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fallston	Joppatowne
Drove alone	63.5%	81.7%
Carpooled	14.1%	5.1%
Public transit	1.3%	2.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.5%	10.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fallston	Joppatowne
1-unit, detached	98.4%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	23.6%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Fallston	Joppatowne
Poverty rate	4.9%	7.3%
Average household size	2.86	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	37	33
Median year structure built	1976	1975