Prince George's County, Maryland

Prince George's County has a population of 959,754 and has grown 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $426,000, about 4.2 times the county's median household income of $101,798.

Home price
$426,000
Income
$101,798
Population
959,754
Unemployment
6.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$426,000county
Median gross rent$1,799county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198053.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented37.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,951county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,246county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$2,015county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,835county
Home insurance / yr$1,918(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living115.4(statewide)
Median household income$101,798county
Family health premium / yr$24,738(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$18,946(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.018(statewide)
Poverty rate10.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home17.9%county
Unemployment rate6.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government26.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.0%county
Economic output per resident$67,896county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.12%county
Top state income tax6.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax8.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time35.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service9.0 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12750892county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.8 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.2%county
Traffic deaths27.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher36.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.6%county
Public schools in the county197county
Public school enrollment132123county
Students per full-time teacher14.7county
Free lunch eligible79.1%county
Elementary schools137county
Middle schools25county
High schools24county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above5county
Share of local colleges that are public57.1%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians50county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department4county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter5.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.7%county
Frequent mental distress14.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population959,754county
Land area in square miles483county
People per square mile of land1989.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores191county
Convenience stores181county
Share living far from a food store27.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract17.1%county
Population change since 2020+0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age38.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.9%county
Share of households that are one person29.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States25.3%county
Second languages30.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents90county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in24,281county
Households that moved away28,831county
Average income of arriving households$59,568county
Average income of departing households$63,559county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,090county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings26.8%county
Violent crime rate420(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature57°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.4 incounty
Annual snowfall17.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.15 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F30 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing87 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days209 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 7county
Average first fall frostNov 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$167county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh17.9¢county
Household electricity use869 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$19.32(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity41.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas52.7%county
Homes heated by propane1.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.9%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband93.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk94.6county
Coastal flood risk49.4county
Drought risk83.5county
Landslide risk91.1county
Hail risk90.4county
Earthquake risk93.2county
Tornado risk95.1county
Tropical cyclone risk92.2county
Extreme heat risk97.8county
Winter weather risk99.1county
Strong wind risk95.8county
Wildfire risk42.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here1county
NFL teams based here1county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Prince George's County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Maryland figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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