Forestville

Population: 10,839
Median household income: $80,028
Median home value: $324,700

Forestville, a community in Prince George's County, Maryland, has 10,839 residents. At $80,028, its median household income sits below Prince George's County's $100,708.

From 2019 to 2023, Forestville's population declined 12.2% from 12,342 to 10,839, while its median home value rose 42.1% from $228,500 to $324,700.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 87.1% of the population. 59.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,839
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $80,028
Median home value: $324,700
Median gross rent: $1,694
Housing units: 4,836
Homeownership rate: 64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,34210,839

Median household income

$68,507$80,028

Median home value

$228,500$324,700

Median gross rent

$1,466$1,694

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,342	$68,507	$228,500	$1,466
2020	11,224	$64,082	$262,300	$1,425
2021	10,575	$61,973	$272,700	$1,423
2022	10,291	$64,660	$318,200	$1,548
2023	10,839	$80,028	$324,700	$1,694

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	315	2.9%
5 to 17	2,069	19.1%
18 to 24	632	5.8%
25 to 34	1,626	15.0%
35 to 44	1,086	10.0%
45 to 54	1,283	11.8%
55 to 64	1,915	17.7%
65 to 74	1,163	10.7%
75 and over	750	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	285	2.6%
Black or African American	9,442	87.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	57	0.5%
Asian	59	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	467	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	529	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate36.5%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	897	11.5%
High school graduate	2,855	36.5%
Some college or associate's	2,339	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,149	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	583	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone59.8%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit10.4%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.4%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,079	59.8%
Carpooled	493	9.6%
Public transit	538	10.4%
Walked	148	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	791	15.4%
Other means	104	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	340	7.8%
15 to 29 min	1,281	29.4%
30 to 44 min	1,266	29.0%
45 to 59 min	632	14.5%
60+ min	843	19.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 10.2% (1,093 of 10,684)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,600	59.0%
Nonfamily households	1,807	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,407	91.1%
Vacant	429	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,858	64.9%
Renter-occupied	1,549	35.1%

1-unit, detached53.4%

1-unit, attached10.7%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units30.8%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,584	53.4%
1-unit, attached	517	10.7%
2 to 4 units	88	1.8%
5 to 19 units	1,491	30.8%
20 or more units	145	3.0%
Mobile home & other	11	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2429000
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.8517, -76.8708