With 16,063 people, Hillcrest Heights is a city in Maryland. There are 6,459 people per square mile. At a median age of 43.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 54% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 37 minutes on average. 96% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,785, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 65%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hillcrest Heights
What changed most since 1990
White share10.8% → 3.9%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age33.4 → 43.2(+9.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate5.5% → 10.7%(+5.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.3%(108)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.7%(241)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.4%(287)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.1%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 811 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hillcrest Heights, decade by decade
Hillcrest Heights population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
17,136
$86,695
$227,527
15.9%
28.9
2000
16,359
$84,465
$220,056
16.7%
17.2
2010
16,469
$81,127
$350,148
17.1%
18.7
2020
15,793
$80,556
$305,434
23.1%
30.5
2024
16,063
$82,785
$364,000
30.4%
39.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
