2024 population: 966,629 ( 582 from 2020)
Land area: 482.6 square miles
Population density: 2002.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	103,495	10.71%	7.9%
Black:	568,217	58.78%	3.4%
Indian:	2,160	0.22%	4.2%
Asian:	40,922	4.23%	3.6%
2+ races:	20,487	2.12%	6.4%
Hispanic:	231,348	23.93%	12.6%

Total non-White:	863,134	89.29%	1.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	45,352	11.7
Deaths:	32,100	8.3
Net Migration:	-57,803	-14.9
Net Immigration:	43,510	11.2

Change in White population:	-8,817	-0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	8,235	0.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
967,211
112,312	11.61%
588,472	60.84%
2,254	0.23%
39,516	4.09%
19,261	1.99%
205,396	21.24%
854,899	88.39%

2010
863,420
128,853	14.92%
548,439	63.52%
2,156	0.25%
35,145	4.07%
17,688	2.05%
128,972	14.94%
734,567	85.08%

2000
801,515
194,836	24.31%
498,301	62.17%
2,274	0.28%
31,121	3.88%
16,220	2.02%
57,057	7.12%
606,679	75.69%

1990
729,268
303,149	41.57%
366,114	50.20%
2,694	0.37%
28,384	3.89%
n/a
28,927	3.97%
426,119	58.43%

1980
665,071
385,425	57.95%
246,237	37.02%
667	0.10%
17,064	2.57%
n/a
13,767	2.07%
279,646	42.05%

1970
660,567
549,020	83.11%
89,812	13.60%
884	0.13%
4,984	0.75%
n/a
14,586	2.21%
111,547	16.89%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
112,558	13.0
53,338	6.2
-60,167	-7.0
46,700	5.4

-16,541	-1.9
120,332	13.9

Number	Rate
2000's
115,573	14.4
48,128	6.0
-77,225	-9.6
46,919	5.9

-65,983	-8.2
127,888	16.0

Number	Rate
1990's
125,821	17.3
48,084	6.6
-50,197	-6.9
33,733	4.6

-108,313	-14.9
180,560	24.8

Number	Rate
1980's
115,705	17.4
40,050	6.0
-14	-0.0
n/a

-82,276	-12.4
146,473	22.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-73,822	-11.2
n/a

-163,595	-24.8
168,099	25.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Prince George's County, MD

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.2
211,186	21.8%
755,443	78.2%
135,034	14.0%

341,057
2.75

218,838	64.2%
133,204	60.9%
26,814	12.3%
122,219	35.8%

2010
Number	Percent
34.9
205,999	23.9%
657,421	76.1%
81,513	9.4%

304,042
2.78

203,520	66.9%
122,000	59.9%
30,802	15.1%
100,522	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
33.3
214,522	26.8%
586,993	73.2%
61,815	7.7%

286,650
2.74

199,524	69.6%
128,674	64.5%
32,593	16.3%
87,126	30.4%

1990
Number	Percent
31.1
178,430	24.5%
550,838	75.5%
49,771	6.8%

257,689
2.77

183,800	71.3%
130,038	70.7%
22,269	12.1%
73,889	28.7%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
194,215	29.2%
470,856	70.8%
36,315	5.5%

225,426
2.88

166,923	74.0%
128,696	77.1%
20,522	12.3%
58,503	26.0%

2022 Housing Data for Prince George's County, MD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13,660	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,358	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,686	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	7,664	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	7,132	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	8,152	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,297	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,348	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,541	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	20,814	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	29,628	8.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	47,035	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	41,931	12.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	31,549	9.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	42,427	12.4%
$200,000 or more	50,835	14.9%

Median Household Income	97,935
Per Capita Income	43,833

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	99
Compared to U.S.	103

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	13,570	4.0%
Public Assistance	7,749	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	41,041	12.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	376,523	73.9%
Unemployed	28,505	5.6%
In Armed Forces	3,282	0.6%

Total Labor Force	408,310	80.2%
Not in Labor Force	101,088	19.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	156,278	128,387	54.9%
Non-Profit	17,473	31,214	35.9%
Self-Employed	23,139	13,360	63.4%

Local Government	14,816	22,279	39.9%
State Government	9,781	12,582	43.7%
Federal Government	29,845	40,669	42.3%

Total Private + Self	179,417	141,747	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	71,915	106,744	40.3%
Total	251,332	248,491	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	26.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	86,291	17.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	92,353	18.4%
Professional, Technical	125,986	25.2%
Service Occupations	94,712	18.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	491	0.1%
All others	101,223	20.2%

White Collar		60.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	69,129	13.8%
Health care and social assistance	64,573	12.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	47,251	9.4%
Construction	46,789	9.3%
Educational services	45,564	9.1%
Retail trade	42,954	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	31,746	6.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	31,010	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	29,747	5.9%
Other services	28,604	5.7%
Finance and insurance	12,010	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11,658	2.3%
Manufacturing	10,531	2.1%
Information	9,853	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9,520	1.9%
Wholesale trade	5,542	1.1%
Utilities	2,358	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,011	0.2%
Management	646	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	69	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	28,980	3.03%
Puerto Rican	7,657	0.80%
Cuban	1,570	0.16%
Dominican	8,559	0.89%

