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Prince George's County, Maryland (MD)

County population in 2022: 946,971 (98% urban, 2% rural); it was 801,515 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 167,187
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 23,806
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 177,206
Renter-occupied apartments: 113,049 (it was 109,404 in 2000)
% of renters here:

38%
State:

32%

Land area: 485 sq. mi.

Water area: 13.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1951 people per square mile   (very high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Prince George's County: 162.8 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (16.2%), Public administration (14.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 67%
  • Government: 28%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Prince George's County, MD (2022)
    • 561,18859.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 198,31720.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 104,16611.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 37,5454.0%Asian alone
    • 36,5453.9%Two or more races
    • 7,2270.8%Some other race alone
    • 1,8790.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1040.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

39.0 years
Maryland median age:

39.7 years
Males: 457,304  (48.3%)
Females: 489,667  (51.7%)
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Average household size:
Prince George's County:

2.0 people
Maryland:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $94,441 ($55,256 in 1999)
This county:

$94,441
Maryland:

$94,991

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,501 (lower quartile is $1,236, upper quartile is $1,879)
This county:

$1501
State:

$1388


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $410,800 (it was $143,700 in 2000)
Prince George's:

$410,800
Maryland:

$398,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $320,900 - $523,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $460,769
Here:

$460,769
State:

$526,819

Townhouses or other attached units: $335,894
Here:

$335,894
State:

$328,305

In 2-unit structures: $711,936
Here:

$711,936
State:

$346,599

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $270,628
Here:

$270,628
State:

$295,378

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $250,132
Here:

$250,132
State:

$350,378

Mobile homes: $129,345
Here:

$129,345
State:

$89,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $551,726
Here:

$551,726
State:

$254,500

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,207
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $746

Institutionalized population: 4,283

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 42
  • Rapes: 73
  • Robberies: 376
  • Assaults: 431
  • Burglaries: 385
  • Thefts: 2718
  • Auto thefts: 1181

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 72
  • Rapes: 153
  • Robberies: 846
  • Assaults: 912
  • Burglaries: 1102
  • Thefts: 6670
  • Auto thefts: 2214
Prince George's County, MD map from a distance

Health of residents in Prince George's County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.
74.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
37.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
68.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
72.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 172 pounds. This is more than average.
15.1% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 1846 buildings, average cost: $209,900
  • 2021: 1458 buildings, average cost: $237,800
  • 2020: 2066 buildings, average cost: $234,600
  • 2019: 2113 buildings, average cost: $237,800
  • 2018: 2093 buildings, average cost: $235,600
  • 2017: 1714 buildings, average cost: $220,700
  • 2016: 1560 buildings, average cost: $218,100
  • 2015: 1438 buildings, average cost: $223,300
  • 2014: 1292 buildings, average cost: $212,900
  • 2013: 1176 buildings, average cost: $204,200
  • 2012: 878 buildings, average cost: $196,200
  • 2011: 984 buildings, average cost: $184,500
  • 2010: 702 buildings, average cost: $133,700
  • 2009: 811 buildings, average cost: $118,100
  • 2008: 1264 buildings, average cost: $103,300
  • 2007: 1462 buildings, average cost: $284,900
  • 2006: 2918 buildings, average cost: $149,800
  • 2005: 3255 buildings, average cost: $162,300
  • 2004: 1875 buildings, average cost: $138,100
  • 2003: 2808 buildings, average cost: $144,900
  • 2002: 2485 buildings, average cost: $114,300
  • 2001: 3049 buildings, average cost: $116,000
  • 2000: 3179 buildings, average cost: $101,300
  • 1999: 1959 buildings, average cost: $100,300
  • 1998: 3622 buildings, average cost: $91,700
  • 1997: 2775 buildings, average cost: $85,500
Number of permits per 10,000 Prince George's, MD residents
Average permit cost in Prince George's, MD

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,432 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,182 (1.1%)

Distribution of median household income in Prince George's, MD in 2022
Distribution of house value in Prince George's, MD in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Prince George's, MD in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 10.9%
Prince George's County:

10.9%
Maryland:

9.6%
(10.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 9.5% for Black residents, 12.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 23.0% for American Indian residents, 16.6% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 13.7% for other race residents, 12.9% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 39.0 years old
(Males: 37.5 years old, Females: 40.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.4 years old, Black residents: 42.5 years old, American Indian residents: 49.4 years old, Asian residents: 41.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.7 years old, Other race residents: 28.1 years old)

Area name: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Prince George's County is $1080 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1225 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1580 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bowie, Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, Chillum, Suitland-Silver Hill, Clinton, Suitland, College Park, Fort Washington, Landover, Greater Landover.

