Takoma Park, Maryland demographics

Takoma Park, MD demographics: median age 41.3; 61.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Takoma Park city, Maryland · Incorporated city · GEOID 2476650. The survey estimates a population of 17,632 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Takoma Park is 41.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.3 years. There are 6,926 households (±313). 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	41.3 ±1.3	39.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,632
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Under 18	4,776 ±592	27.1% ±3.4 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	2,259 ±328	12.8% ±1.9 pp	21.7%	22.8%
35–64	7,962 ±617	45.2% ±3.5 pp	39.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,635 ±341	14.9% ±1.9 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,632
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Male	8,304 ±420	47.1% ±2.4 pp	48.7%	49.5%
Female	9,328 ±423	52.9% ±2.4 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: 17,632
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
White alone	8,141 ±766	46.2% ±4.3 pp	48.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	5,238 ±883	29.7% ±5.0 pp	29.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	287 ±170 · low precision	1.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	841 ±274	4.8% ±1.6 pp	6.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,228 ±410	7.0% ±2.3 pp	6.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,897 ±361	10.8% ±2.0 pp	8.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,632
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,150 ±527	85.9% ±3.0 pp	87.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,482 ±524	14.1% ±3.0 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: 6,926
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,301 ±242	47.7% ±2.8 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	214 ±80	3.1% ±1.1 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	772 ±168	11.1% ±2.4 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,321 ±307	33.5% ±4.2 pp	28.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	318 ±118	4.6% ±1.7 pp	6.4%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,926
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,542 ±177	36.7% ±1.9 pp	30.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,384 ±395	63.3% ±4.9 pp	69.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,926
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,321 ±307	33.5% ±4.2 pp	28.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,810 ±300	26.1% ±4.2 pp	32.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,038 ±200	15.0% ±2.8 pp	16.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,345 ±205	19.4% ±2.8 pp	13.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	319 ±105	4.6% ±1.5 pp	6.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	52 ±40 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.2%
Seven or more people	41 ±48 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	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: 17,632
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Native	12,579 ±616	71.3% ±3.5 pp	83.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,053 ±614	28.7% ±3.5 pp	16.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 16,254
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
English only	10,502 ±729	64.6% ±4.2 pp	78.9%	77.7%
Spanish	2,089 ±474	12.9% ±2.9 pp	9.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,014 ±381	6.2% ±2.3 pp	1.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	73 ±43 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	96 ±71 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	395 ±177	2.4% ±1.1 pp	2.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	31 ±40 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	79 ±107 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	130 ±111 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	340 ±223 · low precision	2.1% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	59 ±61 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,446 ±462	8.9% ±2.8 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: 12,142
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	863 ±241	7.1% ±2.0 pp	8.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,837 ±391	15.1% ±3.2 pp	23.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,219 ±256	10.0% ±2.1 pp	17.4%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	726 ±221	6.0% ±1.8 pp	6.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,637 ±346	21.7% ±2.8 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,860 ±483	40.0% ±3.7 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: 17,289
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Same house	15,273 ±463	88.3% ±2.5 pp	88.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	878 ±289	5.1% ±1.7 pp	5.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	316 ±190 · low precision	1.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	637 ±239	3.7% ±1.4 pp	2.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	185 ±156 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 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

5.2% of Takoma Park residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Maryland and 8.4% nationally. 94.6% 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	Takoma Park	Maryland	U.S.	Compared with Maryland
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.2% ±1.4 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.6% ±2.0 pp	92.4%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.9% ±1.1 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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