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Prince George's County Public Schools Overview

University of Maryland-College Park located in Prince George's County Public Schools area. A total of 311,343 households are located in Prince George's County Public Schools area. Among them, 100,967 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.53 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 279,234 and 239,482 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

13.23% (117,759) of residents are non-citizens and 26.01% (231,502) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland
Household	311,343
Population	890,081
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	100,967 (32.43%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	279,234
Total Students	239,482
Pre-Kindergarten	12,764
Kindergarten	11,203
Grade 1-8	88,761
Grade 9-12	43,878
College/Graduate School	82,876
Veterans	703,069
Non-citizen	117,759
Non-English Home Language	231,502
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

727,025 residents are over the age of 16 and 517,386 people are in labor force. Among them, 514,822 people are in civilian labor force and 2,564 are in armed labor force. 483,867 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Prince George's County Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	476,296	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	319,203	67.02%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	51,249	10.76%
Public transportation	72,077	15.13%
Walked	9,306	1.95%
Other method	9,283	1.95%
Worked from home	15,178	3.19%
Average Commute Time	37 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	483,867	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	192,476	39.78%
Service	99,445	20.55%
Sales and office	96,049	19.85%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	48,620	10.05%
Production, transportation, and material moving	47,277	9.77%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	483,867	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	683	0.14%
Construction	41,313	8.54%
Manufacturing	9,321	1.93%
Wholesale trade	5,768	1.19%
Retail trade	42,135	8.71%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	31,301	6.47%
Information	9,702	2.01%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	23,227	4.80%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	73,657	15.22%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	107,556	22.23%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	44,898	9.28%
Other services, except public administration	29,396	6.08%
Public administration	64,910	13.41%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	483,867	-
Private wage and salary workers	339,062	70.07%
Government workers	123,437	25.51%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	20,845	4.31%
Unpaid family workers	523	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $102,593 for the 311,343 households in Prince George's County Public Schools area, Maryland. The average income of a single worker is $41,872. 811,119 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.94%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	311,343	-
Less than $10,000	11,819	3.80%
$10,000 - $14,999	6,562	2.11%
$15,000 - $24,999	15,040	4.83%
$25,000 - $34,999	18,961	6.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	30,072	9.66%
$50,000 - $74,999	54,027	17.35%
$75,000 - $99,999	46,655	14.99%
$100,000 - $149,999	62,996	20.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	34,274	11.01%
More than $200,000	30,937	9.94%
Median Household Income	$84,920	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$102,593	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	203,461	-
Less than $10,000	4,551	2.24%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,884	1.42%
$15,000 - $24,999	7,206	3.54%
$25,000 - $34,999	10,803	5.31%
$35,000 - $49,999	17,420	8.56%
$50,000 - $74,999	31,256	15.36%
$75,000 - $99,999	29,821	14.66%
$100,000 - $149,999	45,290	22.26%
$150,000 - $199,999	27,586	13.56%
More than $200,000	26,644	13.10%

Median Family Income	$98,084	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$116,137	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$41,872	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$53,789	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$53,789	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	901,883	-
With health insurance coverage	811,119	89.94%
Public coverage	287,948	31.93%
Private health insurance	628,336	69.67%
Without health insurance coverage	90,764	10.06%

Housing

There are 333,041 housing units in Prince George's County Public Schools area, Maryland with 311,343 units (93.48%) occupied. 193,263 houses (62.07%) are occupied by owner and 118,080 houses (37.93%) are rented. The average housing value is $302,800 and the average rental cost is $1,475. 7,302 houses (2.19%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 31,268 houses (9.39%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	333,041	-
Occupied	311,343	93.48%
Owner Occupied	193,263	62.07%
Renter Occupied	118,080	37.93%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	172,529	51.80%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	52,104	15.64%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	106,888	32.09%
Mobile Homes	1,404	0.42%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	116	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	333,041	-
Built 2014 or later	7,302	2.19%
Built 2010 - 2013	7,877	2.37%
Built 2000 - 2009	34,889	10.48%
Built 1990 - 1999	48,947	14.70%
Built 1980 - 1989	45,091	13.54%
Built 1970 - 1979	50,211	15.08%
Built 1960 - 1969	63,139	18.96%
Built 1950 - 1959	44,317	13.31%
Built 1949 or earlier	31,268	9.39%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	333,041	-
1 room	5,784	1.74%
2 rooms	6,656	2.00%
3 rooms	28,762	8.64%
4 rooms	51,845	15.57%
5 rooms	43,390	13.03%
6 rooms	46,571	13.98%
7 rooms	42,498	12.76%
8 rooms	39,017	11.72%
9 rooms or more	68,518	20.57%
Median Number of Rooms	6.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	333,041	-
no bedroom	6,299	1.89%
1 bedroom	39,798	11.95%
2 bedrooms	70,373	21.13%
3 bedrooms	103,614	31.11%
4 bedrooms	81,639	24.51%
5 bedrooms or more	31,318	9.40%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	193,263	-
Less than $50,000	4,193	2.17%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,949	2.04%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,386	3.82%
$150,000 - $199,999	17,250	8.93%
$200,000 - $299,999	62,253	32.21%
$300,000 - $499,999	80,936	41.88%
$500,000 - $999,999	16,043	8.30%
$1,000,000 or more	1,253	0.65%
Median House Value	$302,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	115,525	-
Less than $500	3,575	3.09%
$500 - $999	7,709	6.67%
$1,000 - $1,499	49,411	42.77%
$1,500 - $1,999	36,001	31.16%
$2,000 - $2,499	13,150	11.38%
$2,500 - $2,999	3,985	3.45%
$3,000 or more	1,694	1.47%
Median Rental Costs	$1,475	-

Demographic

A total of 908,670 people lives in Prince George's County Public Schools area, Maryland with 437,440 male and 471,230 female. The males to female ratio is 48.14 to 51.86. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	908,670	-
Male	437,440	48.14%
Female	471,230	51.86%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	908,670	-
Under 5 years	59,912	6.59%
5 - 9 years	57,057	6.28%
10 - 14 years	54,136	5.96%
15 - 19 years	58,834	6.47%
20 - 24 years	62,457	6.87%
25 - 34 years	133,571	14.70%
35 - 44 years	122,178	13.45%
45 - 54 years	127,338	14.01%
55 - 59 years	61,958	6.82%
60 - 64 years	54,407	5.99%
65 - 74 years	73,503	8.09%
75 - 84 years	32,004	3.52%
85 years and older	11,315	1.25%
Median Age	37.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	908,670	-
One Race	881,779	97.04%
White	150,782	16.59%
Black or African American	569,478	62.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,283	0.36%
Asian	37,453	4.12%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	475	0.05%
Other	120,308	13.24%

Two or more races	26,891	2.96%
White and Black or African American	8,041	0.88%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,359	0.15%
White and Asian	3,728	0.41%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	3,196	0.35%