Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 22.2%
(15.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 26.4% for Black residents, 9.1% for two or more races residents)
According to our research of Maryland and other state lists, there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Seat Pleasant, Maryland as of September 21, 2023. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Seat Pleasant is 955 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is near the state average.
Crime rates in Seat Pleasant by year
Type
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Murders (per 100,000)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (20.7)
1 (22.0)
1 (21.8)
2 (43.2)
1 (21.5)
1 (21.2)
2 (41.6)
0 (0.0)
2 (41.6)
2 (41.2)
1 (20.8)
0 (0.0)
Rapes (per 100,000)
2 (39.8)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (21.6)
1 (21.5)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Robberies (per 100,000)
26 (517.9)
26 (530.7)
15 (311.1)
14 (308.2)
7 (152.7)
10 (216.1)
11 (236.4)
8 (169.9)
10 (208.2)
9 (186.5)
15 (312.1)
12 (247.1)
15 (312.3)
18 (378.1)
Assaults (per 100,000)
29 (577.7)
37 (755.3)
19 (394.0)
16 (352.3)
13 (283.5)
31 (669.8)
21 (451.3)
19 (403.4)
25 (520.5)
27 (559.5)
25 (520.2)
35 (720.6)
20 (416.4)
12 (252.0)
Burglaries (per 100,000)
38 (757.0)
39 (796.1)
38 (788.1)
67 (1,475)
53 (1,156)
34 (734.7)
31 (666.2)
24 (509.6)
27 (562.1)
23 (476.6)
38 (790.7)
15 (308.8)
12 (249.8)
15 (315.1)
Thefts (per 100,000)
143 (2,849)
118 (2,409)
95 (1,970)
98 (2,158)
102 (2,225)
107 (2,312)
94 (2,020)
76 (1,614)
56 (1,166)
72 (1,492)
62 (1,290)
88 (1,812)
74 (1,541)
60 (1,260)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)
71 (1,414)
49 (1,000)
26 (539.2)
30 (660.5)
35 (763.4)
32 (691.4)
27 (580.3)
25 (530.8)
15 (312.3)
13 (269.4)
20 (416.1)
28 (576.5)
18 (374.8)
29 (609.1)
Arson (per 100,000)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (21.8)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
2 (41.6)
1 (20.6)
1 (20.8)
0 (0.0)
City-Data.com crime index
582.9
542.4
390.7
449.4
377.1
501.7
395.2
316.8
360.8
282.4
421.1
440.8
327.7
285.0
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 254.8. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Latest news from Seat Pleasant, MD collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: African (3.6%), Nigerian (1.6%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (1.3%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated in 1931
Elevation: 120 feet
Land area: 0.75 square miles.
Population density: 5,955 people per square mile (average).
479 residents are foreign born (7.3% Latin America, 2.1% Africa).
This city:
10.6%
Maryland:
15.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $3,243 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $3,821 (1.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Washington, DC (6.1 miles , pop. 572,059).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (120.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 92.2. This is worse than average.
City:
92.2
U.S.:
74.2
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2018 was 0.357. This is worse than average.Closest monitor was 2.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.357
U.S.:
0.267
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 11.9. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 2.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
11.9
U.S.:
5.6
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 0.771. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 2.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.771
U.S.:
1.789
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 20.7. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 2.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
20.7
U.S.:
33.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 16.4. This is about average.Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
16.4
U.S.:
19.6
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 8.96. This is about average.Closest monitor was 2.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
8.96
U.S.:
8.46
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2016 was 0.00212. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 2.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00212
U.S.:
0.00984
Tornado activity:
Seat Pleasant-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 10% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/28/2002, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.2 miles away from the Seat Pleasant city center killed 3 peopleand injured 122 peopleand caused $124 million in damages.
