Hillcrest Heights

Population: 15,670
Median household income: $77,696
Median home value: $340,500

Hillcrest Heights, a community in Prince George's County, Maryland, has 15,670 residents. The median household income of $77,696 is below the Prince George's County median ($100,708).

Between 2019 and 2023, Hillcrest Heights's population declined 4.4% from 16,388 to 15,670, while its median home value rose 42.3% from $239,200 to $340,500.

Households average 2.23 people. The median gross rent is $1,446.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,670
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $77,696
Median home value: $340,500
Median gross rent: $1,446
Housing units: 7,484
Homeownership rate: 51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,38815,670

Median household income

$63,767$77,696

Median home value

$239,200$340,500

Median gross rent

$1,273$1,446

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,388	$63,767	$239,200	$1,273
2020	16,498	$66,463	$252,000	$1,261
2021	17,090	$67,883	$265,400	$1,331
2022	16,478	$67,412	$300,200	$1,423
2023	15,670	$77,696	$340,500	$1,446

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	589	3.8%
5 to 17	2,590	16.5%
18 to 24	1,111	7.1%
25 to 34	2,300	14.7%
35 to 44	2,248	14.3%
45 to 54	1,863	11.9%
55 to 64	2,141	13.7%
65 to 74	1,658	10.6%
75 and over	1,170	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	771	4.9%
Black or African American	13,208	84.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	35	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	108	0.7%
Two or more races	198	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,350	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	879	7.7%
High school graduate	3,834	33.7%
Some college or associate's	3,236	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,019	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,412	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone62.5%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit16.1%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.8%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,879	62.5%
Carpooled	305	3.9%
Public transit	1,260	16.1%
Walked	30	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,152	14.8%
Other means	181	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	616	9.3%
15 to 29 min	1,311	19.7%
30 to 44 min	2,737	41.1%
45 to 59 min	893	13.4%
60+ min	1,098	16.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 11.2% (1,750 of 15,646)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,652	52.1%
Nonfamily households	3,352	47.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,004	93.6%
Vacant	480	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,588	51.2%
Renter-occupied	3,416	48.8%

1-unit, detached29.0%

1-unit, attached31.4%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units20.3%

20 or more units16.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,168	29.0%
1-unit, attached	2,348	31.4%
2 to 4 units	252	3.4%
5 to 19 units	1,522	20.3%
20 or more units	1,194	16.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2438975
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.49 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.8365, -76.9706