Mitchellville vs Westphalia

A side-by-side comparison of Mitchellville and Westphalia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Westphalia has the higher population (12,020 vs 11,325 in Mitchellville). Westphalia has the higher median household income ($158,055 vs $152,795 in Mitchellville). Mitchellville has the higher median home value ($490,400 vs $478,200 in Westphalia).

Population, income & housing

	Mitchellville	Westphalia
Population	11,325	12,020
Median age	47.5 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$152,795	$158,055
Median home value	$490,400	$478,200
Median gross rent	$2,372	$1,947
Housing units	4,193	4,654
Homeownership rate	93.7%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.5%	52.1%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mitchellville	Westphalia
Population	11,547 → 11,325 (-1.9%)	9,944 → 12,020 (+20.9%)
Median household income	$125,625 → $152,795 (+21.6%)	$123,077 → $158,055 (+28.4%)
Median home value	$354,300 → $490,400 (+38.4%)	$360,400 → $478,200 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,175 → $2,372 (+9.1%)	$1,734 → $1,947 (+12.3%)

Mitchellville

Population

11,54711,325

Median household income

$125,625$152,795

Median home value

$354,300$490,400

Median gross rent

$2,175$2,372

Westphalia

Population

9,94412,020

Median household income

$123,077$158,055

Median home value

$360,400$478,200

Median gross rent

$1,734$1,947

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mitchellville	Westphalia
Under 5	4.4%	9.0%
5 to 17	11.5%	12.2%
18 to 24	8.6%	5.6%
25 to 34	10.8%	17.1%
35 to 44	12.7%	15.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	18.5%
55 to 64	17.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	13.5%	5.6%
75 and over	8.6%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mitchellville	Westphalia
White (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	10.5%
Black or African American	85.0%	77.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mitchellville	Westphalia
No high school diploma	4.3%	6.6%
High school graduate	19.3%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	25.2%	21.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mitchellville	Westphalia
Drove alone	63.9%	60.3%
Carpooled	7.9%	6.0%
Public transit	6.9%	4.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.1%	24.9%
Other means	3.2%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mitchellville	Westphalia
1-unit, detached	73.3%	46.9%
1-unit, attached	25.0%	46.2%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Mitchellville	Westphalia
Poverty rate	2.4%	6.0%
Average household size	2.83	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	34	39
Median year structure built	1989	2011