CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Accokeek

Maryland · 4,477 residents · 27.4 sq mi

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Accokeek is a city of 4,477 people in Maryland. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 2,872 fewer people here than in 2000. Renters pay $747 a month at the median. The median household earns $47,292, about 57% above the national median. Getting to work takes 34 minutes on average.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,477

−39%vs 2000

vs 7,349 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.8

−12%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

27.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(376)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(304)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(294)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(281)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(274)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.4%(867)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(723)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.5%(558)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(414)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(286)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.5%(68)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(32)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$47,292

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,419 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,288

−38%vs 2000

vs $29,519 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.6%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$120,800

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $182,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$747

+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $778 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.8%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.5% in 2000

13.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic42.3%(3,112)

Black47.2%(3,467)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(172)

Asian5.2%(381)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.5%(3,782)

Black11.9%(531)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(84)

Asian1.3%(56)

Other2.4%(108)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American2.9%(420)

Salvadoran2.6%(370)

South American0.5%(73)

Bolivian0.4%(58)

Costa Rican0.2%(30)

Puerto Rican0.2%(26)

Panamanian0.1%(20)

Mexican0.1%(15)

Ecuadorian0.1%(15)

Asian origin

Filipino2.2%(323)

Korean0.4%(60)

Bangladeshi0.4%(51)

Asian Indian0.3%(37)

Chinese0.2%(26)

Cambodian0.1%(16)

Thai0.1%(13)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African15.5%(2,228)

Ethiopian8%(1,153)

English4.6%(665)

German4.5%(647)

Ghanaian3.5%(499)

American2.9%(421)

West Indian2.6%(373)

Irish2.3%(337)

Dutch1.1%(157)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.8%(114)

French0.6%(83)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(76)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.5%(73)

Haitian0.4%(63)

Polish0.4%(57)

Arab0.4%(55)

Scottish0.4%(53)

Egyptian0.3%(42)

Jamaican0.3%(39)

French Canadian0.3%(38)

Austrian0.2%(29)

British0.2%(22)

Danish0.2%(22)

Guyanese0.2%(22)

Welsh0.1%(20)

Somali0.1%(19)

Palestinian0.1%(13)

Lithuanian0.1%(11)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Swedish0.1%(8)

Russian0%(7)

Slovene0%(7)

Iranian0%(3)

Turkish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Ethiopian population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Ghanaian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.5%

−14.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.2%

−12.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

33.7 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 34.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.4%(1,861)

Married52.8%(3,027)

Widowed3.6%(209)

Divorced11.2%(641)

Women 15+

Never married31.5%(1,745)

Married50%(2,771)

Widowed8.9%(492)

Divorced9.6%(530)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 7.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.5%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 71.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.8%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.2%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 85.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)35.8%(451)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)46.9%(591)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.2%(305)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,261 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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