Bell Acres vs Braddock Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Bell Acres and Braddock Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

Bell Acres and Braddock Hills are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bell Acres has the higher population (1,650 vs 1,567 in Braddock Hills). Bell Acres has the higher median household income ($161,184 vs $38,070 in Braddock Hills). Bell Acres has the higher median home value ($424,700 vs $108,900 in Braddock Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Bell Acres	Braddock Hills
Population	1,650	1,567
Median age	43.9 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$161,184	$38,070
Median home value	$424,700	$108,900
Median gross rent	$1,078	$461
Housing units	667	963
Homeownership rate	92.4%	50.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.1%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bell Acres	Braddock Hills
Population	1,463 → 1,650 (+12.8%)	1,653 → 1,567 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$105,313 → $161,184 (+53.1%)	$31,087 → $38,070 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$288,700 → $424,700 (+47.1%)	$91,300 → $108,900 (+19.3%)
Median gross rent	$980 → $1,078 (+10.0%)	$292 → $461 (+57.9%)

Bell Acres

Population

1,4631,650

Median household income

$105,313$161,184

Median home value

$288,700$424,700

Median gross rent

$980$1,078

Braddock Hills

Population

1,6531,567

Median household income

$31,087$38,070

Median home value

$91,300$108,900

Median gross rent

$292$461

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bell Acres	Braddock Hills
Under 5	4.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	9.6%
18 to 24	3.8%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.4%	15.5%
35 to 44	11.3%	9.1%
45 to 54	15.2%	9.9%
55 to 64	13.4%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.9%	14.6%
75 and over	7.4%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bell Acres	Braddock Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	54.9%
Black or African American	2.7%	38.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.9%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.9%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bell Acres	Braddock Hills
No high school diploma	2.4%	12.4%
High school graduate	20.3%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	36.5%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	23.6%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bell Acres	Braddock Hills
Drove alone	68.7%	71.6%
Carpooled	0.9%	1.4%
Public transit	0.1%	2.1%
Walked	1.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.5%	23.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bell Acres	Braddock Hills
1-unit, detached	94.5%	58.8%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	22.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Bell Acres	Braddock Hills
Poverty rate	7.7%	17.9%
Average household size	2.74	1.72
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1963	1960