ZIP Code 20640

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Charles County, Maryland.

Population: 10,254
Median household income: $95,560
Median home value: $307,900

Covering part of Charles County, Maryland, ZIP Code 20640 has about 10,254 residents. At $95,560, its median household income sits below Charles County's $120,592.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 20640's population held roughly steady from 10,333 to 10,254, while its median gross rent rose 16.5% from $1,504 to $1,752.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 50.5% of the population. 73.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,254
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $95,560
Median home value: $307,900
Median gross rent: $1,752
Housing units: 4,272
Homeownership rate: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,33310,254

Median household income

$75,814$95,560

Median home value

$239,400$307,900

Median gross rent

$1,504$1,752

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,333	$75,814	$239,400	$1,504
2020	11,113	$72,500	$263,700	$1,515
2021	10,853	$80,375	$268,500	$1,537
2022	10,629	$88,750	$294,400	$1,510
2023	10,254	$95,560	$307,900	$1,752

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	415	4.0%
5 to 17	1,771	17.3%
18 to 24	1,145	11.2%
25 to 34	1,361	13.3%
35 to 44	1,375	13.4%
45 to 54	1,593	15.5%
55 to 64	1,190	11.6%
65 to 74	774	7.5%
75 and over	630	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,593	35.0%
Black or African American	5,181	50.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	256	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.1%
Some other race	53	0.5%
Two or more races	498	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	666	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	471	6.8%
High school graduate	2,567	37.1%
Some college or associate's	2,141	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	946	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	798	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 48 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit2.2%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,891	73.3%
Carpooled	485	9.1%
Public transit	116	2.2%
Walked	112	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	684	12.9%
Other means	17	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	472	10.2%
15 to 29 min	785	17.0%
30 to 44 min	865	18.7%
45 to 59 min	798	17.3%
60+ min	1,701	36.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 7.4% (752 of 10,138)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,346	59.1%
Nonfamily households	1,626	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,972	93.0%
Vacant	300	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,124	78.7%
Renter-occupied	848	21.3%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached27.7%

2 to 4 units0.1%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,969	69.5%
1-unit, attached	1,184	27.7%
2 to 4 units	5	0.1%
5 to 19 units	41	1.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	73	1.7%

ZIP Code 20640

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