On 9/24/2001, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the city center killed 2 peopleand injured 55 peopleand caused $101 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Seat Pleasant-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maryland state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 88.3 miles away from the city center On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 87.4 miles away from the city center On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 109.4 miles away from Seat Pleasant center On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 101.2 miles away from Seat Pleasant center On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 105.6 miles away from Seat Pleasant center On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 257.5 miles away from Seat Pleasant center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Prince George's County (16) is near the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Snowstorms: 3, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in Seat Pleasant:
RENAL CARE OF SEAT PLEASANT, LLC (6274 CENTRAL AVE)
Other hospitals and medical centers near Seat Pleasant:
METRO HOMES (Hospital, about 2 miles away; WASHINGTON, DC)
GRANT PARK DIALYSIS FACILITY (Dialysis Facility, about 2 miles away; WASHINGTON, DC)
DAVITA - LEE STREET DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 2 miles away; WASHINGTON, DC)
B R A (Hospital, about 2 miles away; WASHINGTON, DC)
COMP CARE I I (Hospital, about 3 miles away; WASHINGTON, DC)
FMC - ANACOSTIA (Dialysis Facility, about 3 miles away; WASHINGTON, DC)
GLADYS SPELLMAN SPEC. HOSP. (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; CHEVERLY, MD)
Amtrak stations near Seat Pleasant:
5 miles: NEW CARROLLTON (4300 GARDEN CITY DR.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
6 miles: WASHINGTON (50 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.E.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
11 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Seat Pleasant:
Prince George's Community College (about 5 miles; Largo, MD; Full-time enrollment: 8,537)
Strayer University-Maryland (about 5 miles; Suitland, MD; FT enrollment: 2,748)
Catholic University of America (about 6 miles; Washington, DC; FT enrollment: 5,365)
Howard University (about 7 miles; Washington, DC; FT enrollment: 7,838)
University of Maryland-College Park (about 7 miles; College Park, MD; FT enrollment: 32,734)
University of Maryland-University College (about 7 miles; Adelphi, MD; FT enrollment: 25,040)
Strayer University-Global Region (about 8 miles; Washington, DC; FT enrollment: 2,613)
Notable locations in Seat Pleasant: Prince Georges County Volunteer Fire Department Company 808 Seat Pleasant (A), Seat Pleasant Police Department (B), Seat Pleasant Town Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Seat Pleasant include: Addison Chapel (A), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (B), Victory Temple (C), Mount Victory Baptist Church (D), New Mount Olivet Apostolic Church (E), Saint Matthews Parish Hall (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Prince George's County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This city:
2.8 people
Maryland:
2.6 people
Percentage of family households:
This city:
68.8%
Whole state:
67.1%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:
5.2%
Whole state:
6.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households
24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000
Banks with branches in Seat Pleasant (2011 data):
Bank of America, National Association: Seat Pleasant Branch at 5800 Martin Luther King Jr. Highway, branch established on 1960/12/30. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
For population 15 years and over in Seat Pleasant:
Never married: 47.5%
Now married: 26.6%
Separated: 4.3%
Widowed: 9.6%
Divorced: 12.1%
For population 25 years and over in Seat Pleasant:
Religion statistics for Seat Pleasant, MD (based on Prince George's County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
179,374
430
Catholic
83,959
35
Mainline Protestant
51,153
156
Black Protestant
48,984
66
Other
28,743
57
Orthodox
1,218
6
None
469,989
-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
Call Sign: N3CKX, Licensee ID: L01173976, Grant Date: 06/24/2016, Expiration Date: 09/19/2026, Certifier: Reginald D Carnegie, Registrant: Reginald D Carnegie, 114 68th Pl, Seat Pleasant, MD 20027-2103
