Woodlawn

Population: 40,476
Median household income: $78,591
Median home value: $269,800

Woodlawn is a community in Baltimore County, Maryland, home to 40,476 residents. Its median household income of $78,591 runs below the Baltimore County figure of $90,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Woodlawn's population held roughly steady from 40,469 to 40,476, while its median home value rose 23.2% from $219,000 to $269,800.

36.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 63.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,476
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $78,591
Median home value: $269,800
Median gross rent: $1,440
Housing units: 15,998
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,46940,476

Median household income

$68,623$78,591

Median home value

$219,000$269,800

Median gross rent

$1,300$1,440

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,469	$68,623	$219,000	$1,300
2020	41,505	$70,087	$226,500	$1,263
2021	42,053	$72,775	$227,800	$1,332
2022	42,239	$74,618	$251,800	$1,434
2023	40,476	$78,591	$269,800	$1,440

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,220	8.0%
5 to 17	6,742	16.7%
18 to 24	2,659	6.6%
25 to 34	6,040	14.9%
35 to 44	5,756	14.2%
45 to 54	4,375	10.8%
55 to 64	5,345	13.2%
65 to 74	4,216	10.4%
75 and over	2,123	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,990	19.7%
Black or African American	19,992	49.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.1%
Asian	6,563	16.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.0%
Some other race	240	0.6%
Two or more races	1,243	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,391	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate24.0%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree15.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,428	12.3%
High school graduate	6,685	24.0%
Some college or associate's	7,585	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	5,974	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4,183	15.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit3.5%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,218	71.8%
Carpooled	1,598	8.1%
Public transit	702	3.5%
Walked	156	0.8%
Bicycle	55	0.3%
Worked from home	2,903	14.7%
Other means	165	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,596	15.4%
15 to 29 min	7,432	44.0%
30 to 44 min	4,274	25.3%
45 to 59 min	1,471	8.7%
60+ min	1,121	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 13.8% (5,550 of 40,335)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,817	64.0%
Nonfamily households	5,534	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,351	96.0%
Vacant	647	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,722	63.3%
Renter-occupied	5,629	36.7%

1-unit, detached44.3%

1-unit, attached29.8%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units17.7%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,088	44.3%
1-unit, attached	4,774	29.8%
2 to 4 units	457	2.9%
5 to 19 units	2,828	17.7%
20 or more units	795	5.0%
Mobile home & other	56	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2486475
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.3055, -76.7478