Caroline County vs Garrett County

A side-by-side comparison of Caroline County and Garrett County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Caroline County has the higher population (33,406 vs 28,713 in Garrett County). Garrett County has the higher median household income ($69,031 vs $66,368 in Caroline County). Caroline County has the higher median home value ($272,400 vs $217,000 in Garrett County).

Population, income & housing

	Caroline County	Garrett County
Population	33,406	28,713
Median age	39.8 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,368	$69,031
Median home value	$272,400	$217,000
Median gross rent	$1,070	$710
Housing units	13,516	18,567
Homeownership rate	71.9%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caroline County	Garrett County
Population	33,049 → 33,406 (+1.1%)	29,235 → 28,713 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$58,638 → $66,368 (+13.2%)	$52,617 → $69,031 (+31.2%)
Median home value	$202,500 → $272,400 (+34.5%)	$173,900 → $217,000 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$895 → $1,070 (+19.6%)	$614 → $710 (+15.6%)

Caroline County

Population

33,04933,406

Median household income

$58,638$66,368

Median home value

$202,500$272,400

Median gross rent

$895$1,070

Garrett County

Population

29,23528,713

Median household income

$52,617$69,031

Median home value

$173,900$217,000

Median gross rent

$614$710

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caroline County	Garrett County
Under 5	6.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.5%	13.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.9%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.7%	16.3%
65 to 74	10.2%	13.6%
75 and over	6.9%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caroline County	Garrett County
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	95.1%
Black or African American	13.2%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caroline County	Garrett County
No high school diploma	16.0%	10.1%
High school graduate	39.2%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caroline County	Garrett County
Drove alone	81.9%	77.0%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.7%
Walked	2.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.0%	11.1%
Other means	2.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caroline County	Garrett County
1-unit, detached	75.9%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	2.2%
20 or more units	1.1%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Caroline County	Garrett County
Poverty rate	12.4%	11.0%
Average household size	2.70	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1981	1981