Prince George's County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

2023 air pollution in Prince George's County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.176 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 8.1 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: El Paso County, Colorado , Culpeper County, Virginia , Lincoln County, Colorado , Pottawatomie County, Kansas , Rice County, Kansas , Riley County, Kansas , Oldham County, Kentucky .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.1%
Maryland:

2.0%

Unemployment by year in Prince George's, MD

Current college students: 72,662
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 249,424 (48.5% naturalized citizens)

Prince George's County:

26.3%
Whole state:

16.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 92,0212010 or later
  • 71,7022000 to 2009
  • 41,2191990 to 1999
  • 34,1851980 to 1989
  • 14,7771970 to 1979
  • 9,059Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): # minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.4%

Prince George's County marital status for males Prince George's County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 180,723
  • One, attached: 62,206
  • Two: 2,931
  • 3 or 4: 7,838
  • 5 to 9: 26,587
  • 10 to 19: 38,851
  • 20 to 49: 9,666
  • 50 or more: 32,734
  • Mobile homes: 2,213
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 237

Housing units in Prince George's County with a mortgage: 168,995 (14,877 second mortgage, 539 home equity loan, 11,204 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,284

Here:

98.2% with mortgage
State:

97.5% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Prince George's County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant179,374430
Catholic83,95935
Mainline Protestant51,153156
Black Protestant48,98466
Other28,74357
Orthodox1,2186
None469,989-
Prince George's County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 140
Prince George's County:

1.70 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.96 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.02 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland:

0.07 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 132
This county:

1.60 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland:

1.22 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 137
Prince George's County:

1.66 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 267
This county:

3.24 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.40 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Prince George's County:

10.5%
Maryland:

9.1%

Adult obesity rate:
Prince George's County:

30.7%
State:

26.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

16.7%
State:

15.5%

Agriculture in Prince George's County:

Average size of farms: 101 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $27,009
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $609.63
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 13.78%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $36,601
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.98%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.58%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $50,922
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.06%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.32
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.95%
Corn for grain: 4811 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1587 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 5233 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,177 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 45 acres

Earthquake activity:

Prince George's County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maryland state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 89.5 miles away from Prince George's County center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 108.3 miles away from the county center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 88.7 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 102.5 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 106.8 miles away from Prince George's County center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 257.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Maryland Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 23, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4261: March 04, 2016, FEMA Id: 4261, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • Maryland Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3349: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3349, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Maryland Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 04, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4091: November 20, 2012, FEMA Id: 4091, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Maryland Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 06, 2011 to September 09, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4038: October 05, 2011, FEMA Id: 4038, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Maryland Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3335: August 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3335, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Maryland Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1910: May 06, 2010, FEMA Id: 1910, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • Maryland Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3251: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3251, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Maryland Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to September 29, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1492: September 19, 2003, FEMA Id: 1492, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Maryland Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 23, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3179: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 3179, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
  • Maryland Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 25, 2000 to January 30, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1324: April 10, 2000, FEMA Id: 1324, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Prince George's County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Snowstorms: 3, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Prince George's

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 232,534 (61.2%)
  • Carpooled: 28,400 (7.5%)
  • Bus: 6,764 (1.8%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 3,596 (0.9%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 248 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 11,154 (2.9%)
  • Bicycle: 1,659 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 8,087 (2.1%)
  • Worked at home: 87,338 (23.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (19%)
  • Public administration (17%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (18%)
  • Public administration (17%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (15%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (7%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • El Salvador (23%)
  • Nigeria (9%)
  • Guatemala (7%)
  • Mexico (6%)
  • Cameroon (5%)
  • Jamaica (5%)
  • Honduras (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Prince George's County


  • Nigerian (4%)
  • African (3%)
  • American (2%)
  • Jamaican (2%)
  • Ethiopian (1%)
  • Irish (1%)
  • Ghanaian (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Prince George's County, Maryland in 2010:

  • 13,394 people in college/university student housing
  • 2,848 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 1,141 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 407 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 321 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 311 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 296 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 201 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 115 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
  • 88 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 76 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 63 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 49 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 15 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 3 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals

People in group quarters in Prince George's County, Maryland in 2000:

  • 9,507 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 2,581 people in nursing homes
  • 1,283 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 976 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 558 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 482 people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 381 people in other group homes
  • 334 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
  • 326 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 280 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 167 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 142 people in religious group quarters
  • 114 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 57 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 52 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 28 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 27 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 25 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 18 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 16 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 11 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 9 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 7 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 3 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $68,751.

