Prince George's County, Maryland

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Prince George's County, Maryland is among the highest in the country for total population (57th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (156th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Prince George's County, Maryland	Maryland	United States	Rank
Total Population	959,754	6,206,011	334,922,499	57th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$101,798	$103,678	$80,734	156th of 3,221
Median Age	38.5	39.4	38.9	2479th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	36.7%	43.4%	35.7%	393rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$426,000	$419,900	$332,700	240th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,799	$1,705	$1,413	97th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.8%	9.4%	12.5%	2250th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.4%	4.9%	5.2%	577th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,988.8	639.1	n/a	82nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	25.3%	16.6%	14.1%	57th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.9	n/a	n/a	800th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	62.3%	67.6%	65.2%	2885th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	35.2	31.1	26.4	117th of 3,221
Worked from Home	17.9%	19.3%	15.1%	217th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.8%	n/a	n/a	1501st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.9%	46.2%	46.9%	2975th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.0%	n/a	n/a	167th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Prince George's County, Maryland

Statistic	Prince George's County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	10.8%	46.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22.5%	12.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	58.2%	28.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	6.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	59.6	67.7	61.4

Age in Prince George's County, Maryland

Statistic	Prince George's County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Median Age	38.5	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.1%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.1%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.9%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.6%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Prince George's County, Maryland

Statistic	Prince George's County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Households	347,744	2,362,928	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.6	2.5
Family Households	63.8%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.6%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.8%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.8%	28.7%	28.7%
Never Married	43.7%	36.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Prince George's County, Maryland

Statistic	Prince George's County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,366	$52,979	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.4%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.7%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.0%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	17.4%	20.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.8%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.1%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.2%	11.2%	n/a

Housing in Prince George's County, Maryland

Statistic	Prince George's County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Housing Units	365,506	2,560,784	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	49.2%	51.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	30.9%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.9%	7.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.7%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.6%	30.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,771	$4,093	n/a

Education in Prince George's County, Maryland

Statistic	Prince George's County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Less than High School	13.4%	8.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.1%	23.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.8%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.3%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.4%	20.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Prince George's County, Maryland

Statistic	Prince George's County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.6%	67.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	60.0%	64.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	7.4%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	11.0%	18.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.8%	12.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.2%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Prince George's County, Maryland

Statistic	Prince George's County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Born in State of Residence	26.8%	46.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	11.0%	9.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	14.2%	7.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	69.3%	78.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	19.5%	9.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	20.5%	16.9%	16.7%

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