Braddock vs Long Branch

A side-by-side comparison of Braddock and Long Branch: population, income, housing, and more.

Braddock and Long Branch are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Long Branch has the higher population (7,066 vs 6,404 in Braddock). Braddock has the higher median household income ($214,563 vs $180,833 in Long Branch). Braddock has the higher median home value ($915,900 vs $788,900 in Long Branch).

Population, income & housing

	Braddock	Long Branch
Population	6,404	7,066
Median age	46.1 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$214,563	$180,833
Median home value	$915,900	$788,900
Median gross rent	$2,322	$1,233
Housing units	2,330	2,584
Homeownership rate	82.9%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.5%	66.7%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braddock	Long Branch
Population	7,093 → 6,404 (-9.7%)	8,381 → 7,066 (-15.7%)
Median household income	$175,815 → $214,563 (+22.0%)	$162,169 → $180,833 (+11.5%)
Median home value	$816,100 → $915,900 (+12.2%)	$623,300 → $788,900 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,720 → $2,322 (+35.0%)	$1,250 → $1,233 (-1.4%)

Braddock

Population

7,0936,404

Median household income

$175,815$214,563

Median home value

$816,100$915,900

Median gross rent

$1,720$2,322

Long Branch

Population

8,3817,066

Median household income

$162,169$180,833

Median home value

$623,300$788,900

Median gross rent

$1,250$1,233

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braddock	Long Branch
Under 5	5.2%	2.7%
5 to 17	18.8%	20.2%
18 to 24	4.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	6.5%	8.0%
35 to 44	13.4%	11.4%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.1%
55 to 64	18.6%	15.3%
65 to 74	8.3%	13.9%
75 and over	11.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braddock	Long Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	62.6%	62.0%
Black or African American	3.1%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	21.2%	17.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braddock	Long Branch
No high school diploma	2.3%	4.2%
High school graduate	8.4%	12.7%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	32.9%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	38.6%	36.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braddock	Long Branch
Drove alone	65.9%	63.0%
Carpooled	2.5%	8.9%
Public transit	4.8%	2.1%
Walked	0.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.8%	23.8%
Other means	1.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braddock	Long Branch
1-unit, detached	87.4%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	1.2%
20 or more units	11.2%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Braddock	Long Branch
Poverty rate	1.0%	2.0%
Average household size	2.79	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1987	1970