Braddock Heights vs Jefferson

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

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

Jefferson has the higher population (2,891 vs 2,606 in Braddock Heights). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($145,664 vs $114,750 in Braddock Heights). Braddock Heights has the higher median home value ($532,200 vs $479,400 in Jefferson).

Population, income & housing

	Braddock Heights	Jefferson
Population	2,606	2,891
Median age	44.8 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$114,750	$145,664
Median home value	$532,200	$479,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,347
Housing units	1,124	1,032
Homeownership rate	89.6%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	40.0%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braddock Heights	Jefferson
Population	2,910 → 2,606 (-10.4%)	2,235 → 2,891 (+29.4%)
Median household income	$97,014 → $114,750 (+18.3%)	$113,491 → $145,664 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$360,600 → $532,200 (+47.6%)	$328,700 → $479,400 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,033 → $996 (-3.6%)	$1,136 → $1,347 (+18.6%)

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

Jefferson

Population

2,2352,891

Median household income

$113,491$145,664

Median home value

$328,700$479,400

Median gross rent

$1,136$1,347

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braddock Heights	Jefferson
Under 5	4.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.5%	17.5%
18 to 24	3.7%	9.1%
25 to 34	6.2%	11.7%
35 to 44	19.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	8.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	19.5%
65 to 74	17.2%	7.4%
75 and over	8.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braddock Heights	Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	81.2%
Black or African American	1.4%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braddock Heights	Jefferson
No high school diploma	3.8%	1.9%
High school graduate	19.7%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.1%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	16.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braddock Heights	Jefferson
Drove alone	66.8%	68.5%
Carpooled	7.4%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.8%	22.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braddock Heights	Jefferson
1-unit, detached	84.3%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	10.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Braddock Heights	Jefferson
Poverty rate	2.9%	4.1%
Average household size	2.66	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	34	26
Median year structure built	1973	1992