COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Prince George's County

Maryland · 729,268 residents · 483 sq mi

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Prince George's County is home to 729,268 people in Maryland. Median household income runs $43,127, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Median rent is $642 a month. The poverty rate is 5.8%, under the national 13.2%. The typical home is worth $121,200. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.0

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

729,268

−9%vs 2000

vs 801,515 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.0

−7%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

483 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024960K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(55,265)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(49,666)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(46,343)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(51,028)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.4%(68,670)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.9%(152,417)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.6%(121,063)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(82,634)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(52,411)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.5%(33,073)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.8%(13,042)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(3,656)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,127

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,256 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,391

−26%vs 2000

vs $23,360 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.8%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$121,200

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $143,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$642

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $737 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.9%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.8% in 2000

41.1% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic43.1%(314,559)

Black50.7%(369,622)

Hispanic / Latino4%(28,927)

Asian3.8%(27,922)

Other2.4%(17,165)

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 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)

Costa Rican0%(415)

Uruguayan0%(49)

Paraguayan0%(39)

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)

Indonesian0%(50)

Hmong0%(34)

Uzbek0%(16)

Malaysian0%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(356)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.4%(4,181)

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)

Cape Verdean0%(294)

Belgian0%(242)

Palestinian0%(225)

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)

Macedonian0%(17)

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

25.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.3%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.6 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 27.1 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 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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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.4%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 15.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.7%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 60.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.3%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.9%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 69.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.8%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 32.6% 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)32.3%(16,321)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.1%(16,180)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.8%(14,014)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(1,686)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(315)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 50,463 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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