Prince George's County

Prince George's County is located in western Maryland.  The County Seat is Upper Marlboro and the largest city is Bowie.  The Official Web Site is located at http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/.  The 2014 population estimate is 904,430 and the 2010 census population was 863,519.  The land area is 482.69 square miles and there are 1788.8 persons per square mile.

26.6% of the population is White, 65.1% is Black or African American, 16.2% is Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% is Asian, 1% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.2% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.6% is two or more races.  85.5% have a high school degree or higher, and 29.8% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $269,800, there are 303,441 households, an average of 2.81 persons per household.  The per capita income is $32,344,  the median household income is $73,623, and 9.4% of the persons in Prince George's County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 72,759.  Retail sales (in $1000) were $9,209,683, and sales per capita were $11,060.  The percentage of black-owned firms is 54.5%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 37.8%.

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