Friendsville vs Loch Lynn Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Friendsville and Loch Lynn Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Loch Lynn Heights has the higher population (511 vs 379 in Friendsville). Loch Lynn Heights has the higher median household income ($66,000 vs $44,514 in Friendsville). Friendsville has the higher median home value ($145,800 vs $111,600 in Loch Lynn Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Friendsville	Loch Lynn Heights
Population	379	511
Median age	50.4 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$44,514	$66,000
Median home value	$145,800	$111,600
Median gross rent	$625	$847
Housing units	232	225
Homeownership rate	59.2%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Friendsville	Loch Lynn Heights
Population	564 → 379 (-32.8%)	494 → 511 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$44,432 → $44,514 (+0.2%)	$46,528 → $66,000 (+41.9%)
Median home value	$114,400 → $145,800 (+27.4%)	$96,700 → $111,600 (+15.4%)
Median gross rent	$460 → $625 (+35.9%)	$638 → $847 (+32.8%)

Friendsville

Population

564379

Median household income

$44,432$44,514

Median home value

$114,400$145,800

Median gross rent

$460$625

Loch Lynn Heights

Population

494511

Median household income

$46,528$66,000

Median home value

$96,700$111,600

Median gross rent

$638$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Friendsville	Loch Lynn Heights
Under 5	2.1%	2.0%
5 to 17	12.9%	13.1%
18 to 24	3.2%	9.2%
25 to 34	7.9%	16.4%
35 to 44	10.6%	9.8%
45 to 54	16.1%	16.6%
55 to 64	18.2%	12.1%
65 to 74	12.7%	13.5%
75 and over	16.4%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Friendsville	Loch Lynn Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	93.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Friendsville	Loch Lynn Heights
No high school diploma	12.6%	11.9%
High school graduate	41.0%	48.3%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Friendsville	Loch Lynn Heights
Drove alone	67.7%	89.3%
Carpooled	22.0%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Friendsville	Loch Lynn Heights
1-unit, detached	57.3%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.6%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Friendsville	Loch Lynn Heights
Poverty rate	24.3%	10.3%
Average household size	1.89	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	40	15
Median year structure built	1953	1958