Braddock Heights vs Emmitsburg

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

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

Emmitsburg has the higher population (2,855 vs 2,606 in Braddock Heights). Braddock Heights has the higher median household income ($114,750 vs $78,986 in Emmitsburg). Braddock Heights has the higher median home value ($532,200 vs $300,900 in Emmitsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Braddock Heights	Emmitsburg
Population	2,606	2,855
Median age	44.8 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$114,750	$78,986
Median home value	$532,200	$300,900
Median gross rent	—	$777
Housing units	1,124	1,119
Homeownership rate	89.6%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braddock Heights	Emmitsburg
Population	2,910 → 2,606 (-10.4%)	3,098 → 2,855 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$97,014 → $114,750 (+18.3%)	$70,917 → $78,986 (+11.4%)
Median home value	$360,600 → $532,200 (+47.6%)	$246,800 → $300,900 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,033 → $996 (-3.6%)	$847 → $777 (-8.3%)

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

Emmitsburg

Population

3,0982,855

Median household income

$70,917$78,986

Median home value

$246,800$300,900

Median gross rent

$847$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braddock Heights	Emmitsburg
Under 5	4.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.5%	12.4%
18 to 24	3.7%	13.8%
25 to 34	6.2%	13.4%
35 to 44	19.8%	7.5%
45 to 54	8.3%	12.5%
55 to 64	15.0%	11.2%
65 to 74	17.2%	10.0%
75 and over	8.7%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braddock Heights	Emmitsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	83.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braddock Heights	Emmitsburg
No high school diploma	3.8%	12.0%
High school graduate	19.7%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.1%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braddock Heights	Emmitsburg
Drove alone	66.8%	71.5%
Carpooled	7.4%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	25.8%	15.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braddock Heights	Emmitsburg
1-unit, detached	84.3%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Braddock Heights	Emmitsburg
Poverty rate	2.9%	11.6%
Average household size	2.66	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	34	34
Median year structure built	1973	1991