CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Upper Marlboro

Maryland · 873 residents · 1.42 sq mi

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Upper Marlboro is home to 873 people in Maryland. Renters pay $849 a month at the median. Households take in $49,250 a year at the median, 63% more than the country as a whole. Growth has run 35% since 2000, or 225 more people. Poverty is uncommon here, at 1.9% of people here. Households here earn about 25% more than in Maryland as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% 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

873

+35%vs 2000

vs 648 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.7

−16%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.42 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024683

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(72)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(47)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(48)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.7%(93)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3423.1%(202)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(128)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(105)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 643.3%(29)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.2%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(38)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(5)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$49,250

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,813 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,402

−33%vs 2000

vs $28,892 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.9%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$110,200

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $122,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$849

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $904 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.6%

−10.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.7% in 2000

32.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic50.9%(330)

Black44.8%(290)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(10)

Asian0.9%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.7%(670)

Black21.5%(188)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.7%(15)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.9%(20)

South American0.4%(3)

Argentine0.4%(3)

Ancestry

English7%(48)

Irish6.4%(44)

German5.4%(37)

Italian4.8%(33)

Polish4.8%(33)

Subsaharan African3.2%(22)

Scottish2%(14)

American1.8%(12)

Norwegian1.6%(11)

French Canadian0.6%(4)

Nigerian0.6%(4)

West Indian0.6%(4)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.6%(4)

Dutch0.4%(3)

Greek0.4%(3)

Ukrainian0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.4%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.8%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.0%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.1 min

−15%vs 2000

vs 29.5 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 married49.1%(115)

Married39.7%(93)

Widowed1.7%(4)

Divorced9.4%(22)

Women 15+

Never married44.8%(134)

Married31.1%(93)

Widowed3%(9)

Divorced21.1%(63)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 12.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

76.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 76.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.0%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.3%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.5%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.4%

−8.2 ptssince 2020

from 88.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.9%

+10.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% 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)26.3%(10)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.4%(7)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 38 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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