Burtonsville vs Leisure World

A side-by-side comparison of Burtonsville and Leisure World: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Burtonsville has the higher population (10,063 vs 8,693 in Leisure World). Burtonsville has the higher median household income ($130,000 vs $58,125 in Leisure World). Burtonsville has the higher median home value ($481,800 vs $265,100 in Leisure World).

Population, income & housing

	Burtonsville	Leisure World
Population	10,063	8,693
Median age	37.9 yrs	76.9 yrs
Median household income	$130,000	$58,125
Median home value	$481,800	$265,100
Median gross rent	$2,222	$2,111
Housing units	3,002	6,650
Homeownership rate	80.7%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.0%	54.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	16.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burtonsville	Leisure World
Population	9,823 → 10,063 (+2.4%)	9,040 → 8,693 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$102,008 → $130,000 (+27.4%)	$52,938 → $58,125 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$384,800 → $481,800 (+25.2%)	$214,100 → $265,100 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,794 → $2,222 (+23.9%)	$1,621 → $2,111 (+30.2%)

Burtonsville

Population

9,82310,063

Median household income

$102,008$130,000

Median home value

$384,800$481,800

Median gross rent

$1,794$2,222

Leisure World

Population

9,0408,693

Median household income

$52,938$58,125

Median home value

$214,100$265,100

Median gross rent

$1,621$2,111

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burtonsville	Leisure World
Under 5	5.4%	0.3%
5 to 17	16.7%	3.3%
18 to 24	9.3%	1.8%
25 to 34	13.0%	1.7%
35 to 44	16.7%	2.8%
45 to 54	10.7%	2.5%
55 to 64	13.3%	7.4%
65 to 74	10.0%	23.7%
75 and over	5.0%	56.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burtonsville	Leisure World
White (non-Hispanic)	22.1%	60.8%
Black or African American	33.8%	22.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	23.8%	9.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burtonsville	Leisure World
No high school diploma	7.1%	1.8%
High school graduate	17.3%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21.3%	25.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burtonsville	Leisure World
Drove alone	70.6%	72.3%
Carpooled	6.6%	2.3%
Public transit	3.4%	7.1%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.3%	18.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burtonsville	Leisure World
1-unit, detached	60.2%	4.7%
1-unit, attached	30.9%	21.8%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	13.1%
20 or more units	1.0%	56.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burtonsville	Leisure World
Poverty rate	3.5%	7.8%
Average household size	3.37	1.44
Mean commute (minutes)	33	33
Median year structure built	1985	1982