Prince George's County, MD Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Maryland



Prince George's County, Maryland

People QuickFactsPrince George's CountyMaryland
Population, 2005 estimate 846,1235,600,388
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 5.7%5.7%
Population, 2000 801,5155,296,486
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 7.8%6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 26.8%25.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 8.4%11.5%
Female persons, percent, 2005 51.9%51.6%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)27.7%64.0%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)66.1%29.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.4%0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)3.9%4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.1%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 1.8%1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)10.7%5.7%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 19.0%59.2%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 52.7%55.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 13.8%9.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 15.9%12.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 84.9%83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 27.2%31.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 129,832854,345
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 35.931.2
Housing units, 2005 314,2212,273,793
Homeownership rate, 2000 61.8%67.7%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 34.2%25.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $145,600$146,000
Households, 2000 286,6101,980,859
Persons per household, 2000 2.742.61
Median household income, 2003 $53,659$54,302
Per capita money income, 1999 $23,360$25,614
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 9.4%8.8%
Business QuickFactsPrince George's CountyMaryland
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 14,522136,0621
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 258,9492,151,4741
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 3.3%4.5%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 54,981380,470
Total number of firms, 2002 59,400443,540
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 47.8%15.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 1.4%0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 6.4%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 5.6%3.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 34.1%31.0%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 2,056,91736,363,340
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 10,488,33660,679,602
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 7,665,15160,039,971
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $9,261$11,034
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 881,4727,832,268
Building permits, 2005 3,42530,180
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 10,372,46864,725,9241
Geography QuickFactsPrince George's CountyMaryland
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 4859,773
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,652.6541.9
FIPS Code 03324
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:04:54 EST
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