6.37% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($55,200 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.37%
Maryland average:

7.42%


0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($466 average AGI)
Prince George's County:

0.04%
Maryland average:

0.05%

2.43% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($20,937 average AGI)
3.90% relocated from other states ($33,797 average AGI)
Prince George's County:

3.90%
Maryland average:

3.41%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from District of Columbia, DC  1.34% ($53,753 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, MD  1.02% ($52,541)
from Anne Arundel County, MD  0.41% ($59,355)
from Charles County, MD  0.33% ($56,578)
from Fairfax County, VA  0.30% ($64,754)
from Howard County, MD  0.22% ($60,345)
from Alexandria city, VA  0.16% ($70,956)


8.15% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($59,145 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.15%
Maryland average:

7.91%


0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($401 average AGI)
Prince George's County:

0.05%
Maryland average:

0.04%

3.98% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($29,634 average AGI)
4.12% relocated to other states ($29,110 average AGI)
Prince George's County:

4.12%
Maryland average:

3.93%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Montgomery County, MD  1.12% ($50,786 average AGI)
to Anne Arundel County, MD  0.88% ($68,642)
to District of Columbia, DC  0.84% ($44,105)
to Charles County, MD  0.68% ($64,543)
to Howard County, MD  0.43% ($67,877)
to Fairfax County, VA  0.39% ($51,762)
to Baltimore city, MD  0.25% ($45,632)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 11.4

Births per 1000 population in Prince George's County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 6.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Prince George's County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 10.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Prince George's County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.1%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.3%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Prince George's County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Prince George's County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Prince George's County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Prince George's County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Prince George's County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Prince George's County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 79,512 (67,274 aged, 12,238 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 31,526 (15%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Prince George's County, Maryland in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (6,603)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (6,338)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (6,245)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (5,071)
  • Unspecified dementia (3,297)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (2,641)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,639)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (2,545)
  • Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (2,476)
  • Septicaemia, unspecified (2,413)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.71
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,833
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 130
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 34,895

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,477
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 657
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 17

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 50
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 81

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 7,873

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 182.7. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 136.6
  • Cut/Pierce - 18.2
  • Transportation-Related, Overall - 4.3
  • Terrorism - 4.0
  • Struck by/against - 3.8
  • Suffocation - 3.6
  • Other - 12.3

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 69.0. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 36.0
  • Suffocation - 16.4
  • Poisoning - 8.3
  • Other - 8.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 946,971
  • Male householders: 155,754 (37,289 living alone), Female householders: 191,453 (61,564 living alone)
  • 136,801 spouses (133,579 opposite-sex spouses), 23,594 unmarried partners, (22,202 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 272,451 children (257,863 natural, 3,894 adopted, 10,694 stepchildren), 32,652 grandchildren, 20,316 brothers or sisters, 21,176 parents, 309 foster children, 33,721 other relatives, 37,678 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 21,066

Size of family households: 86,342 2-persons, 53,720 3-persons, 44,845 4-persons, 23,857 5-persons, 8,673 6-persons, 9,857 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 98,853 1-person, 15,069 2-persons, 3,230 3-persons, 1,499 4-persons, 836 5-persons, 161 6-persons, 265 7-or-more-persons.

102,407 married couples with children.
64,547 single-parent households (19,682 men, 44,865 women).

68.6% of residents of Prince George's speak English at home.
18.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
6.0% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $10,372,468,000 ($12,305 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,969,988,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,190,784,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $662,440,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,292,000
Federal grants: $801,235,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,450,116,000 ($1,203,925,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,264,601,000 ($549,253,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $166,061,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,801,322,000
Federal Government insurance: $241,254,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 69,706
Here:

82 per 1000 residents
State:

71 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 27,222
Here:

32 per 1000 residents
State:

41 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +24,816
Here:

+29 per 1000 residents
State:

+19 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -20,578
Here:  -24 per 1000 residents
State:  +2 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Prince George's County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 52.15 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.3
State:

7.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

4.2

Year house built in Prince George's County, Maryland
  • Year house built in Prince George's County, Maryland
  • 3,5262020 or later
  • 27,6872010 to 2019
  • 40,4512000 to 2009
  • 44,9741990 to 1999
  • 48,9491980 to 1989
  • 53,6771970 to 1979
  • 69,3711960 to 1969
  • 40,7791950 to 1959
  • 17,4991940 to 1949
  • 17,0731939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Prince George's County, Maryland
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Prince George's County, Maryland
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Prince George's County, Maryland
  • 5321 room
  • 1,0192 rooms
  • 3,1323 rooms
  • 11,3514 rooms
  • 25,1785 rooms
  • 36,6596 rooms
  • 36,3677 rooms
  • 34,2878 rooms
  • 67,2859+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prince George's County, Maryland
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prince George's County, Maryland
  • 8,9521 room
  • 8,7382 rooms
  • 25,0353 rooms
  • 38,4314 rooms
  • 19,6995 rooms
  • 12,3306 rooms
  • 6,8517 rooms
  • 5,6488 rooms
  • 5,7139+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Prince George's County, Maryland
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Prince George's County, Maryland
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Prince George's County, Maryland
  • 710no bedroom
  • 3,5071 bedroom
  • 20,2002 bedrooms
  • 81,0443 bedrooms
  • 76,1584 bedrooms
  • 34,1915+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prince George's County, Maryland
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prince George's County, Maryland
  • 9,567no bedroom
  • 37,6021 bedroom
  • 50,3272 bedrooms
  • 20,8753 bedrooms
  • 9,1794 bedrooms
  • 3,8475+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Prince George's County, Maryland in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Prince George's County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Prince George's County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 6,765no vehicle
  • 62,2021 vehicle
  • 80,0272 vehicles
  • 45,5613 vehicles
  • 14,5394 vehicles
  • 6,7165+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Prince George's County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Prince George's County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 22,873no vehicle
  • 67,1791 vehicle
  • 30,8742 vehicles
  • 7,0793 vehicles
  • 2,5894 vehicles
  • 8035+ vehicles

