College Park

Population: 34,397
Median household income: $74,867
Median home value: $429,000

Located in Prince George's County, Maryland, College Park is a community with a population of 34,397. At $74,867, its median household income sits below Prince George's County's $100,708.

From 2019 to 2023, College Park's population grew 7.0% from 32,159 to 34,397, while its median home value rose 29.9% from $330,300 to $429,000.

43.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,397
Median age: 21.6 yrs
Median household income: $74,867
Median home value: $429,000
Median gross rent: $1,846
Housing units: 10,354
Homeownership rate: 38.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

32,15934,397

Median household income

$66,679$74,867

Median home value

$330,300$429,000

Median gross rent

$1,528$1,846

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	32,159	$66,679	$330,300	$1,528
2020	32,221	$68,825	$345,800	$1,583
2021	34,961	$69,736	$359,300	$1,626
2022	34,416	$76,973	$404,700	$1,838
2023	34,397	$74,867	$429,000	$1,846

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 176.4%

18 to 2450.6%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 645.7%

65 to 744.4%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,233	3.6%
5 to 17	2,218	6.4%
18 to 24	17,397	50.6%
25 to 34	4,124	12.0%
35 to 44	3,126	9.1%
45 to 54	2,035	5.9%
55 to 64	1,967	5.7%
65 to 74	1,504	4.4%
75 and over	793	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,305	38.7%
Black or African American	8,189	23.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	63	0.2%
Asian	5,290	15.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	177	0.5%
Two or more races	1,406	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,960	17.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate18.2%

Some college or associate's19.3%

Bachelor's degree26.4%

Graduate or professional degree23.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,781	13.1%
High school graduate	2,461	18.2%
Some college or associate's	2,613	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	3,583	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,111	23.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone48.2%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit6.9%

Walked15.3%

Bicycle3.5%

Worked from home15.5%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,657	48.2%
Carpooled	1,374	8.7%
Public transit	1,103	6.9%
Walked	2,426	15.3%
Bicycle	552	3.5%
Worked from home	2,455	15.5%
Other means	309	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,768	28.1%
15 to 29 min	4,728	35.2%
30 to 44 min	2,669	19.9%
45 to 59 min	1,319	9.8%
60+ min	937	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 29.3% (7,104 of 24,227)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,748	40.8%
Nonfamily households	5,435	59.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,183	88.7%
Vacant	1,171	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,506	38.2%
Renter-occupied	5,677	61.8%

1-unit, detached43.8%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units42.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,535	43.8%
1-unit, attached	245	2.4%
2 to 4 units	276	2.7%
5 to 19 units	876	8.5%
20 or more units	4,422	42.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2418750
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 38.9963, -76.9356