Broomes Island vs Long Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Broomes Island and Long Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Long Beach has the higher population (1,981 vs 422 in Broomes Island). Broomes Island has the higher median household income ($191,944 vs $137,969 in Long Beach). Broomes Island has the higher median home value ($478,900 vs $391,300 in Long Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Broomes Island	Long Beach
Population	422	1,981
Median age	49.9 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$191,944	$137,969
Median home value	$478,900	$391,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,590
Housing units	203	774
Homeownership rate	100.0%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broomes Island	Long Beach
Population	421 → 422 (+0.2%)	2,143 → 1,981 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$112,130 → $191,944 (+71.2%)	$115,750 → $137,969 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$531,300 → $478,900 (-9.9%)	$277,200 → $391,300 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,531 → $1,590 (+3.9%)

Broomes Island

Population

421422

Median household income

$112,130$191,944

Median home value

$531,300$478,900

Long Beach

Population

2,1431,981

Median household income

$115,750$137,969

Median home value

$277,200$391,300

Median gross rent

$1,531$1,590

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broomes Island	Long Beach
Under 5	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	7.8%	22.9%
18 to 24	9.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	6.6%	13.1%
35 to 44	16.8%	6.2%
45 to 54	19.2%	14.6%
55 to 64	16.6%	19.0%
65 to 74	19.7%	9.9%
75 and over	3.6%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broomes Island	Long Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broomes Island	Long Beach
No high school diploma	7.8%	2.5%
High school graduate	11.5%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	53.4%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broomes Island	Long Beach
Drove alone	94.5%	79.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	17.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broomes Island	Long Beach
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Broomes Island	Long Beach
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.3%
Average household size	2.64	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	61	33
Median year structure built	1983	1985