Adelphi, MD (Maryland) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 15,016, Rural population: 0)

Adelphi, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,622 (5,334 occupied: 2,783 owner occupied, 2,551 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	48%
State:	32%

Housing density: 1900 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $342,460.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,050 (lower quartile is $927, upper quartile is $1,215)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,104

Median gross rent in Adelphi, MD in 2007: $1,122

Housing units in Adelphi with a mortgage: 1,503 (186 second mortgage, 96 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 479

Adelphi,MD index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $363,977 (it was $147,500 in 2000)

Adelphi:	$363,977
Maryland:	$347,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $312,109 - $535,884

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $465,506
Here: $465,506
State: $459,189

Townhouses or other attached units: $329,843
Here: $329,843
State: $274,414

In 2-unit structures: $71,515
Here: $71,515
State: $238,436

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $214,368
Here: $214,368
State: $280,693

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,781

In family households: 12,126 (2,378 male householders, 1,004 female householders)
2,448 spouses, 4,199 children (4,006 natural, 69 adopted, 124 stepchildren), 220 grandchildren, 387 brothers or sisters, 289 parents, 559 other relatives, 642 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,655 (865 male householders (634 living alone)), 1,152 female householders (891 living alone)), 638 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 235 (223 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,080 2-persons, 834 3-persons, 633 4-persons, 408 5-persons, 233 6-persons, 194 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,525 1-person, 379 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 13 5-persons.

2,062 married couples with children.
825 single-parent households (207 men, 618 women).

56.4% of residents of Adelphi speak English at home.
24.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
6.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
6.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.4% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 6,129 (40.8%)
(30.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Adelphi, Maryland:
	1 room: 30 2 rooms: 91 3 rooms: 286 4 rooms: 269 5 rooms: 438 6 rooms: 399 7 rooms: 352 8 rooms: 414 9 or more rooms: 504

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adelphi, Maryland:
	1 room: 229 2 rooms: 475 3 rooms: 464 4 rooms: 643 5 rooms: 445 6 rooms: 175 7 rooms: 65 8 rooms: 30 9 or more rooms: 25

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 36
1995 to 1998: 213
1990 to 1994: 240
1980 to 1989: 460
1970 to 1979: 1,627
1960 to 1969: 1,390
1950 to 1959: 1,172
1940 to 1949: 330
1939 or earlier: 154

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Adelphi:
	no bedroom: 38 1 bedroom: 385 2 bedrooms: 497 3 bedrooms: 870 4 bedrooms: 738 5 or more bedrooms: 255

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Adelphi:
	no bedroom: 261 1 bedroom: 823 2 bedrooms: 1,159 3 bedrooms: 249 4 bedrooms: 36 5 or more bedrooms: 23

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Adelphi in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 156 1 vehicle: 997 2 vehicles: 1,060 3 vehicles: 385 4 vehicles: 163 5 or more vehicles: 22

Cars and other vehicles available in Adelphi in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 385 1 vehicle: 1,455 2 vehicles: 592 3 vehicles: 96 4 vehicles: 23 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Adelphi, MD:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 23
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 5
$70,000 to $79,999: 27
$80,000 to $89,999: 28
$90,000 to $99,999: 14
$100,000 to $124,999: 193
$125,000 to $149,999: 214
$150,000 to $174,999: 103
$175,000 to $199,999: 33
$200,000 to $249,999: 134
$250,000 to $299,999: 152
$300,000 to $399,999: 728
$400,000 to $499,999: 572
$500,000 to $749,999: 390
$750,000 to $999,999: 97
$1,000,000 or more: 62

Adelphi rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Adelphi:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 5
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 1
$350 to $399: 4
$400 to $449: 17
$450 to $499: 13
$500 to $549: 2
$550 to $599: 4
$600 to $649: 1
$650 to $699: 13
$700 to $749: 43
$750 to $799: 89
$800 to $899: 270
$900 to $999: 515
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,211
$1,250 to $1,499: 246
$1,500 to $1,999: 72
$2,000 or more: 8
No cash rent: 35

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,884 1990 to 1994: 1,151 1985 to 1989: 1,272 1980 to 1984: 846 1975 to 1979: 406 1970 to 1974: 247 1970 to 1974: 216 1965 to 1969: 107

