Median household income (1999): $46,427
Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,240
| This zip code | $53,240 | | Maryland: | $61,592 |
Nearest zip codes: 20781, 20710, 20784, 20740, 20722, 20782.
Housing units in zip code 20737 with a mortgage: 2,463 (428 second mortgage, 228 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 548
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,254
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $377
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 11.4% | | Whole state: | 8.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.6% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 6.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.7 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 35
- 1995 to 1998: 228
- 1990 to 1994: 175
- 1980 to 1989: 365
- 1970 to 1979: 906
- 1960 to 1969: 2,010
- 1950 to 1959: 1,573
- 1940 to 1949: 844
- 1939 or earlier: 607
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Riverdale Park, MD (20737):
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- no bedroom: 111
- 1 bedrooms: 68
- 2 bedrooms: 544
- 3 bedrooms: 1,454
- 4 bedrooms: 849
- 5 or more bedrooms: 129
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 284
- 1 bedrooms: 1,315
- 2 bedrooms: 1,186
- 3 bedrooms: 357
- 4 bedrooms: 38
- 5 or more bedrooms: 25
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Vehicles available in 20737 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 171
- 1 vehicle: 1,001
- 2 vehicles: 1,222
- 3 vehicles: 547
- 4 vehicles: 179
- 5 or more vehicles: 35
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 789
- 1 vehicle: 1,636
- 2 vehicles: 613
- 3 vehicles: 150
- 4 vehicles: 6
- 5 or more vehicles: 11
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 20737:
- $20,000 to $24,999: 13
- $35,000 to $39,999: 15
- $50,000 to $59,999: 20
- $60,000 to $69,999: 22
- $70,000 to $79,999: 56
- $80,000 to $89,999: 203
- $90,000 to $99,999: 398
- $100,000 to $124,999: 908
- $125,000 to $149,999: 866
- $150,000 to $174,999: 290
- $175,000 to $199,999: 93
- $200,000 to $249,999: 71
- $250,000 to $299,999: 56
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 20737:
- Less than $100: 23
- $100 to $149: 14
- $150 to $199: 7
- $200 to $249: 5
- $250 to $299: 13
- $300 to $349: 5
- $350 to $399: 5
- $400 to $449: 14
- $450 to $499: 70
- $500 to $549: 191
- $550 to $599: 516
- $600 to $649: 496
- $650 to $699: 547
- $700 to $749: 558
- $750 to $799: 256
- $800 to $899: 272
- $900 to $999: 72
- $1,000 to $1,249: 46
- $1,250 to $1,499: 2
- No cash rent: 93
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $90,300
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $223,525
- Black or African American householders: $235,901
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $366,513
- Asian householders: $263,128
- Some other race householders: $241,803
- Two or more races householders: $227,524
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $227,714
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,094
- One, attached: 503
- Two: 72
- 3 or 4: 412
- 5 to 9: 1,431
- 10 to 19: 385
- 20 to 49: 321
- 50 or more: 505
- Mobile homes: 14
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,280 (57%)
- Carpooled: 2,024 (22%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 773 (8%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 604 (7%)
- Railroad: 18 (0%)
- Taxi: 36 (0%)
- Bicycle: 21 (0%)
- Walked: 185 (2%)
- Other means: 76 (1%)
- Worked at home: 198 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 29
- 5 to 9 minutes: 378
- 10 to 14 minutes: 801
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1038
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1109
- 25 to 29 minutes: 457
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1612
- 35 to 39 minutes: 456
- 40 to 44 minutes: 587
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1269
- 60 to 89 minutes: 964
- 90 or more minutes: 321
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 46.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 19,918
- In family households: 17,703 (3,072 male householders, 1,566 female householders)
3,008 spouses, 6,650 children (6,255 natural, 126 adopted, 269 stepchildren), 684 grandchildren, 694 brothers or sisters, 227 parents, 990 other relatives, 812 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,215 (875 male householders (661 living alone)), 824 female householders (647 living alone)), 516 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 50 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,276 2-persons, 1,050 3-persons, 1,024 4-persons, 543 5-persons, 446 6-persons, 299 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,308 1-person, 282 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
3,306 married couples with children.
