Hughesville vs Potomac Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Hughesville and Potomac Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Hughesville and Potomac Heights are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hughesville has the higher population (2,280 vs 1,102 in Potomac Heights). Hughesville has the higher median household income ($122,981 vs $68,831 in Potomac Heights). Hughesville has the higher median home value ($522,400 vs $87,900 in Potomac Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Hughesville	Potomac Heights
Population	2,280	1,102
Median age	55.1 yrs	51.7 yrs
Median household income	$122,981	$68,831
Median home value	$522,400	$87,900
Housing units	989	635
Homeownership rate	98.3%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hughesville	Potomac Heights
Population	2,279 → 2,280 (+0.0%)	1,289 → 1,102 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$123,520 → $122,981 (-0.4%)	$62,639 → $68,831 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$425,700 → $522,400 (+22.7%)	$66,800 → $87,900 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,097 → $1,078 (-1.7%)

Hughesville

Population

2,2792,280

Median household income

$123,520$122,981

Median home value

$425,700$522,400

Potomac Heights

Population

1,2891,102

Median household income

$62,639$68,831

Median home value

$66,800$87,900

Median gross rent

$1,097$1,078

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hughesville	Potomac Heights
Under 5	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.3%	16.1%
18 to 24	6.8%	1.8%
25 to 34	5.4%	6.2%
35 to 44	8.3%	14.6%
45 to 54	13.9%	22.7%
55 to 64	25.3%	9.8%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.6%
75 and over	12.8%	19.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hughesville	Potomac Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	64.9%	78.9%
Black or African American	26.7%	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hughesville	Potomac Heights
No high school diploma	4.1%	10.3%
High school graduate	31.7%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hughesville	Potomac Heights
Drove alone	71.7%	82.5%
Carpooled	6.8%	5.1%
Public transit	3.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.2%	5.1%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hughesville	Potomac Heights
1-unit, detached	97.2%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	46.6%
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

	Hughesville	Potomac Heights
Poverty rate	1.7%	4.1%
Average household size	2.46	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	48	32
Median year structure built	1990	1946