Mitchellville, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

11,359

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

45.1

5.05% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.07%

67.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$149,347

2.26% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Mitchellville, MD is home to a population of 11.4k people, from which 95.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 20% of Mitchellville, MD residents were born outside of the country (2.27k people).

In 2024, there were 19 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.49k people) in Mitchellville, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 499 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 423 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.5%

2024 Citizenship

95.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.5% of Mitchellville, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mitchellville, MD was 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mitchellville, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mitchellville, MD

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
9.49k ± 1.02k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
499 ± 380
Other (Hispanic)
423 ± 375

5.93%

Hispanic Population

674 people

5.93% of the people in Mitchellville, MD are hispanic (674 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mitchellville, MD as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maryland.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
133,677 ± 8,879 people
India
61,989 ± 6,082 people
Nigeria
50,832 ± 5,513 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 133,677 Maryland residents, followed by India with 61,989 and Nigeria with 50,832.

Foreign-Born Population

20%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.27k people

18.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.06k people

As of 2024, 20% of Mitchellville, MD residents (2.27k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mitchellville, MD was 18.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mitchellville, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
156 ± 74
Gulf War (1990s)
117 ± 134
Gulf War (2001-)
73 ± 61

Mitchellville, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mitchellville, MD.

Economy

The economy of Mitchellville, MD employs 5.97k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mitchellville, MD were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,250 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (916 people), and Public Administration (897 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($121,172), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($118,750), and Educational Services ($98,750).

Employment

Occupations

5.97k

2024 Value

± 721

−4.26%

1 Year decline

± 17.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mitchellville, MD declined at a rate of −4.26%, from 6.24k employees to 5.97k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mitchellville, MD, are Computer & Mathematical Occupations (820 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (617 people), and Management Occupations (591 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mitchellville, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.97k

2024 Value

± 721

−4.26%

1 Year decline

± 17.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mitchellville, MD declined at a rate of −4.26%, from 6.24k employees to 5.97k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mitchellville, MD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,250 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (916 people), and Public Administration (897 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mitchellville, MD, though some of these residents may live in Mitchellville, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,875

Median earning men ± $9,718

$67,844

Median earning women ± $12,443

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($109,512), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,237), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($77,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($180,606), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($135,417), and Public Administration ($126,090).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mitchellville, MD was $512,100 in 2024, which is 1.54 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $490,400 to $512,100, a 4.42% increase. The homeownership rate in Mitchellville, MD is 90.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mitchellville, MD have an average commute time of 33.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mitchellville, MD is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$512,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$39,817

$3,506

Median Property Taxes

±$550

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mitchellville, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mitchellville, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

90.5%

Homeownership

2024

74.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 90.5% of the housing units in Mitchellville, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 93.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mitchellville, MD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$149,347

Median Household Income

± $19,809

3.88k

Number of Households

± 587

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.88k households in Mitchellville, MD declined from $149,347 from the previous year's value of $152,795.

The following chart displays the households in Mitchellville, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mitchellville, MD is from Maryland.

0.448

2024 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2024, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maryland across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (61.5%)
Worked At Home (23.1%)
Carpooled (6.83%)

In 2024, 61.5% of workers in Mitchellville, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.1%) and those who carpooled to work (6.83%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

33.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mitchellville, MD have a longer commute time (33.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.779% of the workforce in Mitchellville, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mitchellville, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mitchellville, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mitchellville, MD have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mitchellville, MD (458 out of 11.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mitchellville, MD is Black, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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