Demographics of Mount Airy town, Maryland

Mount Airy town, Maryland had 9,857 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +212 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Mount Airy town, in four figures

9,857
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,805 ±57.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +212 people.; 37.8 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $151,324 ±$12,406
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Mount Airy town, Maryland's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mount Airy town, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Mount Airy town, Maryland's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mount Airy town, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,645	100.0	100.0
2021	9,712	100.7	100.2
2022	9,845	102.1	100.7
2023	9,880	102.4	101.6
2024	9,887	102.5	102.5
2025	9,857	102.2	103.1

Population of Mount Airy town, Maryland on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,645	—
2021	9,712	+67
2022	9,845	+133
2023	9,880	+35
2024	9,887	+7
2025	9,857	−30

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.8 ±2.1: for men 36.7 ±2.3 and for women 39.8 ±4.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mount Airy town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Under 5	726 ±189	7.4% ±1.9	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,979 ±293	20.2% ±3.0	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	648 ±169	6.6% ±1.7	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,505 ±295	25.5% ±3.0	26.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,749 ±317	28.0% ±3.2	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,198 ±227	12.2% ±2.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $151,324 ±$12,406, and income per person $57,455 ±$3,150, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,678 ±$597 in Maryland and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Mount Airy town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maryland	United States
Under $25,000	56 to 218	1.7% to 6.6%	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	241 ±101	7.3% ±3.1	12.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	217 ±77	6.6% ±2.3	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	302 ±101	9.2% ±3.0	11.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	744 ±187	22.5% ±5.6	18.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	518 ±113	15.7% ±3.3	12.5% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,141 ±149	34.6% ±4.2	20.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Mount Airy town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maryland	United States
All ages	100 to 344	1.0% to 3.5%	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 64	0% to 2.4%	11.5% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	30 to 142	0.6% to 2.7%	8.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	40 to 178	2.3% to 9.5%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Mount Airy town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mount Airy town	Maryland	United States
Housing units	3,442 ±182	2,560,784 ±424	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.9% ±6.9	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.1% to 7.1%	7.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	94.4% ±3.3	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	5.6% ±2.6	32.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$487,400 ±$21,214	$419,900 ±$1,385	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,854 ±$281	$1,705 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1995 ±2	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Mount Airy town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Hispanic or Latino	749 ±331	7.6% ±3.4	12.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,283 ±417	84.5% ±4.2	46.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	110 to 392	1.1% to 4.0%	28.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	33 to 141	0.3% to 1.4%	6.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 153	0% to 1.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	368 ±150	3.8% ±1.5	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Mount Airy town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Born in the state	5,734 ±359	58.5% ±3.6	46.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,389 ±346	34.6% ±3.5	34.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	57 to 177	0.6% to 1.8%	1.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	565 ±217	5.8% ±2.2	16.6% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	364 ±151	3.7% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	52 to 350	0.5% to 3.6%	7.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Mount Airy town among the places of Maryland

140th of 203 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maryland page.

Places of Maryland near Mount Airy town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Timonium CDP	10,304 ±1,032
Marlton CDP	10,222 ±1,312
Burtonsville CDP	10,203 ±1,456
Fallston CDP	10,013 ±1,311
Jessup CDP	9,931 ±726
Mount Airy town	9,805 ±57
Coral Hills CDP	9,756 ±1,120
Bladensburg town	9,583 ±29
Garrison CDP	9,469 ±1,144
Chevy Chase CDP	9,445 ±698
Marlboro Village CDP	9,382 ±964

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Maryland by homeownership rate
No. 5 Places by homeownership rate
No. 14 Places in Maryland by median household income
No. 28 Places in Maryland by median rent
No. 30 Places in Maryland by per capita income
No. 44 Places in Maryland by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026