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Maryland·Prince George's County
2 tracts·10K people·$437K median·2,962/mi²
Black 53 · Hispanic 34 · Asian 5 · White 5 · Multiracial 4 · Other 0
Married couple 46 · Other 35 · Living alone 19
Manufacturing 30 · Professional 25 · Health 19 · Retail 17 · Leisure 4 · Public admin 0 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Service 24 · Sales · office 19 · Construction · maintenance 15 · Production · transport 10
Drive alone 70 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 12 · Transit 4 · Walk 1 · 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 Lanham is $436,900 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Lanham has 11,433 residents across 2 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.6; the population is 52.6% Black, 33.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% Asian, 4.7% White, 3.7% Multiracial and 0.2% Other; the average household has 3.6 people; 27.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.3% (Census ACS).
Seabrook Elementary (34%), Legends Public Charter School (24%) and James McHenry Elementary (15%) lead the elementary schools; Thomas Johnson Middle is the middle school with reported scores (21%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,050/month, 30% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lanham is $103,556 a year, 20% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Lanham, median rent is $2,050/month and the median home value is $436,900 (Census ACS).
Lanham 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 75 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches; snowfall averages 14 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lanham are winter weather (81), lightning (70) and heat wave (69), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lanham, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).