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Prince George's County

Maryland · 970,374 residents (2025 est.) · 482.643 sq mi
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#57Largest by populationof 3,144970,374#58Most foreign-born residentsof 3,14425.3%#74Most densely populatedof 3,1442,011#97Highest median rentof 3,137$1,799
The short version

Prince George's County is wealthier than most US places, with a median household income of $101,798. Population has grown 20% since 2000. Median home value has roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $426,000. It ranks in the top 1% of US counties for household income.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
959,754
+20%since 2000
from 801,515 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,989 / sq mi
+15%since 2009
from 1,730 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.5
+16%since 2000
from 33.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9

PEP 2025 EST:970,374 residents (Census Bureau Vintage 2025, released March 2026)

Population, 1990 – 2024
705K777K848K920K991K1990201020202024Prince George's County
2024960K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.1%(58,400)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(60,576)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146%(57,504)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(62,582)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(60,457)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.9%(133,247)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.6%(130,538)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.1%(125,379)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.3%(127,955)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.3%(89,509)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844%(38,866)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.5%(14,741)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$101,798
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $55,256 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$46,366
+98%since 2000
from $23,360 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
64.3%
+17.4 ptssince 2009
from 46.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.8%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 7.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.416
+10%since 2010
from 0.380 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade9.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Information8%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance6.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade2.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$426,000
+63%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $143,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,799
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $737 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
62.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 61.8% in 2000
37.7% rent
Vacancy rate
4.9%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Owner cost-burdened
28.4%
−11.9 ptssince 2009
from 40.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.5%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 46.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.2
−9%since 2009
from 4.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
32
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
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Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic24.3%(194,836)
Black62.2%(498,301)
Hispanic / Latino7.1%(57,057)
Asian3.8%(30,803)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic10.8%(103,961)
Black58.2%(558,157)
Hispanic / Latino22.5%(216,088)
Asian3.9%(37,126)
Other4.6%(44,422)
Diversity Score
74
+8%since 2009
from 69 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
45
−5%since 2020
from 48 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American14.6%(140,138)
Salvadoran9.4%(90,228)
Mexican3.4%(32,566)
Guatemalan3.2%(30,359)
Honduran1.4%(13,369)
South American1.2%(11,451)
Puerto Rican0.9%(9,074)
Dominican0.9%(8,811)
Nicaraguan0.4%(3,397)
Colombian0.3%(2,700)
Peruvian0.3%(2,475)
Bolivian0.2%(2,296)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.2%(2,191)
Cuban0.2%(1,999)
Spaniard0.1%(1,111)
Ecuadorian0.1%(1,089)
Venezuelan0.1%(1,026)
Chilean0.1%(879)
Argentine0.1%(877)
Uruguayan0%(49)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1%(9,398)
Filipino0.9%(8,478)
Chinese0.6%(5,394)
Korean0.3%(2,777)
Vietnamese0.3%(2,680)
Kazakh0.2%(1,913)
Pakistani0.2%(1,859)
Bangladeshi0.1%(840)
Cambodian0.1%(683)
Japanese0.1%(530)
Laotian0.1%(520)
Nepalese0%(394)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(240)
Thai0%(204)
Sri Lankan0%(144)
Burmese0%(127)
Hmong0%(34)
Uzbek0%(16)
Malaysian0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(311)
Chamorro0%(97)
Chuukese0%(71)
Guamanian0%(65)
Tongan0%(20)
Fijian0%(5)
Ancestry
Subsaharan African8.9%(85,696)
West Indian3.3%(32,101)
American3%(28,376)
Nigerian2.8%(27,138)
German2.6%(24,679)
Irish2.4%(23,192)
English2.1%(20,366)
Jamaican1.8%(17,011)
Italian1.2%(11,284)
Ethiopian0.7%(7,046)
Ghanaian0.6%(5,808)
Haitian0.6%(5,783)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Polish0.5%(4,561)
French0.4%(4,269)
Guyanese0.4%(4,176)
Scottish0.4%(3,961)
Arab0.4%(3,943)
Russian0.2%(1,985)
Swedish0.2%(1,872)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(1,667)
Dutch0.2%(1,651)
Egyptian0.2%(1,600)
Norwegian0.1%(1,307)
British0.1%(1,295)
French Canadian0.1%(1,213)
Brazilian0.1%(1,160)
Welsh0.1%(1,114)
Greek0.1%(1,075)
Kenyan0.1%(1,063)
Iranian0.1%(815)
Czech0.1%(739)
Hungarian0.1%(739)
Ukrainian0.1%(710)
Portuguese0.1%(696)
Barbadian0.1%(655)
Swiss0.1%(603)
Lithuanian0.1%(596)
Austrian0.1%(569)
Slovak0%(475)
Danish0%(462)
Lebanese0%(451)
Moroccan0%(448)
Canadian0%(384)
Turkish0%(369)
Belgian0%(242)
Romanian0%(215)
Armenian0%(200)
Australian0%(189)
Jordanian0%(187)
Serbian0%(187)
Finnish0%(181)
Croatian0%(166)
Israeli0%(140)
Slovene0%(117)
Somali0%(105)
Syrian0%(96)
Iraqi0%(36)
Bulgarian0%(28)
Latvian0%(11)
RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Mexican population · Largest West Indian population
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.7%
+9.5 ptssince 2000
from 27.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
86.6%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 84.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.4%
+6.2 ptssince 2000
from 10.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
35.2 min
+30%since 2000
from 27.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
60.0%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 64.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.9%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
7.4%
−10.0 ptssince 2009
from 17.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
17.9%
+15.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
9.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.4%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 8.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
69.6%
−4.5 ptssince 2011
from 74.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Self-employed
13.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.5%
−23.9 ptssince 2009
from 67.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
Female
51.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
Foreign born
25.3%
+7.1 ptssince 2009
from 18.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.8%
−40.2 ptssince 2009
from 47.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.5%
+2.6 ptssince 2012
from 7.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.4%
−73.2 ptssince 2013
from 84.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.8%
+10.6 ptssince 2017
from 83.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
English only at home
69.3%
−7.4 ptssince 2016
from 76.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
19.5%
+6.0 ptssince 2016
from 13.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married45.4%(169,981)
Married44.7%(167,383)
Widowed2.4%(9,012)
Divorced7.5%(28,102)
Women 15+
Never married42.1%(172,094)
Married37.8%(154,723)
Widowed7.9%(32,205)
Divorced12.2%(49,774)
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Prince George's County, Maryland?

Prince George's County, Maryland has about 959,754 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Prince George's County, Maryland?

The typical household in Prince George's County, Maryland earns about $101,798 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Prince George's County, Maryland expensive?

In Prince George's County, Maryland, the median home is worth about $426,000, and the typical rent is about $1,799 a month.

How educated are people in Prince George's County, Maryland?

About 36.7% of adults age 25 and over in Prince George's County, Maryland hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Prince George's County, Maryland?

About 10.8% of people in Prince George's County, Maryland live below the federal poverty line.

Has Prince George's County, Maryland grown since 1990?

Yes, Prince George's County, Maryland has grown since 1990. The population has added about 230,486 residents, a change of about 32 percent over that period.

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