Garrett Park vs Washington Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Garrett Park and Washington Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Garrett Park and Washington Grove are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Garrett Park has the higher population (872 vs 590 in Washington Grove). Garrett Park has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $160,417 in Washington Grove). Garrett Park has the higher median home value ($994,200 vs $594,200 in Washington Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Garrett Park	Washington Grove
Population	872	590
Median age	52.7 yrs	58.9 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$160,417
Median home value	$994,200	$594,200
Median gross rent	$2,750	—
Housing units	331	305
Homeownership rate	95.0%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	88.1%	70.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrett Park	Washington Grove
Population	873 → 872 (-0.1%)	694 → 590 (-15.0%)
Median household income	$187,778 → $250,001 (+33.1%)	$113,967 → $160,417 (+40.8%)
Median home value	$823,300 → $994,200 (+20.8%)	$446,400 → $594,200 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,568 → $2,750 (+75.4%)	—

Garrett Park

Population

873872

Median household income

$187,778$250,001

Median home value

$823,300$994,200

Median gross rent

$1,568$2,750

Washington Grove

Population

694590

Median household income

$113,967$160,417

Median home value

$446,400$594,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garrett Park	Washington Grove
Under 5	4.1%	1.9%
5 to 17	15.9%	8.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	5.1%
25 to 34	4.0%	2.7%
35 to 44	10.9%	16.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.7%
55 to 64	20.4%	23.2%
65 to 74	14.1%	22.4%
75 and over	10.3%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrett Park	Washington Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	79.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.7%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrett Park	Washington Grove
No high school diploma	0.3%	0.6%
High school graduate	1.7%	15.8%
Some college or associate's	9.9%	13.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	60.4%	36.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrett Park	Washington Grove
Drove alone	31.3%	51.2%
Carpooled	1.3%	6.6%
Public transit	9.3%	17.3%
Walked	0.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	55.6%	23.7%
Other means	1.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrett Park	Washington Grove
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Garrett Park	Washington Grove
Poverty rate	0.9%	3.7%
Average household size	2.73	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1952	1951