CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bladensburg

Maryland · 8,064 residents · 0.99 sq mi

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With 8,064 people, Bladensburg is a city in Maryland. Owners hold 24% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 29.7. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 18%. Median rent is $596 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.7% of residents.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,064

+5%vs 2000

vs 7,661 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.7

−4%vs 2000

vs 31.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.99 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(711)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(625)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(505)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(422)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249%(722)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3425.4%(2,050)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418%(1,455)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.5%(603)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.7%(379)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.3%(350)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(226)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(16)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,192

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,966 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,017

−18%vs 2000

vs $17,046 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.7%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$96,600

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $115,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$596

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $649 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

24.2%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.8% in 2000

75.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic12%(917)

Black70.1%(5,369)

Hispanic / Latino13.1%(1,001)

Asian2.5%(193)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic27.4%(2,206)

Black67.3%(5,426)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(293)

Asian2.2%(178)

Other3.1%(254)

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 American20.1%(1,922)

Mexican18.5%(1,775)

Salvadoran13.5%(1,294)

Guatemalan3.8%(365)

Nicaraguan1.5%(148)

Dominican1.1%(108)

Honduran0.8%(77)

Puerto Rican0.7%(69)

Costa Rican0.4%(38)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(41)

Filipino0.3%(24)

Vietnamese0%(3)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African17.6%(1,684)

Nigerian6.1%(588)

Ghanaian1.5%(147)

American1.1%(106)

West Indian0.6%(60)

Jamaican0.4%(40)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(20)

Irish0.2%(17)

German0%(2)

Welsh0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Nigerian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.1%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.7%

+6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.9%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.6 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 27.9 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 married38.9%(1,198)

Married56.5%(1,739)

Widowed1.2%(36)

Divorced3.4%(105)

Women 15+

Never married44.9%(1,690)

Married29.9%(1,125)

Widowed6.3%(237)

Divorced18.8%(708)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

24.0%

+3.4 ptssince 2013

from 20.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.1%

−12.3 ptssince 2020

from 42.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 8.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.3%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.6%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 33.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.4%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

37.8%

−10.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 46.1% 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)27%(43)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.5%(58)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era53.5%(85)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 159 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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