89.2% of Prince George's County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Maryland.

Prince George's County:

89.2%
State average:

88.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 252,489
  • Other state: 427,738
  • Northeast: 65,113
  • Midwest: 29,996
  • South: 309,458
  • West: 23,171
Year householders moved into unit in Prince George's County, MD
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Prince George's County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 59.2%Utility gas
  • 33.9%Electricity
  • 4.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Solar energy
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 49.1%Electricity
  • 46.6%Utility gas
  • 1.6%No fuel used
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Coal or coke
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12,394
Here:

13.6%
Maryland:

15.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5,585
Here:

13.2%
Maryland:

14.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8,918
Here:

14.1%
Maryland:

20.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Prince George's County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $747,789,000
    Cash and Securities: $501,683,000
  • Charges - Other: $99,785,000
    Solid Waste Management: $98,522,000
    Solid Waste Management: $97,969,000
    Other: $95,998,000
    Higher Education - Other: $26,549,000
    Higher Education - Other: $25,735,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $12,214,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $8,885,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,414,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,406,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,389,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $1,974,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,053,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $819,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $401,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $112,289,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $97,822,000
    Other Higher Education: $34,926,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,561,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,051,564,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,921,615,000
    General - Other: $505,620,000
    Police Protection: $412,106,000
    General - Other: $349,380,000
    Police Protection: $334,450,000
    Local Fire Protection: $221,881,000
    Local Fire Protection: $199,072,000
    Other Higher Education: $112,515,000
    Other Higher Education: $108,911,000
    Housing and Community Development: $108,350,000
    Housing and Community Development: $105,697,000
    Correctional Institutions: $98,172,000
    Solid Waste Management: $93,938,000
    Solid Waste Management: $89,657,000
    Central Staff Services: $85,941,000
    Correctional Institutions: $84,474,000
    Regular Highways: $82,899,000
    Health - Other: $80,240,000
    Water Utilities: $76,390,000
    Regular Highways: $72,275,000
    Central Staff Services: $66,924,000
    Health - Other: $64,725,000
    Water Utilities: $58,728,000
    Sewerage: $45,897,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $41,527,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,328,000
    General Public Buildings: $28,088,000
    General Public Buildings: $23,175,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,673,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $19,419,000
    Financial Administration: $13,760,000
    Financial Administration: $12,626,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,704,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,966,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,568,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,352,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $74,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $101,069,000
    Housing and Community Development: $98,144,000
    Other: $43,600,000
    Other: $24,463,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,399,000
    Health and Hospitals: $20,312,000
    Education: $18,467,000
    Education: $14,468,000
    Highways: $8,909,000
    Highways: $617,000
    Natural Resources: $147,000
    Natural Resources: $146,000
    General Local Government Support: $11,000
    General Local Government Support: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $126,228,000
    Interest on Debt: $85,214,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $65,683,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $58,310,000
    Other - Libraries: $24,128,000
    Other - Libraries: $21,525,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $44,622,000
    Education: $40,566,000
    Other: $8,604,000
    Other: $5,540,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,856,203,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,682,850,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,218,767,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,755,546,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,005,915,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $542,694,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $531,789,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $358,435,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $12,242,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,093,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,149,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $88,942,000
    General Revenue - Other: $73,078,000
    General Revenue - Other: $67,239,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $15,394,000
    Interest Earnings: $14,829,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $10,016,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $3,912,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $3,734,000
    Rents: $1,614,000
    Rents: $324,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $37,308,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,810,000
    General - Other: $14,042,000
    Other Higher Education: $9,152,000
    Other Higher Education: $973,000
    Regular Highways: $647,000
    Local Fire Protection: $525,000
    Regular Highways: $518,000
    Police Protection: $497,000
    Police Protection: $441,000
    Local Fire Protection: $256,000
    Financial Administration: $67,000
    Correctional Institutions: $28,000
    Health - Other: $19,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000
    General - Other: $10,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $964,828,000
    Cash and Securities: $719,106,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $14,607,000
    Water Utilities: $14,531,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $75,807,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $75,644,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $289,000
    Beginning: $264,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $52,501,000
    Cash and Securities: $51,086,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $1,405,523,000
    Education: $1,357,647,000
    Other: $102,750,000
    Other: $99,584,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,618,000
    Health and Hospitals: $14,516,000
    Highways: $6,297,000
    Highways: $5,495,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,107,844,000
    Property: $912,793,000
    Individual Income: $644,874,000
    Individual Income: $567,886,000
    Death and Gift: $138,539,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $100,403,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $88,789,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $56,819,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $50,750,000
    Other License: $39,820,000
    Other License: $37,395,000
    Amusements Sales: $15,069,000
    Other Selective Sales: $13,666,000
    Public Utility License: $12,664,000
    Public Utility License: $12,176,000
    Other Selective Sales: $12,170,000
    Amusements Sales: $11,235,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,155,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,541,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,469,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $611,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,407,548,000
    : $1,389,079,000

