College Park Today: People and Demographics

A snapshot of College Park today. Unlike most neighborhoods in this network, College Park is an incorporated city, so the Census Bureau publishes figures at the city level — used below. The numbers are strongly shaped by the University of Maryland: a large student population skews the age, household, and poverty figures.¹

• The City of College Park has a population of about 34,540.²
• It is diverse: roughly 37% White, 24% Black, 16% Asian, and 18% Hispanic (of any race).³
• The median household income is about $69,721.⁴
• The median age is just 21.5 years, with roughly half of residents aged 18–24 — a college-town profile.⁵
• The city is majority-renter: only about 34% of homes are owner-occupied.⁶
• About 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.⁷
• The measured poverty rate (about 33%) is inflated by the large student population — a normal college-town artifact.⁸

For current, detailed data, see the sources on the resources page.