1,609 single-parent households (356 men, 1,253 women).
65.5% of residents of 20737 zip code speak English at home.
21.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (27% very well, 22% well, 31% not well, 20% not at all).
5.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% very well, 23% well, 8% not well, 3% not at all).
3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% very well, 30% well, 27% not well, 2% not at all).
4.8% of residents speak other language at home (76% very well, 16% well, 4% not well, 5% not at all).
Foreign born population: 6,567 (32.9%)
(30.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 32.9% | | Whole state: | 9.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (39%)
- Nigeria (7%)
- Sierra Leone (6%)
- El Salvador (5%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- Guyana (4%)
- Guatemala (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 2,167
- 1990 to 1994: 1,682
- 1985 to 1989: 1,213
- 1980 to 1984: 758
- 1975 to 1979: 211
- 1970 to 1974: 229
- 1970 to 1974: 165
- 1965 to 1969: 142
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 10893
- Subsaharan African:: 1998
- African: 874
- United States or American: 710
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 630
- German: 587
- Nigerian: 511
- Irish: 484
- English: 472
- Italian: 289
- Guyanese: 223
- Jamaican: 171
- Sierra Leonean: 169
- Haitian: 152
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 151
- Ethiopian: 125
- Other Subsaharan African: 93
- French (except Basque): 88
- Ghanian: 86
- Scotch-Irish: 85
- Scottish: 82
- West Indian: 81
- Polish: 81
- European: 75
- Somalian: 63
- Liberian: 61
- French Canadian: 55
- British: 50
- British West Indian: 50
- Slovak: 39
- Russian: 35
- Hungarian: 30
- Portuguese: 29
- Arab:: 27
- Iranian: 27
- Barbadian: 25
- Brazilian: 21
- Dutch: 20
- Arab/Arabic: 19
- Norwegian: 17
- Canadian: 17
- Welsh: 16
- Ukrainian: 14
- Latvian: 14
- Swedish: 13
- Greek: 11
- Senegalese: 9
- Northern European: 8
- Egyptian: 8
- Romanian: 8
- Cape Verdean: 7
- Czech: 6
- Australian: 6
- Danish: 5
- Austrian: 5
- Israeli: 4
- Swiss: 4
- Eastern European: 3
Public high school in zip code 20737 not listed on the city page:- PARKDALE HIGH (Students: 2,354; Location: 6001 GOOD LUCK RD, RIVERDALE, MD; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 20737 not listed on the city page:- WILLIAM WIRT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 825; Location: 6200 TUCKERMAN ST, RIVERDALE, MD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TEMPLETON ELEMENTARY (Students: 775; Location: 6001 CARTERS LN, RIVERDALE, MD; Grades: KG - 06)
- RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY (Students: 573; Location: 5006 RIVERDALE RD, RIVERDALE, MD; Grades: KG - 06)
- BEACON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 370; Location: 6929 FURMAN PKWY, RIVERDALE, MD; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- ST BERNARD'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 248; Location: 5811 RIVERDALE ROAD, RIVERDALE, MD; Grades: KG - 8)
- LOU'S CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (Students: 10; Location: 5302 KENILWORTH AVE, RIVERDALE, MD; Grades: KG - KG)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BP / AMOCO STATION # 00765 (5500 KENILWORTH AVENUE in RIVERDALE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - OIL CONTROL
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS; GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, AMOCO OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMOCO - 5500 KENILWORTH AVENUE, AMOCO #765-TANKS, BP - 5500 KENILWORTH AVENUE, BP/AMOCO #00765, BP GAS STATION, REMEDIATION MANAGEMENT
- EXXON 6551 RIVERDALE ROAD (6551 RIVERDALE ROAD in RIVERDALE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Organizations: EXXON MOBIL (CONTACT/OWNER)
, EXXONMOBIL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EXXON CO USA #27577, EXXON RAS 27577, EXXON RAS #27577
- EXXON (6117 BALTIMORE BOULEVARD in RIVERDALE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Organizations: EXXON MOBIL (CONTACT/OWNER)
, EXXONMOBIL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EXXON - 6117 BALTIMORE BOULEVARD, EXXON CO USA #27575, EXXON RAS 27575, EXXON RAS #27575
- PARKDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (6001 GOOD LUCK ROAD in RIVERDALE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: PARKDALE HIGH
- A C F INDUSTRIES (6501 LAFAYETTE AVENUE in RIVERDALE, MD). Federal Facility
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: GENERAL WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE; SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL GOODS AND SUPPLIES
Organizations: GSA NORTH PROPERTY MGT CTR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ACF INDUSTRIES, ACF INDUSTRIES - GSA, ACF WAREHOUSE - GSA
- CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY (6200 BALTIMORE BOULEVARD in RIVERDALE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS
Alternative names: CITIZENS BANK OF MARYLAND
- 54TH AVENUE 5508 (5508 54TH AVENUE in RIVERDALE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS
- 54TH AVENUE 5609 (5609 54TH AVENUE in RIVERDALE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS
- 54TH AVENUE 5610 (5610 54TH AVENUE in RIVERDALE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS
- 56TH AVENUE 5415 5421 5429 (5429 56TH AVENUE in RIVERDALE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS
- 56TH PLACE 5406 (5406 56TH PLACE in RIVERDALE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS
- 56TH PLACE 5421 (5421 56TH PLACE in RIVERDALE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS
- 64TH AVENUE 6127 (6127 64TH AVENUE in RIVERDALE, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS
Median worth of mobile homes: $69,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (75%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4446
- Northeast: 1509
- Midwest: 372
- South: 6326
- West: 515
55% of the 20737 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Maryland.
Population in 1990: 16,328. Population change in the 1990s: +3,610 (+22.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 305
| Here: | 11.5% | | Maryland: | 14.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 148
| Here: | 13.0% | | Maryland: | 13.3% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 250
| Here: | 23.9% | | Maryland: | 21.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- GRYPHON TECHNOLOGIES, LC (6811 KENILWORTH AVE in RIVERDALE, MD): $94,203,739 in 535 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Other Quality Control, Testing and Inspection Services -- Miscellaneous, Engineering and Technical Services, Other Professional Services, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks, and more by Navy, Minerals Management Service, Federal Technology Service, Bureau of Land Management, and others Signed by year: 2000: $3,745,691; 2001: $9,272,373; 2002: $12,729,722; 2003: $18,513,862; 2004: $15,287,825; 2005: $19,429,711; 2006: $14,560,935.
Biggest contracts:
$3,252,099 with Navy for Other Quality Control, Testing and Inspection Services -- Miscellaneous. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2001-02-05. Completion date: 2004-02-04.
$2,633,452 with Minerals Management Service for Engineering and Technical Services. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2004-02-05. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
$2,633,452, same as above. Signed on 2003-12-31. Completion date: 2003-12-31.
$1,400,457 with Navy for Other Professional Services. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2004-04-23. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
- L N K CORPORATION INCORPORATED (6811 KENILWORTH AVE in RIVERDALE, MD; small business): $1,417,760 in 9 contracts from 2000 to 2003
Contracts for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Basic Research (R&D), Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D) by Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $634,176; 2001: $492,958; 2002: $99,926; 2003: $190,700; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$364,999 with Army for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2001-08-20. Completion date: 2002-08-31.
$364,999, same as above. Signed on 2000-11-21. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
$199,877, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-01. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$149,210 with Navy for Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2000-03-28. Completion date: 2001-03-27.
- GEPPETTO CATERING INC (4505 QUEENSBURY RD in RIVERDALE, MD; small business): $17,645 in 3 contracts in 2004
$10,000 with Assistant Secretary for Administration for Food Services. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2004-09-17. Effective on 2004-09-20. Completion date: 2004-09-20.
$3,930 with Army for Food Cooking, Baking, and Serving Equipment. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2004-05-25. Completion date: 2004-05-26.
$3,715 with Navy for Food Services. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2004-11-24. Completion date: 2004-12-03.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 5, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 7)
- Construction: Residential Remodelers (100-249: 1, 1-4: 8)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Office Administrative Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 2)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (20-49: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 6)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (5-9: 9, 1-4: 10)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12 people in religious group quarters
- 7 people in other group homes
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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