Demographics of Prince George's County, Maryland

Prince George's County, Maryland had 970,374 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,796 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Prince George's County, in four figures

970,374
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.5%
Change since July 2020: +4,796 people.; 38.5 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $101,798 ±$1,449
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Prince George's County, Maryland's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Prince George's County, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Prince George's County, Maryland's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Prince George's County, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	965,578	100.0	100.0
2021	956,631	99.1	100.2
2022	952,326	98.6	100.7
2023	954,813	98.9	101.6
2024	964,596	99.9	102.5
2025	970,374	100.5	103.1

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Population of Prince George's County, Maryland on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	965,578	−1,653	+101	+165	−2,098
2021	956,631	−8,947	+3,124	+2,555	−14,457
2022	952,326	−4,305	+3,344	+11,922	−20,072
2023	954,813	+2,487	+3,677	+11,727	−12,983
2024	964,596	+9,783	+3,312	+14,284	−7,791
2025	970,374	+5,778	+3,130	+5,928	−3,343

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.5 ±0.2: for men 37.1 ±0.2 and for women 40.0 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Prince George's County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Under 5	58,400 ±55	6.1% ±<0.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	153,727 ±2,367	16.0% ±0.2	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	87,392 ±1,715	9.1% ±0.2	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	263,785 ±2,649	27.5% ±0.3	26.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	253,334 ±2,379	26.4% ±0.2	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	143,116 ±2,599	14.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $101,798 ±$1,449, and income per person $46,366 ±$541, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,678 ±$597 in Maryland and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Prince George's County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maryland	United States
Under $25,000	36,163 ±1,828	10.4% ±0.5	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	40,534 ±1,806	11.7% ±0.5	12.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	47,540 ±1,958	13.7% ±0.6	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	46,306 ±1,712	13.3% ±0.5	11.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	73,018 ±2,247	21.0% ±0.6	18.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	43,726 ±1,551	12.6% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	60,457 ±1,937	17.4% ±0.6	20.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Prince George's County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maryland	United States
All ages	101,609 ±5,385	10.8% ±0.6	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	30,148 ±2,274	14.6% ±1.1	11.5% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	52,267 ±2,578	9.9% ±0.5	8.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	19,194 ±1,281	9.4% ±0.6	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Prince George's County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Prince George's County	Maryland	United States
Housing units	365,506 ±372	2,560,784 ±424	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.1% ±0.3	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.9% ±0.4	7.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.3% ±0.7	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.7% ±0.7	32.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$426,000 ±$3,100	$419,900 ±$1,385	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,799 ±$14	$1,705 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±1	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Prince George's County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Hispanic or Latino	216,088 ±0	22.5% ±<0.1	12.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	103,961 ±580	10.8% ±0.1	46.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	558,157 ±2,558	58.2% ±0.3	28.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	37,126 ±805	3.9% ±0.1	6.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,435 ±311	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	247 ±82	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	6,490 ±1,064	0.7% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	36,250 ±2,630	3.8% ±0.3	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Prince George's County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Born in the state	257,346 ±4,123	26.8% ±0.4	46.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	443,194 ±5,342	46.2% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16,835 ±1,334	1.8% ±0.1	1.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	242,379 ±5,078	25.3% ±0.5	16.6% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	105,742 ±3,731	11.0% ±0.4	9.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	136,637 ±3,555	14.2% ±0.4	7.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Prince George's County among the counties of Maryland

2nd of 24 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Maryland page.

Counties of Maryland near Prince George's County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Montgomery County	1,074,582	+1.3%
Prince George's County	970,374	+0.5%
Baltimore County	847,650	−0.7%
Anne Arundel County	603,380	+1.7%
Baltimore city	569,997	−2.3%
Howard County	339,183	+1.9%
Frederick County	302,883	+11.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026