New Carrollton, Maryland demographics

New Carrollton, MD demographics: median age 35.5; 24.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · New Carrollton city, Maryland · Incorporated city · GEOID 2455400. The survey estimates a population of 13,564 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in New Carrollton is 35.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.6 years. There are 4,527 households (±352). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.5 ±3.6	39.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,564
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Under 18	3,234 ±592	23.8% ±4.4 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	3,481 ±583	25.7% ±4.3 pp	21.7%	22.8%
35–64	4,740 ±714	34.9% ±5.3 pp	39.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,109 ±372	15.5% ±2.7 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,564
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Male	6,632 ±558	48.9% ±4.1 pp	48.7%	49.5%
Female	6,932 ±555	51.1% ±4.1 pp	51.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,564
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
White alone	1,005 ±429	7.4% ±3.2 pp	48.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	7,656 ±1,017	56.4% ±7.5 pp	29.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	415 ±360 · low precision	3.1% ±2.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	214 ±117 · low precision	1.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	6.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	3,352 ±1,111	24.7% ±8.2 pp	6.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	922 ±415	6.8% ±3.1 pp	8.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,564
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,030 ±1,063	66.6% ±7.8 pp	87.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,534 ±1,065	33.4% ±7.9 pp	12.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,527
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,682 ±234	37.2% ±4.3 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	286 ±155 · low precision	6.3% ±3.4 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,039 ±306	23.0% ±6.5 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,034 ±262	22.8% ±5.5 pp	28.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	486 ±240	10.7% ±5.2 pp	6.4%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,527
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,346 ±198	29.7% ±3.7 pp	30.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,181 ±430	70.3% ±7.8 pp	69.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,527
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,034 ±262	22.8% ±5.5 pp	28.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,610 ±390	35.6% ±8.2 pp	32.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	462 ±174	10.2% ±3.8 pp	16.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	504 ±217	11.1% ±4.7 pp	13.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	305 ±151	6.7% ±3.3 pp	6.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	392 ±162	8.7% ±3.5 pp	2.4%	2.2%
Seven or more people	220 ±104	4.9% ±2.3 pp	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,564
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Native	8,013 ±786	59.1% ±5.8 pp	83.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,551 ±786	40.9% ±5.8 pp	16.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,530
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
English only	6,371 ±723	50.8% ±5.7 pp	78.9%	77.7%
Spanish	3,430 ±774	27.4% ±6.2 pp	9.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	538 ±501 · low precision	4.3% ±4.0 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	9 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	27 ±51 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	149 ±103 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	2,006 ±651	16.0% ±5.2 pp	2.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,353
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,891 ±456	20.2% ±4.7 pp	8.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,915 ±529	31.2% ±5.3 pp	23.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,665 ±506	17.8% ±5.3 pp	17.4%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	619 ±232	6.6% ±2.4 pp	6.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,579 ±368	16.9% ±3.8 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	684 ±251	7.3% ±2.6 pp	20.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 13,336
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Same house	11,421 ±651	85.6% ±4.8 pp	88.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,423 ±619	10.7% ±4.6 pp	5.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	187 ±122 · low precision	1.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	84 ±77 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	221 ±165 · low precision	1.7% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.8% of New Carrollton residents (±3.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Maryland and 8.4% nationally. 93.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	New Carrollton	Maryland	U.S.	Compared with Maryland
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.8% ±3.2 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.9% ±3.6 pp	92.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.8% ±1.7 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for New Carrollton . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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