CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Adelphi

Maryland · 13,524 residents · 2.72 sq mi

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With 13,524 people, Adelphi is a city in Maryland. This is an unusually credentialed place: 42% of adults have a four-year degree. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $141,100. Renters pay $679 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 8.1%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

42% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,524

−10%vs 2000

vs 14,998 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

31.3

−2%vs 2000

vs 31.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.72 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(946)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.2%(697)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.8%(654)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.9%(659)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.9%(1,476)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3426%(3,516)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(2,073)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(1,293)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(909)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(796)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(381)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(124)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,051

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,827 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,263

−18%vs 2000

vs $20,952 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$141,100

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $147,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$679

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $783 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

48.8%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.3% in 2000

51.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic21.5%(3,229)

Black38.8%(5,812)

Hispanic / Latino25.7%(3,860)

Asian9.9%(1,481)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic42.8%(5,788)

Black39.7%(5,373)

Hispanic / Latino9.8%(1,330)

Asian11.5%(1,562)

Other5.9%(801)

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 American46.4%(8,078)

Salvadoran29.4%(5,117)

Guatemalan11.6%(2,022)

Honduran3.7%(648)

Mexican2.6%(448)

Dominican2.4%(424)

Nicaraguan1.4%(245)

South American1.4%(236)

Puerto Rican0.9%(150)

Peruvian0.7%(120)

Bolivian0.5%(94)

Cuban0.1%(25)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Panamanian0.1%(21)

Colombian0.1%(19)

Argentine0%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian4.7%(819)

Laotian1.6%(271)

Bangladeshi1%(167)

Chinese0.8%(134)

Vietnamese0.6%(110)

Filipino0.5%(81)

Korean0.4%(67)

Japanese0.2%(31)

Sri Lankan0.1%(14)

Cambodian0.1%(11)

Thai0.1%(9)

Nepalese0.1%(9)

+ 1 more asian origin group with data

Taiwanese0%(6)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African11.6%(2,020)

Ethiopian4.5%(780)

West Indian4.3%(744)

Arab2.1%(367)

Egyptian2.1%(367)

Irish1.5%(253)

Haitian1.3%(222)

Jamaican1.2%(207)

German1.2%(202)

Nigerian1.1%(187)

English1%(177)

Italian0.7%(124)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Barbadian0.7%(119)

French Canadian0.5%(86)

American0.5%(80)

British0.4%(61)

Guyanese0.3%(47)

Scottish0.2%(42)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(38)

French0.2%(31)

Polish0.2%(30)

Iranian0.1%(22)

Dutch0.1%(20)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(20)

Swiss0.1%(16)

Ghanaian0.1%(15)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

Norwegian0.1%(13)

Romanian0.1%(12)

Ukrainian0.1%(12)

Czech0.1%(11)

Swedish0.1%(11)

Austrian0.1%(10)

Russian0.1%(9)

Greek0%(7)

Canadian0%(5)

Danish0%(4)

Slovene0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Asian Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

42.0%

+5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.6%

+8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

16.9%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.1 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 24.2 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 married55.9%(3,967)

Married38%(2,695)

Widowed1.1%(78)

Divorced5%(355)

Women 15+

Never married47.6%(3,269)

Married36.4%(2,500)

Widowed3.8%(260)

Divorced12.3%(843)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

28.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2013

from 28.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.4%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 38.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.0%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.5%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% 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)29.9%(115)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27%(104)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.9%(92)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 385 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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