Prince George's County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $747,789,000
    Cash and Securities: $501,683,000
  • Charges - Other: $99,785,000
    Solid Waste Management: $98,522,000
    Solid Waste Management: $97,969,000
    Other: $95,998,000
    Higher Education - Other: $26,549,000
    Higher Education - Other: $25,735,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $12,214,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $8,885,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,414,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,406,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,389,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $1,974,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,053,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $819,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $401,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $112,289,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $97,822,000
    Other Higher Education: $34,926,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,561,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,051,564,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,921,615,000
    General - Other: $505,620,000
    Police Protection: $412,106,000
    General - Other: $349,380,000
    Police Protection: $334,450,000
    Local Fire Protection: $221,881,000
    Local Fire Protection: $199,072,000
    Other Higher Education: $112,515,000
    Other Higher Education: $108,911,000
    Housing and Community Development: $108,350,000
    Housing and Community Development: $105,697,000
    Correctional Institutions: $98,172,000
    Solid Waste Management: $93,938,000
    Solid Waste Management: $89,657,000
    Central Staff Services: $85,941,000
    Correctional Institutions: $84,474,000
    Regular Highways: $82,899,000
    Health - Other: $80,240,000
    Water Utilities: $76,390,000
    Regular Highways: $72,275,000
    Central Staff Services: $66,924,000
    Health - Other: $64,725,000
    Water Utilities: $58,728,000
    Sewerage: $45,897,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $41,527,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,328,000
    General Public Buildings: $28,088,000
    General Public Buildings: $23,175,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,673,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $19,419,000
    Financial Administration: $13,760,000
    Financial Administration: $12,626,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,704,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,966,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,568,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,352,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $74,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $101,069,000
    Housing and Community Development: $98,144,000
    Other: $43,600,000
    Other: $24,463,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,399,000
    Health and Hospitals: $20,312,000
    Education: $18,467,000
    Education: $14,468,000
    Highways: $8,909,000
    Highways: $617,000
    Natural Resources: $147,000
    Natural Resources: $146,000
    General Local Government Support: $11,000
    General Local Government Support: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $126,228,000
    Interest on Debt: $85,214,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $65,683,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $58,310,000
    Other - Libraries: $24,128,000
    Other - Libraries: $21,525,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $44,622,000
    Education: $40,566,000
    Other: $8,604,000
    Other: $5,540,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,856,203,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,682,850,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,218,767,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,755,546,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,005,915,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $542,694,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $531,789,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $358,435,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $12,242,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,093,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,149,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $88,942,000
    General Revenue - Other: $73,078,000
    General Revenue - Other: $67,239,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $15,394,000
    Interest Earnings: $14,829,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $10,016,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $3,912,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $3,734,000
    Rents: $1,614,000
    Rents: $324,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $37,308,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,810,000
    General - Other: $14,042,000
    Other Higher Education: $9,152,000
    Other Higher Education: $973,000
    Regular Highways: $647,000
    Local Fire Protection: $525,000
    Regular Highways: $518,000
    Police Protection: $497,000
    Police Protection: $441,000
    Local Fire Protection: $256,000
    Financial Administration: $67,000
    Correctional Institutions: $28,000
    Health - Other: $19,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000
    General - Other: $10,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $964,828,000
    Cash and Securities: $719,106,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $14,607,000
    Water Utilities: $14,531,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $75,807,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $75,644,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $289,000
    Beginning: $264,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $52,501,000
    Cash and Securities: $51,086,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $1,405,523,000
    Education: $1,357,647,000
    Other: $102,750,000
    Other: $99,584,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,618,000
    Health and Hospitals: $14,516,000
    Highways: $6,297,000
    Highways: $5,495,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,107,844,000
    Property: $912,793,000
    Individual Income: $644,874,000
    Individual Income: $567,886,000
    Death and Gift: $138,539,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $100,403,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $88,789,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $56,819,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $50,750,000
    Other License: $39,820,000
    Other License: $37,395,000
    Amusements Sales: $15,069,000
    Other Selective Sales: $13,666,000
    Public Utility License: $12,664,000
    Public Utility License: $12,176,000
    Other Selective Sales: $12,170,000
    Amusements Sales: $11,235,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,155,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,541,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,469,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $611,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,407,548,000
    : $1,389,079,000

