Kettering

Population: 13,866
Median household income: $124,036
Median home value: $416,500

Kettering is a community in Prince George's County, Maryland, home to 13,866 residents. At $124,036, its median household income sits above Prince George's County's $100,708.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kettering's population grew 2.5% from 13,527 to 13,866, while its median home value rose 38.1% from $301,500 to $416,500.

The typical home was built around 1989. 5.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,866
Median age: 49.3 yrs
Median household income: $124,036
Median home value: $416,500
Median gross rent: $2,285
Housing units: 5,985
Homeownership rate: 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,52713,866

Median household income

$93,698$124,036

Median home value

$301,500$416,500

Median gross rent

$1,811$2,285

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,527	$93,698	$301,500	$1,811
2020	13,302	$100,428	$320,800	$2,111
2021	13,924	$97,816	$334,200	$2,146
2022	13,873	$107,703	$382,900	$2,350
2023	13,866	$124,036	$416,500	$2,285

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	294	2.1%
5 to 17	2,001	14.4%
18 to 24	702	5.1%
25 to 34	1,577	11.4%
35 to 44	1,799	13.0%
45 to 54	1,801	13.0%
55 to 64	2,307	16.6%
65 to 74	2,095	15.1%
75 and over	1,290	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	686	4.9%
Black or African American	11,479	82.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	153	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	64	0.5%
Two or more races	786	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	690	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate19.1%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree21.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	449	4.1%
High school graduate	2,075	19.1%
Some college or associate's	3,889	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,141	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,315	21.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone63.3%

Carpooled15.5%

Public transit6.2%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,443	63.3%
Carpooled	1,090	15.5%
Public transit	433	6.2%
Walked	29	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	972	13.8%
Other means	54	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	634	10.5%
15 to 29 min	1,451	24.0%
30 to 44 min	1,834	30.3%
45 to 59 min	1,143	18.9%
60+ min	987	16.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 5.8% (793 of 13,674)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,333	56.8%
Nonfamily households	2,537	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,870	98.1%
Vacant	115	1.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,187	88.4%
Renter-occupied	683	11.6%

1-unit, detached50.6%

1-unit, attached40.3%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units7.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,028	50.6%
1-unit, attached	2,410	40.3%
2 to 4 units	68	1.1%
5 to 19 units	29	0.5%
20 or more units	450	7.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2443900
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.8897, -76.7903