Braddock Heights vs Monrovia

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

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

Monrovia has the higher population (2,924 vs 2,606 in Braddock Heights). Monrovia has the higher median household income ($234,712 vs $114,750 in Braddock Heights). Monrovia has the higher median home value ($761,600 vs $532,200 in Braddock Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Braddock Heights	Monrovia
Population	2,606	2,924
Median age	44.8 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$114,750	$234,712
Median home value	$532,200	$761,600
Housing units	1,124	915
Homeownership rate	89.6%	98.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	71.5%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braddock Heights	Monrovia
Population	2,910 → 2,606 (-10.4%)	903 → 2,924 (+223.8%)
Median household income	$97,014 → $114,750 (+18.3%)	$148,580 → $234,712 (+58.0%)
Median home value	$360,600 → $532,200 (+47.6%)	$539,000 → $761,600 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,033 → $996 (-3.6%)	—

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

Monrovia

Population

9032,924

Median household income

$148,580$234,712

Median home value

$539,000$761,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braddock Heights	Monrovia
Under 5	4.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.5%	20.2%
18 to 24	3.7%	9.6%
25 to 34	6.2%	5.5%
35 to 44	19.8%	22.7%
45 to 54	8.3%	14.9%
55 to 64	15.0%	12.5%
65 to 74	17.2%	5.5%
75 and over	8.7%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braddock Heights	Monrovia
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	49.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	30.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braddock Heights	Monrovia
No high school diploma	3.8%	1.6%
High school graduate	19.7%	9.6%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.1%	41.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	30.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braddock Heights	Monrovia
Drove alone	66.8%	57.5%
Carpooled	7.4%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.8%	32.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braddock Heights	Monrovia
1-unit, detached	84.3%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Braddock Heights	Monrovia
Poverty rate	2.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.66	3.35
Mean commute (minutes)	34	40
Median year structure built	1973	2015