Total Central American	124,621	13.02%
Costa Rican	439	0.05%
Guatemalan	25,160	2.63%
Honduran	10,942	1.14%
Nicaraguan	2,775	0.29%
Panamanian	1,116	0.12%
Salvadoran	83,997	8.78%
Other Central American	192	0.02%

Total South American	10,403	1.09%
Argentinean	974	0.10%
Bolivian	2,041	0.21%
Chilean	516	0.05%
Colombian	2,268	0.24%
Ecuadorian	1,090	0.11%
Paraguayan	75	0.01%
Peruvian	2,591	0.27%
Uruguayan	39	0.00%
Venezuelan	770	0.08%
Other South American	39	0.00%

Other Hispanic	9,183	0.96%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	9,697	1.01%
Indian	9,416	0.98%
Chinese	5,573	0.58%
Vietnamese	3,036	0.32%
Korean	2,983	0.31%
Bangladeshi	778	0.08%
Cambodian	703	0.07%
Laotian	538	0.06%
Japanese	491	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	637,753	71.1%
Spanish	158,819	17.7%
Other	40,256	4.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	19,617	2.2%
Other Indo-European	12,435	1.4%
Tagalog	6,920	0.8%
Other Asian	5,840	0.7%
Chinese	4,784	0.5%
Korean	3,226	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
African	29,820	3.1%
American	27,148	2.8%
Irish	25,306	2.6%
German	23,855	2.5%
Nigerian	23,378	2.4%
English	18,763	2.0%
Jamaican	17,014	1.8%
Other Subsaharan African	15,491	1.6%
Italian	10,860	1.1%
Ethiopian	6,443	0.7%
Haitian	5,389	0.6%
Polish	4,964	0.5%
Ghanaian	4,790	0.5%
European	4,665	0.5%
Guyanese	4,330	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	830,482	86.8%
Not a citizen	126,707	13.2%

Native	726,533	75.9%
Foreign-born	230,656	24.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
46,553	7.1%	37,833	5.8%	164,184	25.0%	173,801	26.5%	131,451	20.0%	102,381	15.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	46,553	7.1%
9-12 Years	37,833	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	164,184	25.0%
Some College	173,801	26.5%
Bach. Degree	131,451	20.0%
Grad Degree	102,381	15.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	422,730	408,530	14,200	3.4%	4.3%
1991	431,026	410,201	20,825	4.8%	5.9%
1992	438,299	414,009	24,290	5.5%	6.5%
1993	431,688	409,261	22,427	5.2%	6.0%
1994	441,915	421,674	20,241	4.6%	5.2%
1995	444,997	424,087	20,910	4.7%	5.0%
1996	445,255	424,047	21,208	4.8%	4.9%
1997	446,745	425,575	21,170	4.7%	4.8%
1998	441,224	423,139	18,085	4.1%	4.3%
1999	441,499	426,339	15,160	3.4%	3.5%

2000	428,841	413,166	15,675	3.7%	3.5%
2001	432,168	413,286	18,882	4.4%	4.2%
2002	438,405	415,586	22,819	5.2%	4.8%
2003	441,014	418,766	22,248	5.0%	4.8%
2004	439,525	418,279	21,246	4.8%	4.6%
2005	443,531	422,016	21,515	4.9%	4.5%
2006	448,104	428,023	20,081	4.5%	4.2%
2007	448,420	431,117	17,303	3.9%	3.7%
2008	454,281	433,384	20,897	4.6%	4.5%
2009	460,136	425,672	34,464	7.5%	7.6%

2010	480,390	443,412	36,978	7.7%	7.8%
2011	483,094	446,690	36,404	7.5%	7.3%
2012	485,215	450,330	34,885	7.2%	6.9%
2013	485,941	452,620	33,321	6.9%	6.5%
2014	486,156	457,128	29,028	6.0%	5.7%
2015	486,318	461,301	25,017	5.1%	5.0%
2016	499,860	478,398	21,462	4.3%	4.3%
2017	507,478	486,591	20,887	4.1%	4.1%
2018	506,145	486,102	20,043	4.0%	3.8%
2019	513,748	494,934	18,814	3.7%	3.5%

2020	504,276	462,879	41,397	8.2%	6.8%
2021	501,438	467,541	33,897	6.8%	5.3%
2022	496,637	479,080	17,557	3.5%	3.2%
2023	497,045	485,870	11,175	2.2%	2.1%
2024	510,600	493,763	16,837	3.3%	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	359,176
Median Value	$380,500

Occupied	341,057	95.0%
Vacant	18,119	5.0%

Owned	212,888	62.4%
Rented	128,169	37.6%
Median Rent	$1,713

Single-Family Units	240,101	66.8%
Detached	182,328	50.8%
Attached	57,773	16.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	108,612	30.2%
Mobile Homes	1,806	0.5%

Prince George's County, MD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Prince George's County, MD

2022 Housing Data for Prince George's County, MD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Prince George's County, MD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Prince George's County, MD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Prince George's County, MD

Historical Labor Force Data for Prince George's County, MD