Anne Arundel County vs Montgomery County

A side-by-side comparison of Anne Arundel County and Montgomery County: population, income, housing, and more.

Anne Arundel County and Montgomery County are counties in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Montgomery County has the higher population (1,057,586 vs 590,936 in Anne Arundel County). Montgomery County has the higher median household income ($128,733 vs $120,324 in Anne Arundel County). Montgomery County has the higher median home value ($615,200 vs $450,300 in Anne Arundel County).

Population, income & housing

	Anne Arundel County	Montgomery County
Population	590,936	1,057,586
Median age	39.0 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$120,324	$128,733
Median home value	$450,300	$615,200
Median gross rent	$1,990	$2,030
Housing units	234,843	405,127
Homeownership rate	75.0%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.2%	60.3%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anne Arundel County	Montgomery County
Population	571,275 → 590,936 (+3.4%)	1,043,530 → 1,057,586 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$100,798 → $120,324 (+19.4%)	$108,820 → $128,733 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$361,200 → $450,300 (+24.7%)	$484,900 → $615,200 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,663 → $1,990 (+19.7%)	$1,768 → $2,030 (+14.8%)

Anne Arundel County

Population

571,275590,936

Median household income

$100,798$120,324

Median home value

$361,200$450,300

Median gross rent

$1,663$1,990

Montgomery County

Population

1,043,5301,057,586

Median household income

$108,820$128,733

Median home value

$484,900$615,200

Median gross rent

$1,768$2,030

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anne Arundel County	Montgomery County
Under 5	6.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.6%	17.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.6%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.2%
65 to 74	9.3%	9.5%
75 and over	6.3%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anne Arundel County	Montgomery County
White (non-Hispanic)	62.7%	40.4%
Black or African American	17.4%	18.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.0%	15.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.9%
Two or more races	5.2%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	20.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anne Arundel County	Montgomery County
No high school diploma	6.2%	8.8%
High school graduate	22.0%	13.5%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	33.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anne Arundel County	Montgomery County
Drove alone	72.1%	54.2%
Carpooled	6.6%	7.8%
Public transit	1.9%	8.5%
Walked	1.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	16.7%	25.5%
Other means	1.1%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anne Arundel County	Montgomery County
1-unit, detached	59.5%	46.8%
1-unit, attached	21.3%	17.8%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	13.2%
20 or more units	5.6%	19.8%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Anne Arundel County	Montgomery County
Poverty rate	5.5%	7.1%
Average household size	2.60	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1983	1980