Brookmont vs Hillandale

A side-by-side comparison of Brookmont and Hillandale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hillandale has the higher population (4,901 vs 3,825 in Brookmont). Brookmont has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $159,118 in Hillandale). Brookmont has the higher median home value ($1,280,700 vs $509,900 in Hillandale).

Population, income & housing

	Brookmont	Hillandale
Population	3,825	4,901
Median age	46.7 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$159,118
Median home value	$1,280,700	$509,900
Median gross rent	$3,000	$3,217
Housing units	1,322	1,563
Homeownership rate	78.1%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	88.1%	52.4%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookmont	Hillandale
Population	3,921 → 3,825 (-2.4%)	6,487 → 4,901 (-24.4%)
Median household income	$239,943 → $250,001 (+4.2%)	$115,096 → $159,118 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$1,045,800 → $1,280,700 (+22.5%)	$416,700 → $509,900 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,306 → $3,000 (+30.1%)	$1,528 → $3,217 (+110.5%)

Brookmont

Population

3,9213,825

Median household income

$239,943$250,001

Median home value

$1,045,800$1,280,700

Median gross rent

$2,306$3,000

Hillandale

Population

6,4874,901

Median household income

$115,096$159,118

Median home value

$416,700$509,900

Median gross rent

$1,528$3,217

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brookmont	Hillandale
Under 5	3.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	25.4%	16.2%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.4%
25 to 34	4.6%	11.8%
35 to 44	8.4%	13.8%
45 to 54	17.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	18.5%	10.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	17.8%
75 and over	7.2%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookmont	Hillandale
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	31.4%
Black or African American	3.5%	21.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.8%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	1.4%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	32.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brookmont	Hillandale
No high school diploma	1.2%	12.3%
High school graduate	3.5%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	7.2%	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.8%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	57.3%	27.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookmont	Hillandale
Drove alone	47.8%	58.1%
Carpooled	7.7%	11.6%
Public transit	3.0%	8.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.9%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.5%
Worked from home	36.0%	19.0%
Other means	0.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brookmont	Hillandale
1-unit, detached	89.8%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brookmont	Hillandale
Poverty rate	0.9%	5.4%
Average household size	2.89	3.23
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	1962	1961