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Hyattsville

Maryland · 21,158 residents (2025 est.) · 2.70 sq mi
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With 20,966 people, Hyattsville is a city in Maryland. 37% of residents were born outside the United States. Few US cities rank higher on income. This is an unusually credentialed place: 51% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 48% of the housing stock. 6,233 more people live here than in 2000.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
51% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 109%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
20,966
+42%since 2000
from 14,733 in 2000
21,158 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
7,754 / sq mi
+33%since 2009
from 5,810 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.6
+3%since 2000
from 34.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2.70 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
13K15K18K20K22K19902000201020202024Hyattsville
202421K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.8%(1,436)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97%(1,478)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(1,180)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 193.1%(655)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.1%(1,071)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3421%(4,393)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4417.5%(3,668)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.1%(2,958)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 648.1%(1,698)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.8%(1,632)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.6%(540)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(257)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$91,941
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,355 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$46,580
+131%since 2000
from $20,152 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
58.4%
+22.6 ptssince 2009
from 35.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 10.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.447
+7%since 2010
from 0.416 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade16.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Information5.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Arts, entertainment, food4.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Retail trade3.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance2.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services2.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical2.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Public administration0.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$481,500
+109%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $126,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,835
+57%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $643 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
48.4%
−2.7 ptssince 2000
from 51.1% in 2000
51.6% rent
Vacancy rate
5.2%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.57 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.70 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.0%
−20.4 ptssince 2009
from 46.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
56.1%
+13.4 ptssince 2009
from 42.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.2
−12%since 2009
from 5.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
68
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic34.6%(5,095)
Black40.2%(5,918)
Hispanic / Latino18.1%(2,673)
Asian4%(582)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic28.4%(5,944)
Black24.3%(5,088)
Hispanic / Latino37.5%(7,863)
Asian5.1%(1,066)
Other4.8%(1,005)
Diversity Score
89
+1%since 2009
from 89 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American23.5%(4,934)
Salvadoran17.3%(3,637)
Mexican5%(1,050)
Guatemalan3.4%(719)
Puerto Rican2.8%(584)
Honduran1.6%(334)
Cuban1.3%(274)
Nicaraguan0.9%(188)
Spaniard0.8%(162)
Bolivian0.7%(150)
Dominican0.6%(122)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.6%(116)
Costa Rican0.1%(29)
Panamanian0.1%(27)
Colombian0.1%(22)
Ecuadorian0.1%(17)
Peruvian0.1%(14)
Venezuelan0.1%(11)
Asian origin
Pakistani1.5%(323)
Asian Indian1.5%(315)
Chinese1.1%(227)
Filipino0.5%(109)
Vietnamese0.5%(95)
Korean0.4%(88)
Japanese0.2%(40)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.4%(75)
Ancestry
English6.4%(1,350)
Irish6.2%(1,294)
German5.6%(1,179)
American4%(834)
Ethiopian2.9%(606)
West Indian2.8%(597)
Polish1.7%(356)
Jamaican1.6%(330)
Italian1.4%(302)
Scottish1.1%(230)
French0.7%(156)
+ 31 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.6%(133)
Swedish0.6%(125)
Nigerian0.6%(119)
Guyanese0.4%(87)
British0.4%(77)
Norwegian0.3%(67)
Serbian0.3%(65)
Lithuanian0.3%(63)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(57)
Swiss0.3%(57)
Czech0.3%(56)
Iranian0.3%(54)
Welsh0.2%(51)
Haitian0.2%(48)
Russian0.2%(47)
Ukrainian0.2%(47)
Danish0.2%(45)
Arab0.2%(42)
Brazilian0.2%(39)
Austrian0.2%(36)
Barbadian0.1%(31)
Kenyan0.1%(17)
Belgian0.1%(15)
Australian0.1%(14)
Portuguese0.1%(13)
Armenian0.1%(12)
Hungarian0.1%(11)
Syrian0%(8)
Greek0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
50.7%
+24.1 ptssince 2000
from 26.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
80.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 80.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
29.5%
+17.4 ptssince 2000
from 12.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
33.7 min
+45%since 2000
from 23.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
51.8%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.5%
−6.9 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
10.5%
−18.9 ptssince 2009
from 29.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
25.9%
+24.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.6%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 7.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
75.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2011
from 75.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.6%
−3.7 ptssince 2020
from 83.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
46.9%
+15.8 ptssince 2009
from 31.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
53.5%
+3.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Female
46.5%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Foreign born
37.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 35.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
1.8%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.7%
Unchangedsince 2012
from 8.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
16.1%
−9.8 ptssince 2013
from 25.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.5%
+13.3 ptssince 2017
from 81.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.9%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 95.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.2%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 83.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
55.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 56.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
31.8%
−1.0 ptssince 2016
from 32.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married54.3%(4,822)
Married36%(3,191)
Widowed2%(175)
Divorced7.8%(688)
Women 15+
Never married40.4%(3,229)
Married45.3%(3,620)
Widowed4.9%(390)
Divorced9.5%(757)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
16.1%
−9.8 ptssince 2013
from 25.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.5%
−3.4 ptssince 2020
from 57.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 10.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
10.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 9.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 18.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 1.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.3%
−3.1 ptssince 2020
from 67.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
27.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 27.5% 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)46.5%(134)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.4%(27)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.6%(91)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 288 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Hyattsville, Maryland?

Hyattsville, Maryland has about 20,966 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Hyattsville, Maryland?

The typical household in Hyattsville, Maryland earns about $91,941 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Hyattsville, Maryland expensive?

In Hyattsville, Maryland, the median home is worth about $481,500, and the typical rent is about $1,835 a month.

How educated are people in Hyattsville, Maryland?

About 50.7% of adults age 25 and over in Hyattsville, Maryland hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Hyattsville, Maryland?

About 11.6% of people in Hyattsville, Maryland live below the federal poverty line.

Has Hyattsville, Maryland grown since 1990?

Yes, Hyattsville, Maryland has grown since 1990. The population has added about 7,106 residents, a change of about 51 percent over that period.

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