Greenbelt

Population: 24,572
Median household income: $86,352
Median home value: $258,600

Greenbelt is a community in Prince George's County, Maryland, home to 24,572 residents. At $86,352, its median household income sits below Prince George's County's $100,708.

Between 2019 and 2023, Greenbelt's population grew 5.8% from 23,219 to 24,572, while its median home value rose 13.7% from $227,400 to $258,600.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.2% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 45.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,572
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $86,352
Median home value: $258,600
Median gross rent: $1,807
Housing units: 11,007
Homeownership rate: 47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,21924,572

Median household income

$71,734$86,352

Median home value

$227,400$258,600

Median gross rent

$1,610$1,807

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,219	$71,734	$227,400	$1,610
2020	23,253	$71,744	$225,900	$1,644
2021	24,602	$75,832	$244,800	$1,710
2022	24,646	$82,019	$258,300	$1,788
2023	24,572	$86,352	$258,600	$1,807

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,470	6.0%
5 to 17	4,218	17.2%
18 to 24	2,146	8.7%
25 to 34	3,781	15.4%
35 to 44	2,825	11.5%
45 to 54	3,266	13.3%
55 to 64	3,551	14.5%
65 to 74	2,636	10.7%
75 and over	679	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,084	20.7%
Black or African American	11,165	45.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	70	0.3%
Asian	2,208	9.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	252	1.0%
Two or more races	1,601	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,192	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree25.1%

Graduate or professional degree20.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,641	9.8%
High school graduate	3,248	19.4%
Some college or associate's	4,138	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,205	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,506	20.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone57.2%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit12.1%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,303	57.2%
Carpooled	1,194	9.4%
Public transit	1,545	12.1%
Walked	453	3.5%
Bicycle	145	1.1%
Worked from home	1,849	14.5%
Other means	279	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,971	18.1%
15 to 29 min	3,185	29.2%
30 to 44 min	2,767	25.3%
45 to 59 min	1,273	11.7%
60+ min	1,723	15.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 18.5% (4,514 of 24,453)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,715	54.4%
Nonfamily households	4,784	45.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,499	95.4%
Vacant	508	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,030	47.9%
Renter-occupied	5,469	52.1%

1-unit, detached10.5%

1-unit, attached29.5%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units50.2%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,157	10.5%
1-unit, attached	3,252	29.5%
2 to 4 units	297	2.7%
5 to 19 units	5,529	50.2%
20 or more units	772	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2434775
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 38.9947, -76.8854