Prince George's County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $747,789,000
    Cash and Securities: $501,683,000
  • Charges - Other: $99,785,000
    Solid Waste Management: $98,522,000
    Solid Waste Management: $97,969,000
    Other: $95,998,000
    Higher Education - Other: $26,549,000
    Higher Education - Other: $25,735,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $12,214,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $8,885,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,414,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,406,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,389,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $1,974,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,053,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $819,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $401,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $112,289,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $97,822,000
    Other Higher Education: $34,926,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,561,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,051,564,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,921,615,000
    General - Other: $505,620,000
    Police Protection: $412,106,000
    General - Other: $349,380,000
    Police Protection: $334,450,000
    Local Fire Protection: $221,881,000
    Local Fire Protection: $199,072,000
    Other Higher Education: $112,515,000
    Other Higher Education: $108,911,000
    Housing and Community Development: $108,350,000
    Housing and Community Development: $105,697,000
    Correctional Institutions: $98,172,000
    Solid Waste Management: $93,938,000
    Solid Waste Management: $89,657,000
    Central Staff Services: $85,941,000
    Correctional Institutions: $84,474,000
    Regular Highways: $82,899,000
    Health - Other: $80,240,000
    Water Utilities: $76,390,000
    Regular Highways: $72,275,000
    Central Staff Services: $66,924,000
    Health - Other: $64,725,000
    Water Utilities: $58,728,000
    Sewerage: $45,897,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $41,527,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,328,000
    General Public Buildings: $28,088,000
    General Public Buildings: $23,175,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,673,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $19,419,000
    Financial Administration: $13,760,000
    Financial Administration: $12,626,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,704,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,966,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,568,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,352,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $74,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $101,069,000
    Housing and Community Development: $98,144,000
    Other: $43,600,000
    Other: $24,463,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,399,000
    Health and Hospitals: $20,312,000
    Education: $18,467,000
    Education: $14,468,000
    Highways: $8,909,000
    Highways: $617,000
    Natural Resources: $147,000
    Natural Resources: $146,000
    General Local Government Support: $11,000
    General Local Government Support: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $126,228,000
    Interest on Debt: $85,214,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $65,683,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $58,310,000
    Other - Libraries: $24,128,000
    Other - Libraries: $21,525,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $44,622,000
    Education: $40,566,000
    Other: $8,604,000
    Other: $5,540,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,856,203,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,682,850,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,218,767,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,755,546,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,005,915,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $542,694,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $531,789,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $358,435,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $12,242,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,093,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,149,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $88,942,000
    General Revenue - Other: $73,078,000
    General Revenue - Other: $67,239,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $15,394,000
    Interest Earnings: $14,829,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $10,016,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $3,912,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $3,734,000
    Rents: $1,614,000
    Rents: $324,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $37,308,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,810,000
    General - Other: $14,042,000
    Other Higher Education: $9,152,000
    Other Higher Education: $973,000
    Regular Highways: $647,000
    Local Fire Protection: $525,000
    Regular Highways: $518,000
    Police Protection: $497,000
    Police Protection: $441,000
    Local Fire Protection: $256,000
    Financial Administration: $67,000
    Correctional Institutions: $28,000
    Health - Other: $19,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000
    General - Other: $10,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $964,828,000
    Cash and Securities: $719,106,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $14,607,000
    Water Utilities: $14,531,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $75,807,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $75,644,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $289,000
    Beginning: $264,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $52,501,000
    Cash and Securities: $51,086,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $1,405,523,000
    Education: $1,357,647,000
    Other: $102,750,000
    Other: $99,584,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,618,000
    Health and Hospitals: $14,516,000
    Highways: $6,297,000
    Highways: $5,495,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,107,844,000
    Property: $912,793,000
    Individual Income: $644,874,000
    Individual Income: $567,886,000
    Death and Gift: $138,539,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $100,403,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $88,789,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $56,819,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $50,750,000
    Other License: $39,820,000
    Other License: $37,395,000
    Amusements Sales: $15,069,000
    Other Selective Sales: $13,666,000
    Public Utility License: $12,664,000
    Public Utility License: $12,176,000
    Other Selective Sales: $12,170,000
    Amusements Sales: $11,235,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,155,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,541,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,469,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $611,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,407,548,000
    : $1,389,079,000

