Waldorf, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

82,943

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.1

1.37% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.73%

10.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$116,089

0.551% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Waldorf, MD is home to a population of 82.9k people, from which 95.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 10.7% of Waldorf, MD residents were born outside of the country (8.91k people).

In 2024, there were 3.43 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (50.3k people) in Waldorf, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.7k White (Non-Hispanic) and 5.76k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.5%

2024 Citizenship

95.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.5% of Waldorf, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Waldorf, MD was 95.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Waldorf, MD

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
50.3k ± 1.85k
White (Non-Hispanic)
14.7k ± 1.22k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
5.76k ± 896

9.13%

Hispanic Population

7.57k people

9.13% of the people in Waldorf, MD are hispanic (7.57k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Waldorf, 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

10.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

8.91k people

10.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8.78k people

As of 2024, 10.7% of Waldorf, MD residents (8.91k 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 Waldorf, MD was 10.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
4,716 ± 733
Gulf War (1990s)
1,623 ± 339
Vietnam
1,173 ± 220

Waldorf, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.91 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Waldorf, MD employs 43.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Waldorf, MD were Public Administration (9,116 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,107 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,758 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($114,919), Utilities ($93,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($86,177).

Employment

Occupations

43.9k

2024 Value

± 2,161

1.08%

1 Year growth

± 6.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Waldorf, MD grew at a rate of 1.08%, from 43.4k employees to 43.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Waldorf, MD, are Management Occupations (5,426 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,260 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (4,195 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Waldorf, 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

43.9k

2024 Value

± 2,161

1.08%

1 Year growth

± 6.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Waldorf, MD grew at a rate of 1.08%, from 43.4k employees to 43.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Waldorf, MD, are Public Administration (9,116 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,107 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,758 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Waldorf, MD, though some of these residents may live in Waldorf, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,292

Median earning men ± $3,993

$60,968

Median earning women ± $2,681

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($116,635), Public Administration ($115,429), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,704).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($114,580), Wholesale Trade ($90,567), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($80,293).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Waldorf, MD was $407,600 in 2024, which is 1.23 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $383,100 to $407,600, a 6.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Waldorf, MD is 74.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Waldorf, MD have an average commute time of 41.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Waldorf, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$407,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,502

$22,783

Median Property Taxes

±$1,240

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 Waldorf, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

74.9%

Homeownership

2024

71.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.9% of the housing units in Waldorf, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Waldorf, 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.

$116,089

Median Household Income

± $4,371

30.4k

Number of Households

± 1,616

In 2024, the median household income of the 30.4k households in Waldorf, MD grew to $116,089 from the previous year's value of $115,453.

The following chart displays the households in Waldorf, 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 Waldorf, 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 (68.3%)
Worked At Home (16.5%)
Carpooled (9.74%)

In 2024, 68.3% of workers in Waldorf, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.74%).

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

41.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Waldorf, MD have a longer commute time (41.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.14% of the workforce in Waldorf, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.73% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Waldorf, MD (6.39k out of 82.7k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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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