Mount Airy

Population: 9,746
Median household income: $154,514
Median home value: $474,800

Mount Airy, a community in Carroll County, Maryland, has 9,746 residents. The median household income of $154,514 is above the Carroll County median ($115,876).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Airy's population grew 3.7% from 9,397 to 9,746, while its median home value rose 27.8% from $371,500 to $474,800.

73.9% of workers drive to work alone. 70.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,746
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $154,514
Median home value: $474,800
Median gross rent: $1,939
Housing units: 3,331
Homeownership rate: 93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,3979,746

Median household income

$125,365$154,514

Median home value

$371,500$474,800

Median gross rent

$1,580$1,939

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,397	$125,365	$371,500	$1,580
2020	9,439	$123,750	$387,800	$1,472
2021	9,621	$136,250	$392,000	$1,546
2022	9,667	$148,779	$459,500	$1,606
2023	9,746	$154,514	$474,800	$1,939

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	770	7.9%
5 to 17	1,791	18.4%
18 to 24	746	7.7%
25 to 34	1,133	11.6%
35 to 44	1,382	14.2%
45 to 54	1,368	14.0%
55 to 64	1,427	14.6%
65 to 74	620	6.4%
75 and over	509	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,003	82.1%
Black or African American	252	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	223	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	126	1.3%
Two or more races	338	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	804	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate14.6%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree34.3%

Graduate or professional degree21.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	160	2.5%
High school graduate	941	14.6%
Some college or associate's	1,720	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,210	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,408	21.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.7%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,037	73.9%
Carpooled	392	7.2%
Public transit	37	0.7%
Walked	64	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	910	16.7%
Other means	22	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,072	23.6%
15 to 29 min	879	19.3%
30 to 44 min	848	18.6%
45 to 59 min	981	21.6%
60+ min	772	17.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.01
Poverty rate: 2.3% (218 of 9,663)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,660	82.7%
Nonfamily households	555	17.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,215	96.5%
Vacant	116	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,001	93.3%
Renter-occupied	214	6.7%

1-unit, detached70.8%

1-unit, attached25.9%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,360	70.8%
1-unit, attached	864	25.9%
2 to 4 units	74	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	22	0.7%
Mobile home & other	11	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2453875
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.14 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.3747, -77.1538