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20746

Suitland, MD · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
27,156
Median household income
$79,330
People below poverty
13%
Median home value
$351,500

Income

The median income of households in 20746 was $79,330. An estimated 7.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 20746 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.6
$10,000 to $14,999 5
$15,000 to $24,999 5.2
$25,000 to $34,999 5.3
$35,000 to $49,999 10.3
$50,000 to $74,999 15.2
$75,000 to $99,999 12
$100,000 to $149,999 23.3
$150,000 to $199,999 8.1
$200,000 or more 8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 20746 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59688
Female 65591

An estimated 78.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 21.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $15,476. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 20746 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.8
Social Security 21.2
Retirement income 22.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.2
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 20746 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.9

In 2020-2024, 22.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 42.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 41.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 39.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 20746 in 2020-2024, 93.8% had health insurance coverage and 6.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 68.7% and public coverage was 36.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.2%.


In 2020-2024, 20746 had a total population of 27,156 - 14,222 (52.4%) females and 12,934 (47.6%) males. The median age was 43.1 years. An estimated 14.9% of the population was under 18 years, 36.4% was 19 to 44 years, 33.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 20746 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 482 559
5 to 9 549 572
10 to 14 611 539
15 to 19 644 591
20 to 24 481 860
25 to 29 1232 1297
30 to 34 1151 1075
35 to 39 712 913
40 to 44 1288 897
45 to 49 821 1191
50 to 54 1017 977
55 to 59 1105 1380
60 to 64 1341 1160
65 to 69 448 643
70 to 74 366 521
75 to 79 345 495
80 to 84 130 295
85 and over 211 257

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 4% were White; 87.1% were Black or African American; 0.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 29.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.2% of the people in 20746 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 3.4% of the people in 20746 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 13,219 households in 20746. The average household size was 2.05 people.

Married-couple households made up 20.9% of the households in 20746 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 45.2% of all households, while 27.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 19.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 25% were female householders living alone, for a total of 44.8% of all households.

In 20746, 20.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 20746 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 20.9
Cohabiting Couples 6.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
45.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 27.8% of males and 25.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 56.9 47.9
Now married, except separated 27.8 25.7
Separated 3 4.1
Widowed 3.8 8.7
Divorced 8.4 13.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 20746, 401 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 39.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 91.3% of the people living in 20746 were U.S. natives. 24.4% of the 20746 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 8.7% of 20746 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 57% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 65.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 20746 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 20746.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 20746 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 33.1
Asia 9.2
Europe 6.6
Africa 50.9
Northern America 0.1
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 20746 in 2020-2024, 10.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.7% of people at least five years old; 4.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 20746 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.7
Other Indo-European languages 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 20746 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 20746 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.3
Different house, same county 6.9
Different county, same state 1
Different state 2.3
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 20746 was 4,403 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 382 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,952. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,069.

Educational Attainment of People in 20746 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.2
High school diploma or equivalency 39.1
Some college, no degree 21.2
Associate's degree 6.4
Bachelor's degree 16.6
Graduate or professional degree 9.4

Disability

In 20746, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 12.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 20746, 66.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 63.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 30.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,993 63.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,837 30.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 922 5.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 20746 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 20746 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 4.8
Manufacturing 1.7
Wholesale trade 0.6
Retail trade 10.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 11.8
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 15.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.5
Other Services, except public administration 5
Public administration 15.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 20746 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,726 36.4
Service occupations 2,983 18.9
Sales and office occupations 3,136 19.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,742 11.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,165 13.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 62.1% of 20746 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 35.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 20746 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 62.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 12.8
Walked 1.1
Other means 3.2
Worked from home 14.4

In 2020-2024, 20746 had a total of 14,263 housing units. Of these housing units, 37.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 62% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 20746 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 37.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 62
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

10.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 20746 was 4.5 rooms, and of these housing units 36.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 20746 had 13,219 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,044 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 35% while renters occupied 65%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.2 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.97.

3.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 19.6% and another 10.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 20746:

House Heating Fuel Used in 20746 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 45.7
Electricity 50
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.9
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 20746 was $351,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 78 % had a mortgage. 22% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,130 and for owners without a mortgage it was $734.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 20746 was $1,745. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.