Mount Lena is a city of 391 people in Maryland. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The median age is 49.7, about 11 years above the US median. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 46 minutes. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 46%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
6% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mount Lena
What changed most since 2000
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.2% → 6.4%(−4.9 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Poverty rate1.9% → 14.3%(+12.4 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Homes owned by their occupants82.4% → 92.4%(+10.0 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
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)47.4%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 19 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
Mount Lena, decade by decade
Mount Lena 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
2000
501
$76,386
$211,312
11.2%
3.0
2010
515
$55,864
$311,738
16.3%
9.0
2020
547
–
$308,464
13.2%
23.2
2024
391
$56,250
$287,500
6.4%
30.6
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.
