Kettering.
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Maryland·Prince George's County
3 tracts·14K people·$419K median·2,551/mi²
Black 83 · Multiracial 6 · White 5 · Hispanic 4 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Living alone 39 · Other 32 · Married couple 29
Retail 47 · Professional 19 · Leisure 13 · Health 12 · Manufacturing 1 · Public admin 0 · Other 7
Management · business · science · arts 57 · Sales · office 21 · Service 13 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 65 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 17 · Transit 6 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Kettering is $418,500 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Kettering has 14,014 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 49.4; the population is 82.9% Black, 6.3% Multiracial, 4.9% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 41.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.7% (Census ACS).
Perrywood Elementary (37%) and Kettering Elementary (21%) lead the elementary schools; Kettering Middle is the middle school with reported scores (27%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,297/month, 46% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Kettering is $126,938 a year, 48% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Kettering, median rent is $2,297/month and the median home value is $418,500 (Census ACS).
Kettering reported 4.4 violent crimes and 25.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Prince George's County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 46 inches; snowfall averages 16 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Kettering are winter weather (89), drought (89) and lightning (84), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Kettering, 0.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).