Hyattsville, MD (Maryland) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 14,833 (All urban)

Hyattsville, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,780 (5,528 occupied: 2,808 owner occupied, 2,720 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	49%
State:	32%

Housing density: 2701 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $106,900

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $585

Median gross rent in Hyattsville, MD in 2000: $643

Housing units in Hyattsville with a mortgage: 1,980 (239 second mortgage, 208 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 602

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,468

In family households: 11,753 (2,213 male householders, 1,172 female householders)
2,333 spouses, 4,202 children (3,864 natural, 141 adopted, 197 stepchildren), 382 grandchildren, 324 brothers or sisters, 159 parents, 515 other relatives, 453 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,715 (937 male householders (690 living alone)), 1,160 female householders (960 living alone)), 618 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 365 (167 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,165 2-persons, 825 3-persons, 698 4-persons, 347 5-persons, 191 6-persons, 159 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,650 1-person, 344 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 16 5-persons.

2,032 married couples with children.
969 single-parent households (207 men, 762 women).

73.4% of residents of Hyattsville speak English at home.
16.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,635 (24.5%)
(34.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.5
State:	4.2

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hyattsville, Maryland:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 42
3 rooms: 166
4 rooms: 172
5 rooms: 447
6 rooms: 642
7 rooms: 577
8 rooms: 415
9 or more rooms: 347

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hyattsville, Maryland:

1 room: 224
2 rooms: 545
3 rooms: 613
4 rooms: 584
5 rooms: 409
6 rooms: 142
7 rooms: 115
8 rooms: 53
9 or more rooms: 35

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 43
1990 to 1994: 37
1980 to 1989: 175
1970 to 1979: 495
1960 to 1969: 962
1950 to 1959: 1,322
1940 to 1949: 1,563
1939 or earlier: 1,172

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hyattsville:

no bedroom: 9
1 bedroom: 101
2 bedrooms: 802
3 bedrooms: 1,180
4 bedrooms: 550
5 or more bedrooms: 166

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hyattsville:

no bedroom: 247
1 bedroom: 1,181
2 bedrooms: 868
3 bedrooms: 304
4 bedrooms: 100
5 or more bedrooms: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Hyattsville in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 114
1 vehicle: 1,124
2 vehicles: 1,073
3 vehicles: 390
4 vehicles: 93
5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Hyattsville in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 624
1 vehicle: 1,450
2 vehicles: 461
3 vehicles: 140
4 vehicles: 24
5 or more vehicles: 21

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Hyattsville, MD:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 8
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 6
$70,000 to $79,999: 35
$80,000 to $89,999: 145
$90,000 to $99,999: 226
$100,000 to $124,999: 750
$125,000 to $149,999: 783
$150,000 to $174,999: 375
$175,000 to $199,999: 125
$200,000 to $249,999: 89
$250,000 to $299,999: 14
$300,000 to $399,999: 8
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Hyattsville:

Less than $100: 38
$100 to $149: 51
$150 to $199: 37
$200 to $249: 21
$250 to $299: 35
$300 to $349: 16
$350 to $399: 66
$400 to $449: 67
$450 to $499: 34
$500 to $549: 217
$550 to $599: 399
$600 to $649: 569
$650 to $699: 240
$700 to $749: 332
$750 to $799: 164
$800 to $899: 178
$900 to $999: 137
$1,000 to $1,249: 79
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 12
No cash rent: 28

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 842
1990 to 1994: 880
1985 to 1989: 749
1980 to 1984: 540
1975 to 1979: 129
1970 to 1974: 252
1970 to 1974: 75
1965 to 1969: 168

Hyattsville, MD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 33.8%
Number of people working at home: 87 (1.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 180
5 to 9 minutes: 281
10 to 14 minutes: 700
15 to 19 minutes: 761
20 to 24 minutes: 811
25 to 29 minutes: 451
30 to 34 minutes: 1409
35 to 39 minutes: 253
40 to 44 minutes: 499
45 to 59 minutes: 973
60 to 89 minutes: 686
90 or more minutes: 191

