Mount Aetna

Population: 581
Median household income: $120,417
Median home value: $457,100

Mount Aetna is a community in Washington County, Maryland, home to 581 residents. At $120,417, its median household income sits above Washington County's $74,157.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Aetna's population declined 15.7% from 689 to 581, while its median home value rose 18.2% from $386,800 to $457,100.

62.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 581
Median age: 48.1 yrs
Median household income: $120,417
Median home value: $457,100
Median gross rent: $1,184
Housing units: 202
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

689581

Median household income

$140,833$120,417

Median home value

$386,800$457,100

Median gross rent

$1,775$1,184

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	689	$140,833	$386,800	—
2020	599	$136,625	$382,200	—
2021	579	$143,375	$426,800	$1,775
2022	444	$178,229	$466,200	$1,154
2023	581	$120,417	$457,100	$1,184

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6423.8%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	6.2%
5 to 17	110	18.9%
18 to 24	53	9.1%
25 to 34	45	7.7%
35 to 44	41	7.1%
45 to 54	77	13.3%
55 to 64	138	23.8%
65 to 74	64	11.0%
75 and over	17	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	383	65.9%
Black or African American	18	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	37	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	141	24.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate18.8%

Some college or associate's12.8%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree46.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22	5.8%
High school graduate	72	18.8%
Some college or associate's	49	12.8%
Bachelor's degree	63	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	176	46.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle3.3%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	286	78.4%
Carpooled	13	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.5%
Bicycle	12	3.3%
Worked from home	43	11.8%
Other means	9	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	143	44.4%
15 to 29 min	127	39.4%
30 to 44 min	19	5.9%
45 to 59 min	18	5.6%
60+ min	15	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 4.5% (26 of 577)

	Count	Share
Family households	170	84.2%
Nonfamily households	32	15.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	202	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	146	72.3%
Renter-occupied	56	27.7%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	202	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2453750
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.5989, -77.6128