Landover vs Suitland

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

Landover 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 24,558 in Landover). Suitland has the higher median household income ($71,886 vs $68,679 in Landover). Suitland has the higher median home value ($312,600 vs $301,400 in Landover).

Population, income & housing

	Landover	Suitland
Population	24,558	24,667
Median age	35.4 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,679	$71,886
Median home value	$301,400	$312,600
Median gross rent	$1,659	$1,684
Housing units	9,601	11,549
Homeownership rate	44.2%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Landover	Suitland
Population	22,553 → 24,558 (+8.9%)	24,522 → 24,667 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$59,935 → $68,679 (+14.6%)	$62,073 → $71,886 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$207,400 → $301,400 (+45.3%)	$225,400 → $312,600 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,393 → $1,659 (+19.1%)	$1,397 → $1,684 (+20.5%)

Landover

Population

22,55324,558

Median household income

$59,935$68,679

Median home value

$207,400$301,400

Median gross rent

$1,393$1,659

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)

	Landover	Suitland
Under 5	7.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	19.3%	14.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	16.1%	19.4%
35 to 44	16.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.7%
55 to 64	12.3%	17.5%
65 to 74	5.8%	7.6%
75 and over	5.4%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Landover	Suitland
White (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	1.9%
Black or African American	66.8%	88.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	24.4%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Landover	Suitland
No high school diploma	19.9%	8.4%
High school graduate	38.3%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Landover	Suitland
Drove alone	64.5%	55.0%
Carpooled	11.6%	6.1%
Public transit	9.0%	19.4%
Walked	4.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	14.8%
Other means	2.5%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Landover	Suitland
1-unit, detached	28.6%	22.3%
1-unit, attached	30.4%	18.4%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	35.6%	50.9%
20 or more units	2.0%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Landover	Suitland
Poverty rate	18.3%	12.4%
Average household size	2.70	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	34	39
Median year structure built	1970	1973