Crofton

Population: 29,878
Median household income: $147,250
Median home value: $507,000

Crofton, a community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, has 29,878 residents. At $147,250, its median household income sits above Anne Arundel County's $120,324.

Between 2019 and 2023, Crofton's population grew 2.5% from 29,136 to 29,878, while its median home value rose 30.9% from $387,400 to $507,000.

2.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.77 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,878
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $147,250
Median home value: $507,000
Median gross rent: $2,193
Housing units: 10,898
Homeownership rate: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,13629,878

Median household income

$123,858$147,250

Median home value

$387,400$507,000

Median gross rent

$1,928$2,193

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,136	$123,858	$387,400	$1,928
2020	29,482	$124,019	$394,000	$1,904
2021	29,812	$129,766	$417,200	$1,898
2022	29,358	$143,202	$486,700	$2,031
2023	29,878	$147,250	$507,000	$2,193

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,113	7.1%
5 to 17	6,370	21.3%
18 to 24	1,792	6.0%
25 to 34	3,969	13.3%
35 to 44	4,494	15.0%
45 to 54	4,209	14.1%
55 to 64	3,549	11.9%
65 to 74	2,153	7.2%
75 and over	1,229	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,677	59.2%
Black or African American	5,297	17.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,511	8.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	175	0.6%
Two or more races	1,348	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,870	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate12.6%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree33.4%

Graduate or professional degree27.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	655	3.3%
High school graduate	2,468	12.6%
Some college or associate's	4,568	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	6,550	33.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5,362	27.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,425	73.0%
Carpooled	755	4.8%
Public transit	193	1.2%
Walked	47	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,047	19.5%
Other means	187	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,696	13.5%
15 to 29 min	3,978	31.6%
30 to 44 min	3,647	28.9%
45 to 59 min	1,624	12.9%
60+ min	1,662	13.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 2.6% (773 of 29,638)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,988	74.6%
Nonfamily households	2,724	25.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,712	98.3%
Vacant	186	1.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,766	81.8%
Renter-occupied	1,946	18.2%

1-unit, detached46.8%

1-unit, attached45.5%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,098	46.8%
1-unit, attached	4,956	45.5%
2 to 4 units	68	0.6%
5 to 19 units	464	4.3%
20 or more units	312	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2420875
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.61 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0144, -76.6800