
Maryland · Census place 04625
Barton, MD population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Barton, Maryland (Barton, MD — Census place “Barton town”) is 761 residents, ranking #358 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $54,063, the median home is worth $86,100 and median gross rent runs $917 a month. Looking for the Barton Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Barton, MD: 21521.
- Population
- 761Barton town residents
- Median household income
- $54,063Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $86,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $917Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.1%Owner-occupied households
Barton ZIP codes (Maryland)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Barton.
The Barton MD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Barton town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Barton town median would spend about 20.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.1% of residents and 84.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Barton town, MD in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Barton town is a very small community in Maryland, with 761 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #358 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 33% of them. The median age here is 35.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Barton town earn a median of $54,063 a year, 31.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 50% below the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 10.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Barton town is valued at $86,100, 71.6% below the national figure and 78% below the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $917 a month, 34.8% below the national figure, or roughly $11,004 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 84.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
With 761 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Barton town against its county rather than against national figures.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Maryland.
- Martin's Additions village 1,019
- Somerset town 1,020
- Algonquin CDP 1,027
- Morningside town 1,031
- Church Hill town 1,052
- Highfield-Cascade CDP 1,079
- Callaway CDP 1,087
- Chevy Chase View town 1,092
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Barton town?
- Barton town has 761 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #358 of 536 in Maryland.
- What is the median household income in Barton town?
- Median household income in Barton town is $54,063 a year, 31.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Barton town?
- Median gross rent is $917 a month and the median home value is $86,100, so rent absorbs about 20.4% of median household income.
- Is Barton town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Barton town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Barton town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.