Cedar Heights

Population: 1,748
Median household income: $49,858
Median home value: $300,400

Cedar Heights is a community in Prince George's County, Maryland, home to 1,748 residents. At $49,858, its median household income sits below Prince George's County's $100,708.

From 2020 to 2023, Cedar Heights's population declined 11.6% from 1,977 to 1,748, while its median home value rose 30.2% from $230,800 to $300,400.

13.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 43.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,748
Median age: 30.5 yrs
Median household income: $49,858
Median home value: $300,400
Median gross rent: $1,764
Housing units: 652
Homeownership rate: 43.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9771,748

Median household income

$83,194$49,858

Median home value

$230,800$300,400

Median gross rent

$1,432$1,764

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	1,977	$83,194	$230,800	$1,432
2021	2,145	$93,306	$231,500	$1,441
2022	1,997	$100,164	$252,200	$1,677
2023	1,748	$49,858	$300,400	$1,764

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

Age distribution

Under 59.9%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 240.7%

25 to 3432.1%

35 to 441.9%

45 to 544.3%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	173	9.9%
5 to 17	344	19.7%
18 to 24	12	0.7%
25 to 34	561	32.1%
35 to 44	34	1.9%
45 to 54	75	4.3%
55 to 64	333	19.1%
65 to 74	129	7.4%
75 and over	87	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13	0.7%
Black or African American	1,719	98.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate65.1%

Some college or associate's14.9%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	82	6.7%
High school graduate	794	65.1%
Some college or associate's	182	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	115	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	46	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone61.6%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit24.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	531	61.6%
Carpooled	74	8.6%
Public transit	210	24.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	47	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9	1.1%
15 to 29 min	332	40.7%
30 to 44 min	305	37.4%
45 to 59 min	159	19.5%
60+ min	10	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 8.0% (138 of 1,724)

	Count	Share
Family households	405	64.5%
Nonfamily households	223	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	628	96.3%
Vacant	24	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	271	43.2%
Renter-occupied	357	56.8%

1-unit, detached33.4%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units52.8%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	218	33.4%
1-unit, attached	66	10.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	344	52.8%
20 or more units	24	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2414550
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.9037, -76.9059