Prince George's County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $747,789,000
    Cash and Securities: $501,683,000
  • Charges - Other: $99,785,000
    Solid Waste Management: $98,522,000
    Solid Waste Management: $97,969,000
    Other: $95,998,000
    Higher Education - Other: $26,549,000
    Higher Education - Other: $25,735,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $12,214,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $8,885,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,414,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,406,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,389,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $1,974,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,053,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $819,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $401,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $112,289,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $97,822,000
    Other Higher Education: $34,926,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,561,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,051,564,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,921,615,000
    General - Other: $505,620,000
    Police Protection: $412,106,000
    General - Other: $349,380,000
    Police Protection: $334,450,000
    Local Fire Protection: $221,881,000
    Local Fire Protection: $199,072,000
    Other Higher Education: $112,515,000
    Other Higher Education: $108,911,000
    Housing and Community Development: $108,350,000
    Housing and Community Development: $105,697,000
    Correctional Institutions: $98,172,000
    Solid Waste Management: $93,938,000
    Solid Waste Management: $89,657,000
    Central Staff Services: $85,941,000
    Correctional Institutions: $84,474,000
    Regular Highways: $82,899,000
    Health - Other: $80,240,000
    Water Utilities: $76,390,000
    Regular Highways: $72,275,000
    Central Staff Services: $66,924,000
    Health - Other: $64,725,000
    Water Utilities: $58,728,000
    Sewerage: $45,897,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $41,527,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,328,000
    General Public Buildings: $28,088,000
    General Public Buildings: $23,175,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,673,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $19,419,000
    Financial Administration: $13,760,000
    Financial Administration: $12,626,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,704,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $3,966,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,568,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,352,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $74,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $101,069,000
    Housing and Community Development: $98,144,000
    Other: $43,600,000
    Other: $24,463,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,399,000
    Health and Hospitals: $20,312,000
    Education: $18,467,000
    Education: $14,468,000
    Highways: $8,909,000
    Highways: $617,000
    Natural Resources: $147,000
    Natural Resources: $146,000
    General Local Government Support: $11,000
    General Local Government Support: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $126,228,000
    Interest on Debt: $85,214,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $65,683,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $58,310,000
    Other - Libraries: $24,128,000
    Other - Libraries: $21,525,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $44,622,000
    Education: $40,566,000
    Other: $8,604,000
    Other: $5,540,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,856,203,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,682,850,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,218,767,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,755,546,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,005,915,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $542,694,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $531,789,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $358,435,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $12,242,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,093,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,149,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $88,942,000
    General Revenue - Other: $73,078,000
    General Revenue - Other: $67,239,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $15,394,000
    Interest Earnings: $14,829,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $10,016,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $3,912,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $3,734,000
    Rents: $1,614,000
    Rents: $324,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $37,308,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,810,000
    General - Other: $14,042,000
    Other Higher Education: $9,152,000
    Other Higher Education: $973,000
    Regular Highways: $647,000
    Local Fire Protection: $525,000
    Regular Highways: $518,000
    Police Protection: $497,000
    Police Protection: $441,000
    Local Fire Protection: $256,000
    Financial Administration: $67,000
    Correctional Institutions: $28,000
    Health - Other: $19,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000
    General - Other: $10,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $964,828,000
    Cash and Securities: $719,106,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $14,607,000
    Water Utilities: $14,531,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $75,807,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $75,644,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $289,000
    Beginning: $264,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $52,501,000
    Cash and Securities: $51,086,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $1,405,523,000
