Marlow Heights vs Peppermill Village

A side-by-side comparison of Marlow Heights and Peppermill Village: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Marlow Heights has the higher population (6,144 vs 5,268 in Peppermill Village). Peppermill Village has the higher median household income ($89,375 vs $58,268 in Marlow Heights). Marlow Heights has the higher median home value ($366,700 vs $331,400 in Peppermill Village).

Population, income & housing

	Marlow Heights	Peppermill Village
Population	6,144	5,268
Median age	40.5 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,268	$89,375
Median home value	$366,700	$331,400
Median gross rent	$1,638	$1,176
Housing units	2,826	1,949
Homeownership rate	45.0%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	13.5%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marlow Heights	Peppermill Village
Population	5,872 → 6,144 (+4.6%)	4,575 → 5,268 (+15.1%)
Median household income	$68,702 → $58,268 (-15.2%)	$80,278 → $89,375 (+11.3%)
Median home value	$275,300 → $366,700 (+33.2%)	$248,500 → $331,400 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,345 → $1,638 (+21.8%)	$1,651 → $1,176 (-28.8%)

Marlow Heights

Population

5,8726,144

Median household income

$68,702$58,268

Median home value

$275,300$366,700

Median gross rent

$1,345$1,638

Peppermill Village

Population

4,5755,268

Median household income

$80,278$89,375

Median home value

$248,500$331,400

Median gross rent

$1,651$1,176

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marlow Heights	Peppermill Village
Under 5	4.9%	3.5%
5 to 17	12.7%	19.5%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	16.6%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	16.0%	14.2%
55 to 64	11.3%	10.9%
65 to 74	10.2%	10.2%
75 and over	8.0%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marlow Heights	Peppermill Village
White (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	2.8%
Black or African American	84.0%	76.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	16.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marlow Heights	Peppermill Village
No high school diploma	12.8%	13.8%
High school graduate	32.7%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marlow Heights	Peppermill Village
Drove alone	62.4%	51.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	16.8%
Public transit	21.9%	14.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	5.4%	8.4%
Other means	2.2%	6.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marlow Heights	Peppermill Village
1-unit, detached	42.6%	59.8%
1-unit, attached	8.7%	30.2%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	30.5%	8.9%
20 or more units	15.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Marlow Heights	Peppermill Village
Poverty rate	24.3%	3.3%
Average household size	2.24	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	41	40
Median year structure built	1972	1975