Seat Pleasant

Population: 4,515
Median household income: $54,076
Median home value: $296,600

Located in Prince George's County, Maryland, Seat Pleasant is a community with a population of 4,515. Its median household income of $54,076 runs below the Prince George's County figure of $100,708.

Between 2019 and 2023, Seat Pleasant's population declined 4.7% from 4,739 to 4,515, while its median home value rose 42.1% from $208,700 to $296,600.

Owners occupy 52.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,515
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $54,076
Median home value: $296,600
Median gross rent: $1,392
Housing units: 2,372
Homeownership rate: 52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Unemployment rate: 26.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7394,515

Median household income

$55,370$54,076

Median home value

$208,700$296,600

Median gross rent

$973$1,392

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,739	$55,370	$208,700	$973
2020	4,753	$53,532	$222,500	—
2021	4,537	$51,122	$235,000	—
2022	4,544	$54,613	$277,600	—
2023	4,515	$54,076	$296,600	$1,392

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 179.4%

18 to 242.8%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6419.5%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	387	8.6%
5 to 17	426	9.4%
18 to 24	126	2.8%
25 to 34	677	15.0%
35 to 44	593	13.1%
45 to 54	415	9.2%
55 to 64	880	19.5%
65 to 74	657	14.6%
75 and over	354	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14	0.3%
Black or African American	3,621	80.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	44	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	92	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	744	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate42.0%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	321	9.0%
High school graduate	1,501	42.0%
Some college or associate's	841	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	655	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	258	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone57.1%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit8.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home25.3%

Other means3.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	958	57.1%
Carpooled	87	5.2%
Public transit	150	8.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	425	25.3%
Other means	59	3.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	131	10.4%
15 to 29 min	335	26.7%
30 to 44 min	622	49.6%
45 to 59 min	78	6.2%
60+ min	88	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 15.6% (704 of 4,515)

	Count	Share
Family households	949	43.2%
Nonfamily households	1,249	56.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,198	92.7%
Vacant	174	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,152	52.4%
Renter-occupied	1,046	47.6%

1-unit, detached44.3%

1-unit, attached23.6%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units20.8%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,051	44.3%
1-unit, attached	559	23.6%
2 to 4 units	109	4.6%
5 to 19 units	493	20.8%
20 or more units	146	6.2%
Mobile home & other	14	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2470850
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.81 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.8947, -76.8995