Braddock Heights vs Point of Rocks

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

Braddock Heights and Point of Rocks 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 2,333 in Point of Rocks). Point of Rocks has the higher median household income ($136,827 vs $114,750 in Braddock Heights). Braddock Heights has the higher median home value ($532,200 vs $441,300 in Point of Rocks).

Population, income & housing

	Braddock Heights	Point of Rocks
Population	2,606	2,333
Median age	44.8 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$114,750	$136,827
Median home value	$532,200	$441,300
Housing units	1,124	750
Homeownership rate	89.6%	99.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	41.8%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braddock Heights	Point of Rocks
Population	2,910 → 2,606 (-10.4%)	1,857 → 2,333 (+25.6%)
Median household income	$97,014 → $114,750 (+18.3%)	$113,229 → $136,827 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$360,600 → $532,200 (+47.6%)	$356,500 → $441,300 (+23.8%)
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

Point of Rocks

Population

1,8572,333

Median household income

$113,229$136,827

Median home value

$356,500$441,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braddock Heights	Point of Rocks
Under 5	4.6%	7.7%
5 to 17	16.5%	11.7%
18 to 24	3.7%	8.9%
25 to 34	6.2%	8.4%
35 to 44	19.8%	15.4%
45 to 54	8.3%	20.6%
55 to 64	15.0%	15.8%
65 to 74	17.2%	7.9%
75 and over	8.7%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braddock Heights	Point of Rocks
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	67.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braddock Heights	Point of Rocks
No high school diploma	3.8%	5.0%
High school graduate	19.7%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.1%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	18.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braddock Heights	Point of Rocks
Drove alone	66.8%	56.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.8%	22.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braddock Heights	Point of Rocks
1-unit, detached	84.3%	94.4%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	5.6%
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	Point of Rocks
Poverty rate	2.9%	1.6%
Average household size	2.66	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	34	43
Median year structure built	1973	1998