Call Sign: KB3LXX, Licensee ID: L00976924, Grant Date: 02/10/2005, Expiration Date: 02/10/2015, Cancellation Date: 03/11/2005, Certifier: Dennis L Dumas, Registrant: Dennis L Dumas, 6226 Lee Pl, Seat Pleasant, MD 20743
Call Sign: AB3CP, Previous Call Sign: KB3LXX, Licensee ID: L00976924, Grant Date: 02/10/2005, Expiration Date: 02/10/2015, Cancellation Date: 04/05/2005, Certifier: Dennis L Dumas, Registrant: Dennis L Dumas, 6226 Lee Pl, Seat Pleasant, MD 20743
Call Sign: KU3D, Previous Call Sign: AB3CP, Licensee ID: L00976924, Grant Date: 02/05/2015, Expiration Date: 04/05/2025, Certifier: Dennis L Dumas, Registrant: Dennis L Dumas, 6226 Lee Pl, Seat Pleasant, MD 20743
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
17
$179,576
4
$108,758
44
$186,199
5
$38,422
6
$105,115
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
1
$195,010
2
$239,580
4
$203,315
0
$0
1
$197,600
APPLICATIONS DENIED
5
$244,592
3
$182,457
40
$172,818
5
$50,776
4
$118,320
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
6
$174,298
2
$254,125
12
$165,632
1
$37,820
3
$146,300
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
1
$150,910
0
$0
8
$231,155
0
$0
1
$190,980
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
26
$213,453
13
$151,355
80
$191,389
12
$80,743
10
$169,390
1
$237,020
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
4
$175,775
6
$133,858
18
$194,027
1
$16,270
1
$272,830
0
$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED
11
$225,323
20
$180,245
87
$215,209
22
$107,307
14
$196,575
0
$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
6
$200,760
3
$219,490
28
$210,878
4
$72,053
3
$146,700
0
$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
1
$221,500
1
$212,660
11
$168,715
0
$0
3
$121,023
0
$0
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
5
$226,670
57
$193,726
194
$179,428
23
$98,063
32
$163,716
0
$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
0
$0
11
$163,920
26
$182,725
4
$133,885
3
$202,910
0
$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED
0
$0
54
$199,324
177
$219,243
51
$131,289
36
$192,865
1
$110,840
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
4
$233,185
33
$202,603
81
$183,106
8
$193,288
12
$174,613
0
$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
5
$183,060
31
$206,962
0
$0
5
$194,894
0
$0
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
4
$188,965
171
$143,779
306
$171,260
35
$100,260
56
$145,258
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
1
$262,600
41
$145,361
52
$159,340
7
$25,847
11
$133,781
APPLICATIONS DENIED
0
$0
91
$173,970
186
$182,538
48
$131,972
23
$162,663
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
0
$0
30
$150,719
115
$174,622
10
$156,443
10
$140,719
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
7
$168,859
44
$173,830
0
$0
3
$110,437
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
6
$151,772
202
$128,975
286
$143,057
28
$90,286
71
$132,159
0
$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
0
$0
36
$130,670
44
$135,310
6
$40,067
11
$142,105
0
$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED
3
$175,130
85
$130,210
182
$139,168
49
$72,284
37
$137,787
2
$26,005
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
1
$314,660
33
$136,299
128
$142,003
14
$131,368
10
$142,957
0
$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
14
$135,478
17
$157,048
2
$81,425
5
$148,976
0
$0
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
19
$145,387
138
$101,014
183
$115,661
21
$58,962
54
$95,391
1
$114,250
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
1
$87,090
25
$106,918
42
$117,159
5
$100,662
9
$114,527
0
$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED
1
$143,240
41
$108,327
159
$119,060
27
$39,752
13
$106,022
3
$112,260
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
5
$137,142
25
$106,637
109
$122,230
5
$73,840
11
$110,232
0
$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
8
$106,259
15
$119,371
0
$0
2
$107,290
0
$0
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:8029.01
, 8030.02
2009 - 2015 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2009 - 2015 the average number of fire incidents per year is 56. The highest number of fires - 103 took place in 2010, and the least - 22 in 2014. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (43.1%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (23.6%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Seat Pleasant, MD