Savage vs Scaggsville

A side-by-side comparison of Savage and Scaggsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Scaggsville has the higher population (10,441 vs 8,284 in Savage). Scaggsville has the higher median household income ($183,125 vs $117,353 in Savage). Scaggsville has the higher median home value ($629,800 vs $405,600 in Savage).

Population, income & housing

	Savage	Scaggsville
Population	8,284	10,441
Median age	36.6 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$117,353	$183,125
Median home value	$405,600	$629,800
Median gross rent	$2,106	$3,205
Housing units	3,140	3,436
Homeownership rate	62.0%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.0%	69.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Savage	Scaggsville
Population	6,428 → 8,284 (+28.9%)	9,751 → 10,441 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$95,323 → $117,353 (+23.1%)	$151,558 → $183,125 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$336,200 → $405,600 (+20.6%)	$511,300 → $629,800 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,359 → $2,106 (+55.0%)	$2,431 → $3,205 (+31.8%)

Savage

Population

6,4288,284

Median household income

$95,323$117,353

Median home value

$336,200$405,600

Median gross rent

$1,359$2,106

Scaggsville

Population

9,75110,441

Median household income

$151,558$183,125

Median home value

$511,300$629,800

Median gross rent

$2,431$3,205

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Savage	Scaggsville
Under 5	4.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	22.5%	19.0%
18 to 24	3.5%	8.5%
25 to 34	17.4%	8.4%
35 to 44	19.7%	12.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.0%	16.2%
65 to 74	5.9%	10.3%
75 and over	2.6%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Savage	Scaggsville
White (non-Hispanic)	40.7%	52.1%
Black or African American	28.7%	17.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.3%	17.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.3%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	16.8%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Savage	Scaggsville
No high school diploma	10.8%	2.2%
High school graduate	18.6%	9.9%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	24.4%	35.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Savage	Scaggsville
Drove alone	72.6%	67.8%
Carpooled	2.2%	2.6%
Public transit	2.7%	2.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	27.4%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Savage	Scaggsville
1-unit, detached	51.8%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	22.6%	19.5%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	22.2%	3.8%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Savage	Scaggsville
Poverty rate	5.5%	2.9%
Average household size	2.70	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1983	1988