Upper Marlboro, MD

Census Place

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2023 Population

752

0.922% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

34.9

0.57% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

1.48%

39.2% 1-year increase

About

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None of the households in Upper Marlboro, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.7% of the residents in Upper Marlboro, MD are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Upper Marlboro, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Upper Marlboro, MD was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Upper Marlboro, MD is home to a population of 752 people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.65% of Upper Marlboro, MD residents were born outside of the country (35 people).

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Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

98.9%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
115,960 ± 8,281 people
India
61,668 ± 6,066 people
Nigeria
45,887 ± 5,240 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 115,960 Maryland residents, followed by India with 61,668 and Nigeria with 45,887.

Foreign-Born Population

4.65%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

35 people

2.11%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

16 people

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

Economy

The economy of Upper Marlboro, MD employs N/A people. The largest industries in Upper Marlboro, MD are Public Administration (78 people), Educational Services (69 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (67 people), and the highest paying industries are Other Services Except Public Administration ($120,000), Finance & Insurance ($98,375), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($96,875).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Upper Marlboro, MD, are Management Occupations (91 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (70 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (57 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Upper Marlboro, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Upper Marlboro, MD, are Public Administration (78 people), Educational Services (69 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (67 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Upper Marlboro, MD, though some of these residents may live in Upper Marlboro, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,417

Median earning men ± $18,765

$76,875

Median earning women ± $17,709

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($85,000), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,600), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($142,813), Public Administration ($104,167), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($90,795).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

0.617%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Upper Marlboro, MD. Showing the available data for Maryland.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (62.6%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (34.1%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (1.09%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maryland for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Maryland

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Chris Van Hollen

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Angela Alsobrooks

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Maryland

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maryland have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Upper Marlboro, MD have an average commute time of 29.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Upper Marlboro, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Upper Marlboro, MD colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

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The following chart displays the households in Upper Marlboro, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.454

2022 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2022, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (78.6%)
Worked At Home (10.5%)
Public Transit (5.13%)

In 2023, 78.6% of workers in Upper Marlboro, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (5.13%).

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

29.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Upper Marlboro, MD have a longer commute time (29.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.39% of the workforce in Upper Marlboro, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Upper Marlboro, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Upper Marlboro, MD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.48% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Upper Marlboro, MD (11 out of 741 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Upper Marlboro, MD is Black, followed by White and Native American.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Upper Marlboro, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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