Konterra vs Melwood

A side-by-side comparison of Konterra and Melwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Melwood has the higher population (3,734 vs 3,212 in Konterra). Konterra has the higher median household income ($144,750 vs $83,917 in Melwood). Konterra has the higher median home value ($512,500 vs $430,700 in Melwood).

Population, income & housing

	Konterra	Melwood
Population	3,212	3,734
Median age	51.2 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$144,750	$83,917
Median home value	$512,500	$430,700
Median gross rent	$2,807	$1,277
Housing units	1,306	1,595
Homeownership rate	88.3%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.2%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Konterra	Melwood
Population	2,536 → 3,212 (+26.7%)	4,289 → 3,734 (-12.9%)
Median household income	$98,056 → $144,750 (+47.6%)	$95,372 → $83,917 (-12.0%)
Median home value	$360,400 → $512,500 (+42.2%)	$316,000 → $430,700 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,432 → $2,807 (+15.4%)	$1,688 → $1,277 (-24.3%)

Konterra

Population

2,5363,212

Median household income

$98,056$144,750

Median home value

$360,400$512,500

Median gross rent

$2,432$2,807

Melwood

Population

4,2893,734

Median household income

$95,372$83,917

Median home value

$316,000$430,700

Median gross rent

$1,688$1,277

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Konterra	Melwood
Under 5	8.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	8.3%	14.0%
18 to 24	4.6%	9.1%
25 to 34	8.3%	9.7%
35 to 44	8.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	17.5%	14.8%
55 to 64	15.1%	8.9%
65 to 74	12.2%	15.7%
75 and over	17.1%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Konterra	Melwood
White (non-Hispanic)	12.8%	10.6%
Black or African American	65.4%	54.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	29.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Konterra	Melwood
No high school diploma	13.4%	12.1%
High school graduate	24.4%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	12.1%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	27.0%	17.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Konterra	Melwood
Drove alone	70.5%	70.4%
Carpooled	6.8%	9.5%
Public transit	1.5%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.1%	14.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Konterra	Melwood
1-unit, detached	44.4%	59.9%
1-unit, attached	36.6%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	15.9%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Konterra	Melwood
Poverty rate	7.8%	11.2%
Average household size	2.59	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	37	39
Median year structure built	2004	1996