Prince George's County, Maryland

83 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 955,584
Median household income: $100,708
Median home value: $404,300

Home to 955,584 residents, Prince George's County is one of Maryland's counties. 83 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $100,708 runs in line with the Maryland figure of $101,652.

Between 2019 and 2023, Prince George's County's population grew 5.2% from 908,670 to 955,584, while its median household income rose 18.6% from $84,920 to $100,708.

The typical home was built around 1977. 10.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 955,584
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $100,708
Median home value: $404,300
Median gross rent: $1,761
Housing units: 362,440
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

908,670955,584

Median household income

$84,920$100,708

Median home value

$302,800$404,300

Median gross rent

$1,475$1,761

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	908,670	$84,920	$302,800	$1,475
2020	910,551	$86,994	$319,600	$1,494
2021	957,767	$91,124	$337,800	$1,593
2022	957,189	$97,935	$380,500	$1,713
2023	955,584	$100,708	$404,300	$1,761

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59,434	6.2%
5 to 17	153,042	16.0%
18 to 24	86,633	9.1%
25 to 34	133,672	14.0%
35 to 44	130,172	13.6%
45 to 54	126,835	13.3%
55 to 64	127,742	13.4%
65 to 74	87,219	9.1%
75 and over	50,835	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	106,025	11.1%
Black or African American	563,799	59.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,667	0.2%
Asian	37,228	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	254	0.0%
Some other race	5,972	0.6%
Two or more races	32,945	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	207,694	21.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree15.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	87,058	13.3%
High school graduate	166,011	25.3%
Some college or associate's	166,558	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	133,084	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	103,764	15.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone61.2%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit8.6%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home15.4%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	300,039	61.2%
Carpooled	49,941	10.2%
Public transit	42,184	8.6%
Walked	8,487	1.7%
Bicycle	1,682	0.3%
Worked from home	75,721	15.4%
Other means	12,567	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	44,453	10.7%
15 to 29 min	113,574	27.4%
30 to 44 min	124,412	30.0%
45 to 59 min	64,688	15.6%
60+ min	67,773	16.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 10.2% (95,468 of 933,273)

	Count	Share
Family households	220,394	64.0%
Nonfamily households	124,192	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	344,586	95.1%
Vacant	17,854	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	214,809	62.3%
Renter-occupied	129,777	37.7%

1-unit, detached50.1%

1-unit, attached16.1%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units19.4%

20 or more units11.4%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	181,564	50.1%
1-unit, attached	58,442	16.1%
2 to 4 units	8,958	2.5%
5 to 19 units	70,155	19.4%
20 or more units	41,175	11.4%
Mobile home & other	2,146	0.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 24033
State: Maryland
Land area: 483 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 38.8293, -76.8482