COMPARING TWO PLACES
Aspen Hill vs Wheaton
PLACE A
Aspen Hill, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Wheaton, Maryland
Aspen Hill and Wheaton are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
ASPEN HILLWHEATONDIFFERENCE
Total population53,27952,926+1% vs Wheaton
Population density5,6057,673−2,067
Population growth4.7%8.0%−3.3 pts
Median age37.937.7+0.2
Male49.3%50.0%−0.7 pts
Female50.7%50.0%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born40.6%43.2%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic31.3%21.4%+9.8 pts
Black15.1%19.0%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino36.6%44.7%−8.2 pts
Asian9.4%10.0%−0.6 pts
Other7.6%4.9%+2.7 pts
Median household income$111,575$111,478+$97
Per capita income$46,464$43,480+$2,984
Poverty rate9.7%13.1%−3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.408+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher43.3%38.7%+4.5 pts
Graduate degree21.3%20.1%+1.2 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%6.9%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation71.9%70.5%+1.4 pts
Median home value$570,000$501,200+$68,800
Median gross rent$1,916$2,163−$247
Owner-occupied64.7%64.6%+0.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.1%2.3%+1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households56.5%44.6%+11.9 pts
Average commute34.131.6+2.6
Worked from home23.0%20.3%+2.7 pts
Public transit to work8.5%10.9%−2.4 pts
Uninsured13.7%14.4%−0.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024