Croom vs University Park

A side-by-side comparison of Croom and University Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

University Park has the higher population (2,636 vs 2,519 in Croom). University Park has the higher median household income ($197,589 vs $176,758 in Croom). Croom has the higher median home value ($614,500 vs $610,100 in University Park).

Population, income & housing

	Croom	University Park
Population	2,519	2,636
Median age	50.6 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$176,758	$197,589
Median home value	$614,500	$610,100
Median gross rent	$1,367	$2,406
Housing units	981	1,028
Homeownership rate	89.3%	96.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	78.0%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Croom	University Park
Population	2,174 → 2,519 (+15.9%)	2,651 → 2,636 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$107,279 → $176,758 (+64.8%)	$159,667 → $197,589 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$475,900 → $614,500 (+29.1%)	$486,500 → $610,100 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,054 → $1,367 (-33.4%)	$2,420 → $2,406 (-0.6%)

Croom

Population

2,1742,519

Median household income

$107,279$176,758

Median home value

$475,900$614,500

Median gross rent

$2,054$1,367

University Park

Population

2,6512,636

Median household income

$159,667$197,589

Median home value

$486,500$610,100

Median gross rent

$2,420$2,406

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Croom	University Park
Under 5	2.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	9.4%	13.0%
18 to 24	10.1%	3.8%
25 to 34	6.2%	10.8%
35 to 44	9.6%	14.4%
45 to 54	16.3%	15.1%
55 to 64	21.4%	15.5%
65 to 74	15.2%	17.5%
75 and over	9.0%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Croom	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	47.7%	62.4%
Black or African American	43.3%	19.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Croom	University Park
No high school diploma	4.5%	7.3%
High school graduate	28.1%	5.2%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	9.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	20.4%	51.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Croom	University Park
Drove alone	59.6%	41.9%
Carpooled	6.7%	4.8%
Public transit	3.1%	10.6%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.5%
Worked from home	30.6%	36.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Croom	University Park
1-unit, detached	97.0%	98.7%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	1.3%
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

	Croom	University Park
Poverty rate	5.1%	2.1%
Average household size	2.63	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	45	37
Median year structure built	1986	1945