Robinwood vs St. James

A side-by-side comparison of Robinwood and St. James: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Robinwood has the higher population (7,822 vs 4,581 in St. James). St. James has the higher median household income ($103,105 vs $81,406 in Robinwood). St. James has the higher median home value ($390,800 vs $324,600 in Robinwood).

Population, income & housing

	Robinwood	St. James
Population	7,822	4,581
Median age	36.2 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$81,406	$103,105
Median home value	$324,600	$390,800
Median gross rent	$1,345	$1,252
Housing units	2,894	1,704
Homeownership rate	44.8%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Robinwood	St. James
Population	7,684 → 7,822 (+1.8%)	3,860 → 4,581 (+18.7%)
Median household income	$58,401 → $81,406 (+39.4%)	$107,868 → $103,105 (-4.4%)
Median home value	$276,200 → $324,600 (+17.5%)	$264,700 → $390,800 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,101 → $1,345 (+22.2%)	$1,148 → $1,252 (+9.1%)

Robinwood

Population

7,6847,822

Median household income

$58,401$81,406

Median home value

$276,200$324,600

Median gross rent

$1,101$1,345

St. James

Population

3,8604,581

Median household income

$107,868$103,105

Median home value

$264,700$390,800

Median gross rent

$1,148$1,252

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Robinwood	St. James
Under 5	10.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.2%	22.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	16.0%	11.5%
35 to 44	15.2%	12.9%
45 to 54	9.1%	17.9%
55 to 64	10.6%	6.1%
65 to 74	8.1%	9.8%
75 and over	8.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Robinwood	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	64.2%	65.5%
Black or African American	13.6%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	3.6%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.9%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Robinwood	St. James
No high school diploma	9.3%	6.6%
High school graduate	37.0%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Robinwood	St. James
Drove alone	66.7%	77.6%
Carpooled	10.8%	7.7%
Public transit	4.9%	3.9%
Walked	1.7%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.9%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Robinwood	St. James
1-unit, detached	39.9%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	20.1%	15.2%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	19.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	19.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Robinwood	St. James
Poverty rate	6.3%	3.1%
Average household size	2.92	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	27	44
Median year structure built	1991	1996