Galesville vs Highland Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Galesville and Highland Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

Galesville and Highland Beach are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Galesville has the higher population (1,206 vs 80 in Highland Beach). Galesville has the higher median household income ($187,656 vs $162,917 in Highland Beach). Highland Beach has the higher median home value ($730,300 vs $683,800 in Galesville).

Population, income & housing

	Galesville	Highland Beach
Population	1,206	80
Median age	51.7 yrs	70.8 yrs
Median household income	$187,656	$162,917
Median home value	$683,800	$730,300
Housing units	438	81
Homeownership rate	93.0%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	63.5%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galesville	Highland Beach
Population	645 → 1,206 (+87.0%)	91 → 80 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$76,429 → $187,656 (+145.5%)	$130,625 → $162,917 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$586,300 → $683,800 (+16.6%)	$513,900 → $730,300 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,317 → $1,411 (+7.1%)	—

Galesville

Population

6451,206

Median household income

$76,429$187,656

Median home value

$586,300$683,800

Median gross rent

$1,317$1,411

Highland Beach

Population

9180

Median household income

$130,625$162,917

Median home value

$513,900$730,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galesville	Highland Beach
Under 5	2.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.0%	7.5%
18 to 24	12.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	2.1%	5.0%
35 to 44	10.0%	7.5%
45 to 54	28.4%	2.5%
55 to 64	8.4%	13.8%
65 to 74	21.6%	25.0%
75 and over	7.8%	38.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galesville	Highland Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	13.8%
Black or African American	16.7%	71.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galesville	Highland Beach
No high school diploma	4.6%	5.4%
High school graduate	33.4%	8.1%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	31.6%	44.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galesville	Highland Beach
Drove alone	51.0%	42.9%
Carpooled	3.4%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	45.6%	46.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galesville	Highland Beach
1-unit, detached	97.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Galesville	Highland Beach
Poverty rate	5.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.91	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	39	37
Median year structure built	1957	1979