Indian Head vs Waldorf

A side-by-side comparison of Indian Head and Waldorf: population, income, housing, and more.

Indian Head and Waldorf are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waldorf has the higher population (82,541 vs 3,982 in Indian Head). Waldorf has the higher median household income ($115,453 vs $84,898 in Indian Head). Waldorf has the higher median home value ($383,100 vs $258,900 in Indian Head).

Population, income & housing

	Indian Head	Waldorf
Population	3,982	82,541
Median age	38.2 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$84,898	$115,453
Median home value	$258,900	$383,100
Median gross rent	$1,326	$1,949
Housing units	1,625	31,218
Homeownership rate	71.7%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	32.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indian Head	Waldorf
Population	3,822 → 3,982 (+4.2%)	75,489 → 82,541 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$69,355 → $84,898 (+22.4%)	$95,695 → $115,453 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$220,900 → $258,900 (+17.2%)	$279,100 → $383,100 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,473 → $1,326 (-10.0%)	$1,714 → $1,949 (+13.7%)

Indian Head

Population

3,8223,982

Median household income

$69,355$84,898

Median home value

$220,900$258,900

Median gross rent

$1,473$1,326

Waldorf

Population

75,48982,541

Median household income

$95,695$115,453

Median home value

$279,100$383,100

Median gross rent

$1,714$1,949

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Indian Head	Waldorf
Under 5	6.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.2%	18.0%
18 to 24	10.7%	8.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	15.2%
35 to 44	16.7%	14.8%
45 to 54	16.5%	13.5%
55 to 64	9.7%	13.4%
65 to 74	8.3%	7.3%
75 and over	3.2%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indian Head	Waldorf
White (non-Hispanic)	24.1%	18.5%
Black or African American	60.5%	60.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.0%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.1%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indian Head	Waldorf
No high school diploma	6.5%	5.0%
High school graduate	46.0%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indian Head	Waldorf
Drove alone	76.7%	71.1%
Carpooled	7.3%	7.8%
Public transit	2.3%	5.3%
Walked	1.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.4%	14.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indian Head	Waldorf
1-unit, detached	48.2%	57.6%
1-unit, attached	49.3%	26.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Indian Head	Waldorf
Poverty rate	7.3%	7.0%
Average household size	2.51	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	47	43
Median year structure built	1982	1992