Population 521 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Lower Marlboro
Household size in Lower Marlboro
| Period | Lower Marlboro | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.05 | 2.68 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.32 | 2.73 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.90 | 2.74 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.97 | 2.68 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.08 | +0.01 | −0.03 |
Lower Marlboro is a place of big households: 2.97 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Lower Marlboro
| Period | Lower Marlboro | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.5 | 38.5 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 41.3 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.5 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.7 | 40.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | −2.8 | +2.1 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Lower Marlboro are younger than 39.7 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. Since 2006–10, the median age has dropped from 42.5, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Lower Marlboro
| Period | Lower Marlboro | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.7% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.1% | 12.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.5% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.2 pts | −0.9 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 8.5% of households in Lower Marlboro, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Lower Marlboro
Renters in Lower Marlboro
| Period | Lower Marlboro | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.8% | 31.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.2% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 2.0% | 33.1% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 4.7% | 32.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +1.8 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Lower Marlboro is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 4.7% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 24.5% have no mortgage at all, well below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Lower Marlboro
| Period | Lower Marlboro | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.6% | 9.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 2.9% | 8.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.4% | 8.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.5% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +3.9 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Lower Marlboro is close to the national rate: 9.5% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. The rate is higher than in Maryland as a whole (7.1%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Lower Marlboro
| Period | Lower Marlboro | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1988 | 1974 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1986 | 1975 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1992 | 1976 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1988 | 1978 | 1980 |
| Change | −0 | +4 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Lower Marlboro is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1988, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Lower Marlboro
| Period | Lower Marlboro | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $749 | $1,249 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,026 | $1,363 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,239 | $1,576 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,736 | $1,869 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$988 | +$620 | +$606 |
The median renter in Lower Marlboro pays $1,736 a month for rent and utilities, above the national median of $1,571. Even so, rents here are lower than in Maryland as a whole ($1,869). The typical renter here spends 18.3% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Lower Marlboro
Bachelor's degrees in Lower Marlboro
| Period | Lower Marlboro | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.6% | 36.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 41.0% | 37.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 41.8% | 40.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 46.6% | 43.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | +10.0 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Lower Marlboro is highly educated: nearly half of adults 25 and older (46.6%) hold at least a bachelor's degree, far above the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Lower Marlboro
| Period | Lower Marlboro | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 94.0% | 88.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 93.8% | 89.1% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 97.6% | 90.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 98.4% | 90.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.5 pts | +2.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Lower Marlboro: 98.4% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Lower Marlboro
| Period | Lower Marlboro | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.2% | 6.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.3% | 8.1% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.2 pts | −1.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
The survey found almost no one in Lower Marlboro out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Lower Marlboro compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Marlboro | 2.97 | 39.7 | 8.5% | 4.7% | 9.5% | 1988 | $1,736 | 46.6% | 98.4% | 0.0% |
| Owings | 3.03 | 41.7 | 4.7% | 6.2% | 5.6% | 1996 | $1,845 | 49.1% | 96.1% | 0.7% |
| Aquasco | 2.86 | 44.0 | 4.8% | 22.6% | 13.2% | 1970 | $1,289 | 28.8% | 93.8% | 2.9% |
| Huntingtown | 3.14 | 40.1 | 8.3% | 9.5% | 5.6% | 1991 | $1,494 | 39.3% | 96.2% | 2.4% |
| Baden | 2.77 | 50.6 | 3.2% | 11.2% | 7.2% | 1983 | $1,394 | 33.2% | 92.0% | 6.6% |
| Eagle Harbor | 1.93 | 60.4 | 1.4% | 32.6% | 14.0% | 1951 | $1,289 | 21.4% | 91.1% | 6.1% |
| Sunderland | 2.86 | 41.7 | 5.2% | 10.4% | 4.7% | 1993 | $1,709 | 45.3% | 96.0% | 1.8% |
| Dunkirk | 3.22 | 40.5 | 6.2% | 7.3% | 4.4% | 1986 | $2,499 | 48.2% | 94.7% | 1.6% |
| Chesapeake Beach | 2.68 | 42.7 | 10.3% | 13.4% | 8.1% | 1987 | $1,925 | 37.7% | 93.0% | 3.5% |
| Malcolm | 2.76 | 45.4 | 6.6% | 13.9% | 2.2% | 1982 | $2,292 | 27.3% | 91.9% | 4.8% |
| Benedict | 3.07 | 41.4 | 17.5% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 1997 | $2,054 | 42.8% | 98.7% | 3.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Lower Marlboro. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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