    Education: $1,357,647,000
    Other: $102,750,000
    Other: $99,584,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,618,000
    Health and Hospitals: $14,516,000
    Highways: $6,297,000
    Highways: $5,495,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,107,844,000
    Property: $912,793,000
    Individual Income: $644,874,000
    Individual Income: $567,886,000
    Death and Gift: $138,539,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $100,403,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $88,789,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $56,819,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $50,750,000
    Other License: $39,820,000
    Other License: $37,395,000
    Amusements Sales: $15,069,000
    Other Selective Sales: $13,666,000
    Public Utility License: $12,664,000
    Public Utility License: $12,176,000
    Other Selective Sales: $12,170,000
    Amusements Sales: $11,235,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,155,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,541,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,469,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $611,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,407,548,000
    : $1,389,079,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 11,613
  • Number of aged recipients: 1,877
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 9,736
  • Number of recipients under 18: 2,538
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 6,301
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 2,774
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,856
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 5,441
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 183 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED5,597$271,2401,494$238,91813,363$242,306774$84,09717$10,370,412757$179,64613$137,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED390$261,818220$270,3551,647$249,249201$45,0051$99,999,000135$196,85213$63,308
APPLICATIONS DENIED1,211$265,841519$219,8828,856$264,578897$68,5280$0621$175,15151$66,059
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1,199$259,949366$244,7434,954$263,773214$117,4919$8,565,333299$178,9462$278,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS204$239,049111$266,2701,660$262,31488$142,5341$300,000135$214,9041$36,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 160 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)		D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED236$259,119185$279,7684$290,0000$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED150$340,720173$322,6429$331,6671$350,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED64$317,70374$263,9591$197,0000$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN24$251,83329$283,8280$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS23$327,47823$344,0872$234,0000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Prince George's, MD
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Prince George's, MD - Value
Most common first names in Prince George's County, MD among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary3,33678.7 years
John3,02372.2 years
James2,91469.5 years
William2,80272.1 years
Robert1,91569.2 years
Charles1,77471.5 years
Joseph1,54272.0 years
George1,44672.7 years
Margaret1,32777.6 years
Helen1,20379.1 years
Most common last names in Prince George's County, MD among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith1,30472.1 years
Johnson1,10271.0 years
Brown99072.6 years
Williams95170.4 years
Jones89571.9 years
Davis67271.0 years
Thomas62270.8 years
Jackson58171.2 years
Miller48274.3 years
Taylor45971.9 years
Businesses in Prince George's County, MD
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven71Kmart4
ALDI6Kohl's2
AMF Bowling4LA Fitness3
AT&T7La Quinta1
Advance Auto Parts17La-Z-Boy1
American Eagle Outfitters1Lane Bryant4
Ann Taylor1Lane Furniture4
Applebee's4LensCrafters3
Arby's6Little Caesars Pizza3
Audi1Long John Silver's2
AutoZone14Lowe's5
Avenue2Macy's3
BMW2Marriott8
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill1Marshalls5
Bakers1MasterBrand Cabinets42
Bally Total Fitness3Mazda2
Barnes & Noble1McDonald's47
Baskin-Robbins10Men's Wearhouse5
Bath & Body Works5Motel 62
Bed Bath & Beyond1Motherhood Maternity4
Ben & Jerry's4New York & Co1
Best Western1Nike53
Blockbuster5Nissan5
Budget Car Rental3Office Depot3
Buffalo Wild Wings2Old Country Buffet2
Burger King4Old Navy4
CVS34Olive Garden2
Casual Male XL3On The Border1
Catherines3Outback5
Chevrolet5Outback Steakhouse5
Chick-Fil-A7Panda Express8
Chipotle7Panera Bread4
Chuck E. Cheese's3Papa John's Pizza13
Cinnabon 1Payless18
Circle K1Penske4
Clarion2PetSmart6
Cold Stone Creamery4Pier 1 Imports2
ColorTyme3Pizza Hut21
Comfort Inn6Popeyes20
Comfort Suites1Qdoba Mexican Grill2
Costco2Quality2
Cricket Wireless30Quiznos11
Curves3RadioShack18
DHL9Ramada1
Dairy Queen1Red Lobster2
Days Inn2Red Robin1
Deb1Red Roof Inn3
Decora Cabinetry8Rite Aid16
Dennys2Ruby Tuesday4
Domino's Pizza8Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
DressBarn7Safeway16
Dressbarn5Sam's Club1
Dunkin Donuts13Sears12
Econo Lodge2Sephora2
Extended Stay America1Sheraton1
Famous Footwear2Sleep Inn1
Fashion Bug4Sprint Nextel11
FedEx128Staples11
Finish Line1Starbucks30
Firestone Complete Auto Care3Subaru2
Foot Locker9Subway53
Ford6Super 82
GNC19T-Mobile28
GameStop15T.G.I. Driday's5
Gap2T.J.Maxx1
Giant18Taco Bell19
Goodwill7Target8
H&R Block23The Athlete's Foot2
Havertys Furniture1The Room Place3
Haworth1Toyota3
Hilton5Toys"R"Us6
Holiday Inn5True Value1
Home Depot9U-Haul27
Honda5UPS94
Howard Johnson2Value City Furniture1
Hyundai4Vans1
IHOP11Verizon Wireless10
IKEA1Victoria's Secret2
JCPenney2Volkswagen3
Jimmy John's2Vons13
JoS. A. Bank2Walgreens2
Johnny Rockets2Walmart4
Jones New York5Wendy's23
Just Tires3Westin1
Justice1World Gym2
KFC21YMCA1

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