College Park, MD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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19%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

25%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	College Park	Maryland	National
Income per capita	$36,522	$55,489	$44,883
Median household income	$101,786	$112,126	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$168,678	$142,381	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$57,421	$70,540	$52,080
Median earnings male	$24,961	$69,331	$54,343
Median earnings female	$10,689	$51,519	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	25.2%	9.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in College Park is 19% lower than the national average
The median household income in College Park is 25% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in College Park is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in College Park is 67% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$67,850 $101,786 $203,572

City

$74,743 $112,126 $224,252

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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College Park median earnings by income bracket

College Park employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.2%	18.2%
Manufacturing sector	1.9%	1.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	5.8%	5.8%
Public administration	8.1%	8.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.9%	2.9%
Education, health & social services	28.6%	28.6%
Other	29.1%	29.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Martin's Additions, MD	1,119	$377,432	364.1%
Chevy Chase, MD	3,039	$375,807	362.1%
Chevy Chase Village, MD	1,923	$375,077	361.2%
Chevy Chase Section Five, MD	780	$371,983	357.4%
Chevy Chase View, MD	1,184	$371,511	356.8%
College Park, MD	33,475	$101,786	25.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pekin, IL	33,468	$76,166	6.4%
Saint-Georges, QC	33,468	n/a
La Verne, CA	33,460	$139,537	71.6%
St. Charles, IL	33,452	$151,617	86.4%
Laramie, WY	33,442	$69,349	14.7%
College Park, MD	33,475	$101,786	25.1%

Source: The College Park, MD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.