Adamstown vs Braddock Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Adamstown and Braddock Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Braddock Heights has the higher population (2,606 vs 2,381 in Adamstown). Adamstown has the higher median household income ($198,993 vs $114,750 in Braddock Heights). Adamstown has the higher median home value ($585,000 vs $532,200 in Braddock Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Adamstown	Braddock Heights
Population	2,381	2,606
Median age	46.2 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$198,993	$114,750
Median home value	$585,000	$532,200
Housing units	735	1,124
Homeownership rate	98.2%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.2%	41.9%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adamstown	Braddock Heights
Population	2,512 → 2,381 (-5.2%)	2,910 → 2,606 (-10.4%)
Median household income	$160,625 → $198,993 (+23.9%)	$97,014 → $114,750 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$443,100 → $585,000 (+32.0%)	$360,600 → $532,200 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,033 → $996 (-3.6%)

Adamstown

Population

2,5122,381

Median household income

$160,625$198,993

Median home value

$443,100$585,000

Braddock Heights

Population

2,9102,606

Median household income

$97,014$114,750

Median home value

$360,600$532,200

Median gross rent

$1,033$996

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adamstown	Braddock Heights
Under 5	1.6%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.9%	16.5%
18 to 24	12.1%	3.7%
25 to 34	5.2%	6.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	19.8%
45 to 54	19.7%	8.3%
55 to 64	19.4%	15.0%
65 to 74	10.1%	17.2%
75 and over	2.8%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adamstown	Braddock Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	90.8%
Black or African American	5.6%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adamstown	Braddock Heights
No high school diploma	1.7%	3.8%
High school graduate	26.5%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	35.0%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adamstown	Braddock Heights
Drove alone	69.5%	66.8%
Carpooled	3.9%	7.4%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.9%	25.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adamstown	Braddock Heights
1-unit, detached	100.0%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Adamstown	Braddock Heights
Poverty rate	0.7%	2.9%
Average household size	3.24	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	35	34
Median year structure built	2002	1973