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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.

How do Brown Station, MD compare?

Population, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income (Census Bureau estimates Vintage 2025, 2020 Census, Building Permits Survey 2025, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates)
FigureBrown Station, MD
Residents, July 2025 (estimate)no yearly estimate (census-designated place)
Change since April 2020–
Residents counted in the 2020 Census3,298
Residents per square mile (2020)535
Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents–
Median home value ÷ median household income2.8 years of income
A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less)–
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. ■ differs from Brown Station beyond the margins of error.
MeasureBrown Station, MD
Total population3,451±988
Median age43.7±15.3
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.4%±2.3 pts
White alone, not Hispanic3.7%±4.1 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic90.4%±6.5 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic4.2%±5.2 pts
Born outside the United States13.2%±7.3 pts
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)41.9%±13.5 pts
Median household income$168,848±$51,839
Per capita income$64,991±$11,548
People below the poverty line3.3%±2.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.2%±1.8 pts
Median home value (owner-occupied)$470,300±$50,630
Median gross rentnot published
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent50.6%±43.7 pts
Owner-occupied homes78.6%±14.4 pts
Built 2020 or later0.0%±3.6 pts
Worked from home12.0%±6.3 pts
Drove alone to work69.2%±12.8 pts
Public transportation10.0%±7.1 pts
Mean travel time to work29.9 min±5.6
No health insurance coverage3.2%±2.8 pts

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov