Broomes Island vs Solomons

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

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

Solomons has the higher population (2,180 vs 422 in Broomes Island). Broomes Island has the higher median household income ($191,944 vs $89,205 in Solomons). Broomes Island has the higher median home value ($478,900 vs $455,000 in Solomons).

Population, income & housing

	Broomes Island	Solomons
Population	422	2,180
Median age	49.9 yrs	66.4 yrs
Median household income	$191,944	$89,205
Median home value	$478,900	$455,000
Median gross rent	—	$2,920
Housing units	203	1,299
Homeownership rate	100.0%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	43.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broomes Island	Solomons
Population	421 → 422 (+0.2%)	2,132 → 2,180 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$112,130 → $191,944 (+71.2%)	$95,481 → $89,205 (-6.6%)
Median home value	$531,300 → $478,900 (-9.9%)	$391,000 → $455,000 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$2,296 → $2,920 (+27.2%)

Broomes Island

Population

421422

Median household income

$112,130$191,944

Median home value

$531,300$478,900

Solomons

Population

2,1322,180

Median household income

$95,481$89,205

Median home value

$391,000$455,000

Median gross rent

$2,296$2,920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broomes Island	Solomons
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.8%	3.5%
18 to 24	9.7%	1.7%
25 to 34	6.6%	10.2%
35 to 44	16.8%	5.6%
45 to 54	19.2%	8.4%
55 to 64	16.6%	18.7%
65 to 74	19.7%	18.8%
75 and over	3.6%	33.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broomes Island	Solomons
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	83.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broomes Island	Solomons
No high school diploma	7.8%	2.8%
High school graduate	11.5%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	53.4%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	25.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broomes Island	Solomons
Drove alone	94.5%	56.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	38.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broomes Island	Solomons
1-unit, detached	100.0%	26.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	34.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	25.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Broomes Island	Solomons
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.6%
Average household size	2.64	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	61	28
Median year structure built	1983	1999