Camp Springs vs Suitland

A side-by-side comparison of Camp Springs and Suitland: population, income, housing, and more.

Camp Springs and Suitland are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Suitland has the higher population (24,667 vs 22,174 in Camp Springs). Camp Springs has the higher median household income ($115,157 vs $71,886 in Suitland). Camp Springs has the higher median home value ($379,500 vs $312,600 in Suitland).

Population, income & housing

	Camp Springs	Suitland
Population	22,174	24,667
Median age	40.8 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$115,157	$71,886
Median home value	$379,500	$312,600
Median gross rent	$2,175	$1,684
Housing units	8,595	11,549
Homeownership rate	66.8%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camp Springs	Suitland
Population	21,841 → 22,174 (+1.5%)	24,522 → 24,667 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$95,484 → $115,157 (+20.6%)	$62,073 → $71,886 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$281,500 → $379,500 (+34.8%)	$225,400 → $312,600 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,023 → $2,175 (+7.5%)	$1,397 → $1,684 (+20.5%)

Camp Springs

Population

21,84122,174

Median household income

$95,484$115,157

Median home value

$281,500$379,500

Median gross rent

$2,023$2,175

Suitland

Population

24,52224,667

Median household income

$62,073$71,886

Median home value

$225,400$312,600

Median gross rent

$1,397$1,684

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camp Springs	Suitland
Under 5	5.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	13.6%	14.0%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.0%
25 to 34	14.0%	19.4%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.3%
45 to 54	13.2%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	17.5%
65 to 74	9.6%	7.6%
75 and over	6.2%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camp Springs	Suitland
White (non-Hispanic)	7.3%	1.9%
Black or African American	76.6%	88.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camp Springs	Suitland
No high school diploma	5.9%	8.4%
High school graduate	31.1%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camp Springs	Suitland
Drove alone	64.8%	55.0%
Carpooled	11.0%	6.1%
Public transit	7.5%	19.4%
Walked	0.7%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	14.8%
Other means	2.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camp Springs	Suitland
1-unit, detached	64.4%	22.3%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	18.4%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	50.9%
20 or more units	18.7%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Camp Springs	Suitland
Poverty rate	6.5%	12.4%
Average household size	2.66	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	38	39
Median year structure built	1971	1973