Hyattsville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,245 (58%)
Carpooled: 1,195 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 489 (7%)
Subway or elevated: 1,003 (14%)
Railroad: 21 (0%)
Taxi: 20 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 54 (1%)
Walked: 140 (2%)
Other means: 19 (0%)
Worked at home: 87 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 412
$10,000 to $14,999: 200
$15,000 to $19,999: 254
$20,000 to $24,999: 258
$25,000 to $29,999: 347
$30,000 to $34,999: 439
$35,000 to $39,999: 451
$40,000 to $44,999: 351
$45,000 to $49,999: 331
$50,000 to $59,999: 596
$60,000 to $74,999: 711
$75,000 to $99,999: 730
$100,000 to $124,999: 198
$125,000 to $149,999: 123
$150,000 to $199,999: 54
$200,000 or more: 27

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6783
Irish: 1130
Subsaharan African:: 774
German: 711
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 595
United States or American: 569
English: 422
Jamaican: 352
Italian: 294
African: 251
Scotch-Irish: 203
Nigerian: 192
Polish: 141
European: 128
Scottish: 126
French (except Basque): 118
Other Subsaharan African: 74
Ethiopian: 74
Sierra Leonean: 68
Russian: 67
French Canadian: 67
West Indian: 62
Lithuanian: 60
British West Indian: 59
Welsh: 51
Liberian: 49
Haitian: 48
Swedish: 47
Arab:: 46
Yugoslavian: 41
Guyanese: 37
Dutch: 34
Norwegian: 34
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 32
South African: 28
Kenyan: 26
British: 26
Albanian: 24
Portuguese: 22
Northern European: 21
Slovak: 19
Greek: 19
Other West Indian: 19
Serbian: 14
Romanian: 14
Hungarian: 13
Danish: 12
Cape Verdean: 12
Ukrainian: 11
Croatian: 11
Lebanese: 11
Bermudan: 10
Syrian: 10
Moroccan: 10
Other Arab: 9
Canadian: 8
Armenian: 8
Pennsylvania German: 7
Czechoslovakian: 7
Bahamian: 7
Swiss: 6
Eastern European: 6
Finnish: 6
Brazilian: 6
Barbadian: 6
Palestinian: 6

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

El Salvador (22%)
Mexico (9%)
Jamaica (8%)
Philippines (5%)
Nigeria (4%)
Guatemala (3%)
Dominican Republic (3%)

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

This state: 2963
Northeast: 1358
Midwest: 556
South: 5679
West: 442

55% of Hyattsville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Maryland.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 55
Nursery to 4th grade: 25
5th and 6th grade: 124
7th and 8th grade: 91
9th grade: 155
10th grade: 104
11th grade: 111
12th grade, no diploma: 173
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,237
Less than 1 year of college: 286
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 679
Associate degree: 155
Bachelor's degree: 591
Master's degree: 363
Professional school degree: 86
Doctorate degree: 130

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 74
Nursery to 4th grade: 84
5th and 6th grade: 115
7th and 8th grade: 125
9th grade: 117
10th grade: 134
11th grade: 134
12th grade, no diploma: 261
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,586
Less than 1 year of college: 398
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 668
Associate degree: 202
Bachelor's degree: 804
Master's degree: 441
Professional school degree: 106
Doctorate degree: 43

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 40.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 12.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 18.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.6%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $50,158
Black householders: $42,278
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $85,489
Asian householders: $46,528
Some other race householders: $45,605
Two or more races householders: $47,266
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $46,563

Hyattsville household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Hyattsville household income for Black or African American householders

Hyattsville household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Hyattsville household income for Asian householders

Hyattsville household income for some other race householders

Hyattsville household income for two or more races householders

Hyattsville household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Hyattsville marital status for males

Hyattsville marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $129,000
Black or African American householders: $128,800
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $162,500
Asian householders: $103,800
Some other race householders: $132,900
Two or more races householders: $137,500
Hispanic or Latino householders: $121,800

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,894
One, attached: 402
Two: 34
3 or 4: 212
5 to 9: 581
10 to 19: 947
20 to 49: 207
50 or more: 503

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Hyattsville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (84%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
Electricity (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (69%)
Electricity (23%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Other fuel (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 219

Here:	12.6%
Maryland:	14.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 119

Here:	14.3%
Maryland:	13.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 239

Here:	26.3%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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