Adelphi, MD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 33.3%
Number of people working at home: 77 (1.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 64
5 to 9 minutes: 375
10 to 14 minutes: 591
15 to 19 minutes: 756
20 to 24 minutes: 958
25 to 29 minutes: 453
30 to 34 minutes: 1403
35 to 39 minutes: 305
40 to 44 minutes: 581
45 to 59 minutes: 947
60 to 89 minutes: 740
90 or more minutes: 278

Adelphi mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,605 (61%)
Carpooled: 1,191 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 676 (9%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 18 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 497 (7%)
Taxi: 38 (1%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 54 (1%)
Walked: 279 (4%)
Other means: 87 (1%)
Worked at home: 77 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 384
$10,000 to $14,999: 169
$15,000 to $19,999: 372
$20,000 to $24,999: 241
$25,000 to $29,999: 348
$30,000 to $34,999: 379
$35,000 to $39,999: 367
$40,000 to $44,999: 374
$45,000 to $49,999: 276
$50,000 to $59,999: 529
$60,000 to $74,999: 635
$75,000 to $99,999: 587
$100,000 to $124,999: 350
$125,000 to $149,999: 120
$150,000 to $199,999: 225
$200,000 or more: 43

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 7833

Subsaharan African:: 1316

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 829

Jamaican: 533

United States or American: 497

German: 471

Nigerian: 402

African: 380

English: 358

Irish: 322

Italian: 293

Other Subsaharan African: 218

Ethiopian: 204

French Canadian: 147

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 137

Guyanese: 129

Polish: 88

Scottish: 86

Haitian: 84

Ghanian: 68

European: 64

Austrian: 56

Welsh: 54

Dutch: 53

Brazilian: 53

Arab:: 47

Scotch-Irish: 38

Russian: 36

Sierra Leonean: 35

Barbadian: 34

Portuguese: 33

British: 30

British West Indian: 25

Canadian: 24

French (except Basque): 23

Egyptian: 23

Yugoslavian: 21

Swiss: 19

Slovene: 19

Syrian: 16

Swedish: 15

Turkish: 15

Northern European: 15

Czech: 13

Lithuanian: 13

Norwegian: 12

Eastern European: 11

Bulgarian: 11

Armenian: 11

Pennsylvania German: 11

Kenyan: 9

Greek: 9

Belgian: 8

Lebanese: 8

Bahamian: 7

Iranian: 7

Ukrainian: 6

U.S. Virgin Islander: 5

Slovak: 5

Slavic: 5

West Indian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

El Salvador (28%)
Jamaica (9%)
Nigeria (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
India (4%)
Guatemala (4%)
Dominican Republic (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2823
Northeast: 1206
Midwest: 620
South: 3687
West: 367

53% of Adelphi residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Maryland.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 189
Nursery to 4th grade: 58
5th and 6th grade: 127
7th and 8th grade: 116
9th grade: 184
10th grade: 56
11th grade: 22
12th grade, no diploma: 186
High school graduate (or equivalency): 981
Less than 1 year of college: 200
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 542
Associate degree: 184
Bachelor's degree: 775
Master's degree: 632
Professional school degree: 140
Doctorate degree: 240

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 164
Nursery to 4th grade: 54
5th and 6th grade: 130
7th and 8th grade: 117
9th grade: 183
10th grade: 95
11th grade: 109
12th grade, no diploma: 236
High school graduate (or equivalency): 899
Less than 1 year of college: 306
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 709
Associate degree: 227
Bachelor's degree: 1,083
Master's degree: 491
Professional school degree: 99
Doctorate degree: 107

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $67,206
Black householders: $57,731
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $43,813
Asian householders: $57,134
Some other race householders: $57,490
Two or more races householders: $71,371
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $55,334

Adelphi household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Adelphi household income for Black householders

Adelphi household income for Asian householders

Adelphi household income for Some other race householders

Adelphi household income for Two or more races householders

Adelphi household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Adelphi marital status for males

Adelphi marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $416,291
Black or African American householders: $420,732
Asian householders: $518,204
Some other race householders: $344,976
Two or more races householders: $368,665
Hispanic or Latino householders: $348,184

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,086
One, attached: 177
Two: 78
3 or 4: 55
5 to 9: 322
10 to 19: 884
20 to 49: 816
50 or more: 1,204

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Adelphi:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62%) Electricity (36%) No fuel used (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 293

Here:	20.7%
Maryland:	14.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 159

Here:	16.0%
Maryland:	13.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 179

Here:	15.8%
Maryland:	21.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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