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20783

Hyattsville, MD · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
50,333
Median household income
$86,737
People below poverty
19.9%
Median home value
$409,000

Income

The median income of households in 20783 was $86,737. An estimated 3.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 20783 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.4
$10,000 to $14,999 3.9
$15,000 to $24,999 4.1
$25,000 to $34,999 6.5
$35,000 to $49,999 10.1
$50,000 to $74,999 14.7
$75,000 to $99,999 14.2
$100,000 to $149,999 22.6
$150,000 to $199,999 10
$200,000 or more 10.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 20783 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 46854
Female 44705

An estimated 90% of households received earnings. An estimated 18.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,391. 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 20783 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 90
Social Security 18.2
Retirement income 14.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.5
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 28.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 20783 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 28.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.4

In 2020-2024, 10.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 78.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 31.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 20783 in 2020-2024, 63% had health insurance coverage and 37% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 33.5% and public coverage was 34.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 21.2%.


In 2020-2024, 20783 had a total population of 50,333 - 23,374 (46.4%) females and 26,959 (53.6%) males. The median age was 32.8 years. An estimated 28.3% of the population was under 18 years, 36.9% was 19 to 44 years, 22.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 20783 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1949 1911
5 to 9 2437 1955
10 to 14 1808 1711
15 to 19 2005 1744
20 to 24 1770 1622
25 to 29 2180 1751
30 to 34 2203 1725
35 to 39 2310 1812
40 to 44 1612 1621
45 to 49 2007 1394
50 to 54 1624 985
55 to 59 1638 1417
60 to 64 1230 1203
65 to 69 634 550
70 to 74 729 921
75 to 79 425 490
80 to 84 240 234
85 and over 158 328

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 6.8% were White; 20.5% were Black or African American; 1.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.9% were Asian; 8.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 69.6% of the people in 20783 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 5% of the people in 20783 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 13,737 households in 20783. The average household size was 3.63 people.

Married-couple households made up 38.7% of the households in 20783 while cohabiting couple households made up 16.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.3% of all households, while 20.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 8.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 15.7% of all households.

In 20783, 45.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 20783 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 38.7
Cohabiting Couples 16.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 33.1% of males and 32.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 58.6 51.5
Now married, except separated 33.1 32.8
Separated 2 2.3
Widowed 1.1 5.8
Divorced 5.2 7.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 20783, 1,798 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 36% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 38.9% of the people living in 20783 were U.S. natives. 21.4% of the 20783 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 61.1% of 20783 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 23.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 49.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 20783 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 20783.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 20783 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 82.7
Asia 4.7
Europe 0.6
Africa 11.9
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 20783 in 2020-2024, 80.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 66.9% of people at least five years old; 57.1% 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 20783 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 66.9
Other Indo-European languages 5.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.8
Other languages 5.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 20783 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 20783 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.2
Different house, same county 3.8
Different county, same state 0.8
Different state 0.9
Abroad 1.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 56.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 43.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 20783 was 12,984 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 464 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 10,208. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,312.

Educational Attainment of People in 20783 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 43.3
High school diploma or equivalency 22.3
Some college, no degree 8.3
Associate's degree 6.1
Bachelor's degree 11.8
Graduate or professional degree 8.2

Disability

In 20783, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 6.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.6% of people under 18 years old, to 5.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 20783, 67.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 19,924 78.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,961 11.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,577 10.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 20783 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 20783 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 31.1
Manufacturing 1.7
Wholesale trade 3.1
Retail trade 7.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.6
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 15.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.9
Other Services, except public administration 4.6
Public administration 3.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 20783 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,927 19.4
Service occupations 6,296 24.7
Sales and office occupations 3,416 13.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 7,895 31
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,928 11.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 49.2% of 20783 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 24.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 37.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 20783 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 49.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 24.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 10.3
Walked 4.4
Other means 3.7
Worked from home 7.5

In 2020-2024, 20783 had a total of 14,298 housing units. Of these housing units, 41.7% 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"). 57.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 20783 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 41.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 57.6
Mobile homes 0.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 20783 was 4.4 rooms, and of these housing units 44.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 20783 had 13,737 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 561 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 42.3% while renters occupied 57.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.4 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.79.

2.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 14.9% and another 19.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 20783:

House Heating Fuel Used in 20783 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 81.4
Electricity 17
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.5
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 20783 was $409,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 73.7 % had a mortgage. 26.3% 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 $2,411 and for owners without a mortgage it was $841.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 20783 was $1,725. 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.