Chillum

Population: 35,163
Median household income: $78,513
Median home value: $383,900

Chillum is a community in Prince George's County, Maryland, home to 35,163 residents. The median household income of $78,513 is below the Prince George's County median ($100,708).

From 2019 to 2023, Chillum's population declined 1.1% from 35,557 to 35,163, while its median home value rose 31.1% from $292,900 to $383,900.

The typical home was built around 1960. 11.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,163
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $78,513
Median home value: $383,900
Median gross rent: $1,733
Housing units: 11,910
Homeownership rate: 39.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,55735,163

Median household income

$63,795$78,513

Median home value

$292,900$383,900

Median gross rent

$1,450$1,733

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,557	$63,795	$292,900	$1,450
2020	34,230	$62,412	$317,100	$1,498
2021	36,428	$65,462	$334,900	$1,571
2022	35,908	$74,479	$369,400	$1,704
2023	35,163	$78,513	$383,900	$1,733

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,591	7.4%
5 to 17	5,518	15.7%
18 to 24	3,056	8.7%
25 to 34	5,824	16.6%
35 to 44	5,131	14.6%
45 to 54	4,227	12.0%
55 to 64	4,293	12.2%
65 to 74	2,893	8.2%
75 and over	1,630	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,588	4.5%
Black or African American	14,931	42.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.1%
Asian	697	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	304	0.9%
Two or more races	546	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,069	48.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.8%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's20.0%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,918	28.8%
High school graduate	6,589	27.5%
Some college or associate's	4,795	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,680	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,016	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone54.8%

Carpooled14.4%

Public transit15.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means4.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,057	54.8%
Carpooled	2,635	14.4%
Public transit	2,798	15.3%
Walked	280	1.5%
Bicycle	172	0.9%
Worked from home	1,604	8.7%
Other means	798	4.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	904	5.4%
15 to 29 min	4,152	24.8%
30 to 44 min	6,644	39.7%
45 to 59 min	2,645	15.8%
60+ min	2,395	14.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.08
Poverty rate: 11.3% (3,867 of 34,170)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,663	68.2%
Nonfamily households	3,570	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,233	94.3%
Vacant	677	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,446	39.6%
Renter-occupied	6,787	60.4%

1-unit, detached37.8%

1-unit, attached8.5%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units25.0%

20 or more units26.6%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,506	37.8%
1-unit, attached	1,015	8.5%
2 to 4 units	244	2.0%
5 to 19 units	2,972	25.0%
20 or more units	3,167	26.6%
Mobile home & other	6	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2416875
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 38.9667, -76.9789