Highland Beach vs Naval Academy

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

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

Naval Academy has the higher population (1,592 vs 80 in Highland Beach). Highland Beach has the higher median household income ($162,917 vs $120,347 in Naval Academy). Since 2019, Highland Beach's population has grown faster (-12.1% vs -73.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Highland Beach	Naval Academy
Population	80	1,592
Median age	70.8 yrs	21.8 yrs
Median household income	$162,917	$120,347
Median home value	$730,300	—
Median gross rent	—	$2,715
Housing units	81	176
Homeownership rate	87.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.5%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland Beach	Naval Academy
Population	91 → 80 (-12.1%)	5,970 → 1,592 (-73.3%)
Median household income	$130,625 → $162,917 (+24.7%)	$101,250 → $120,347 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$513,900 → $730,300 (+42.1%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$2,229 → $2,715 (+21.8%)

Highland Beach

Population

9180

Median household income

$130,625$162,917

Median home value

$513,900$730,300

Naval Academy

Population

5,9701,592

Median household income

$101,250$120,347

Median gross rent

$2,229$2,715

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland Beach	Naval Academy
Under 5	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	7.5%	4.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	57.4%
25 to 34	5.0%	20.9%
35 to 44	7.5%	5.9%
45 to 54	2.5%	2.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	0.9%
65 to 74	25.0%	1.4%
75 and over	38.8%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland Beach	Naval Academy
White (non-Hispanic)	13.8%	58.5%
Black or African American	71.3%	11.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	15.0%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland Beach	Naval Academy
No high school diploma	5.4%	1.7%
High school graduate	8.1%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	44.6%	18.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland Beach	Naval Academy
Drove alone	42.9%	45.3%
Carpooled	10.7%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.0%	36.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	46.4%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland Beach	Naval Academy
1-unit, detached	100.0%	7.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	40.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	49.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Highland Beach	Naval Academy
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.70	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	37	9
Median year structure built	1979	1938