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20785

Hyattsville, MD · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
40,066
Median household income
$85,994
People below poverty
15.2%
Median home value
$348,400

Income

The median income of households in 20785 was $85,994. An estimated 5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 20785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5
$10,000 to $14,999 3.4
$15,000 to $24,999 6.3
$25,000 to $34,999 6.1
$35,000 to $49,999 9.7
$50,000 to $74,999 13.1
$75,000 to $99,999 16.6
$100,000 to $149,999 19.6
$150,000 to $199,999 9.5
$200,000 or more 10.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 20785 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 64153
Female 60230

An estimated 84.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 21.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,366. 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 20785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.6
Social Security 21.1
Retirement income 20.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.8
Cash public assistance income 3.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 21.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 20785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 21.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.5

In 2020-2024, 17.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 55% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 38.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 40% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 20785 in 2020-2024, 88.7% had health insurance coverage and 11.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57.3% and public coverage was 41.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 10.3%.


In 2020-2024, 20785 had a total population of 40,066 - 21,494 (53.6%) females and 18,572 (46.4%) males. The median age was 36.2 years. An estimated 26.7% of the population was under 18 years, 35.7% was 19 to 44 years, 23% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 20785 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1590 1489
5 to 9 1900 1213
10 to 14 1643 1319
15 to 19 1126 1296
20 to 24 1256 1109
25 to 29 1066 1724
30 to 34 1123 1596
35 to 39 1607 1935
40 to 44 1343 1556
45 to 49 929 1200
50 to 54 1117 1306
55 to 59 896 971
60 to 64 1184 1576
65 to 69 481 1089
70 to 74 671 728
75 to 79 246 611
80 to 84 309 403
85 and over 85 373

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 6.9% were White; 69% were Black or African American; 0.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.9% were Asian; 27% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 18.5% of the people in 20785 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 6.2% of the people in 20785 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,283 households in 20785. The average household size was 2.62 people.

Married-couple households made up 32.7% of the households in 20785 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 43.5% of all households, while 19.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13% of households were male householders living alone, and 22.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 35.8% of all households.

In 20785, 33.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 20785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 32.7
Cohabiting Couples 4.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
43.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.5% of males and 33.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41 42.3
Now married, except separated 44.5 33.1
Separated 2 3.5
Widowed 4.7 7.3
Divorced 7.8 13.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 20785, 1,322 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 30.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 76.2% of the people living in 20785 were U.S. natives. 27.5% of the 20785 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 23.8% of 20785 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 37.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 48.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 20785 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 20785.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 20785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 47.9
Asia 14.8
Europe 0.6
Africa 36.5
Northern America 0.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 20785 in 2020-2024, 29.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 15.2% of people at least five years old; 11.4% 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 20785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 15.2
Other Indo-European languages 6.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 7.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 20785 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 20785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.2
Different house, same county 5
Different county, same state 2.2
Different state 2.4
Abroad 1.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 87.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 30.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 20785 was 10,908 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 615 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,829. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,464.

Educational Attainment of People in 20785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.7
High school diploma or equivalency 31.8
Some college, no degree 19.2
Associate's degree 6
Bachelor's degree 17.6
Graduate or professional degree 12.6

Disability

In 20785, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.4% of people under 18 years old, to 9.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 35.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 20785, 67 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 25.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 14,499 71.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 5,258 25.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 601 3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 20785 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 20785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 6.3
Manufacturing 2.7
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 5.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.4
Information 2.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 17.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.7
Other Services, except public administration 5.2
Public administration 13.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 20785 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,426 41.4
Service occupations 5,287 26
Sales and office occupations 3,742 18.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,324 6.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,586 7.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 59.8% of 20785 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 33.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 20785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 59.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 8.5
Walked 1.6
Other means 2.8
Worked from home 17.2

In 2020-2024, 20785 had a total of 16,078 housing units. Of these housing units, 64.8% 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"). 35.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 20785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 64.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 35.2
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 20785 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 60.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 20785 had 15,283 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 795 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 51.6% while renters occupied 48.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.7 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.52.

3.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.9% and another 13.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 20785:

House Heating Fuel Used in 20785 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 53.7
Electricity 41.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3
All other fuels 1.5
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 20785 was $348,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 73 % had a mortgage. 27% 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 $2,041 and for owners without a mortgage it was $749.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 20785 was $1,830. 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.