Jury Pool Profile
Prince George's County, Maryland
- County seat
- Upper Marlboro
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 970,374
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 959,754.
At a glance
Prince George's County is a 970,374-person venue. The county population is 12% White and 59% Black (Census race-alone categories). 23% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $97,634, $5,201 below the MD state median of $102,835; 36.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 30.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (4.7%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 18.9% of covered employment, average pay $54,298/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.83%, above the 4.3% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 86% to 89% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 959,754
- Median household income
- $101,798
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 59%.
Prince George's County has a population of 959,754, with a median age of 38.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 12.4%; Black residents 58.8%. Independently, 22.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $97,634; 36.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Education & health services about 71,540, Trade, transportation & utilities about 66,470.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 18.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.83%, above the Maryland state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 88%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Prince George's County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 86.4% in 2024, 89.3% in 2020, 89.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 30.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
30.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (50,463 individuals).