Cottage City

Population: 1,162
Median household income: $78,456
Median home value: $331,900

Cottage City, a community in Prince George's County, Maryland, has 1,162 residents. At $78,456, its median household income sits below Prince George's County's $100,708.

From 2019 to 2023, Cottage City's population declined 12.4% from 1,326 to 1,162, while its median home value rose 40.2% from $236,800 to $331,900.

Households average 2.49 people. The median gross rent is $1,141.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,162
Median age: 48.3 yrs
Median household income: $78,456
Median home value: $331,900
Median gross rent: $1,141
Housing units: 509
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3261,162

Median household income

$67,292$78,456

Median home value

$236,800$331,900

Median gross rent

$322$1,141

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,326	$67,292	$236,800	—
2020	1,150	$57,404	$238,700	$322
2021	1,089	$59,922	$268,400	$316
2022	1,115	$66,250	$329,800	$950
2023	1,162	$78,456	$331,900	$1,141

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

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6421.8%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	1.5%
5 to 17	138	11.9%
18 to 24	104	9.0%
25 to 34	110	9.5%
35 to 44	156	13.4%
45 to 54	188	16.2%
55 to 64	253	21.8%
65 to 74	92	7.9%
75 and over	104	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	142	12.2%
Black or African American	296	25.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	63	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	2.3%
Two or more races	36	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	598	51.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.6%

High school graduate22.8%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	276	30.6%
High school graduate	206	22.8%
Some college or associate's	223	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	135	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	63	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone63.0%

Carpooled14.5%

Public transit10.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	400	63.0%
Carpooled	92	14.5%
Public transit	65	10.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	72	11.3%
Other means	6	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	48	8.5%
15 to 29 min	125	22.2%
30 to 44 min	169	30.0%
45 to 59 min	145	25.8%
60+ min	76	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 10.8% (124 of 1,145)

	Count	Share
Family households	219	47.1%
Nonfamily households	246	52.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	465	91.4%
Vacant	44	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	336	72.3%
Renter-occupied	129	27.7%

1-unit, detached70.9%

1-unit, attached7.9%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units13.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	361	70.9%
1-unit, attached	40	7.9%
2 to 4 units	31	6.1%
5 to 19 units	6	1.2%
20 or more units	71	13.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2420050
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.27 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.9384, -76.9494