With 663 people, Barton is a city in Maryland. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 51% less than in Maryland as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $89,800. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Growth has run 39% since 2000, or 185 more people.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,972, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
5% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 14%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Barton
What changed most since 1990
Median age42.7 → 34.8(−7.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11.1%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.6%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 27 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Barton, decade by decade
Barton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
541
$53,102
$99,123
6.3%
0.9
2000
478
$54,839
$104,381
10.0%
1.0
2010
457
$64,287
$113,216
10.9%
8.0
2020
464
$54,164
$88,842
4.3%
6.4
2024
663
$50,972
$89,800
4.7%
6.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
