Participant Guide: Income


The Envision Participant Guide provides an in-depth exploration of the opportunities and challenges which may shape the future of Prince George’s County.

In today’s excerpt, we take a look at income:

Growing income gap

Although income rose 13 percent in Prince George’s County in the first several years of the twenty-first century, that rate was five percentage points less than income growth for the entire Washington Metropolitan Area. The median household income for the county in 2007 was approximately $68,000, which is about $15,000 less than for the region.

Geographic representation by race and income

Areas of Prince George’s County remain separated by race and income. For instance, median income in the western portion of the county is approximately $54,000 per household, while in the eastern and southern portions of the county it ranges from $74,000 to $95,000 per household. Additionally, a significant percentage of the Latino population lives in the northwest corner of the county.

For much more background on our county, please download and review theEnvision Participant Guide (note: This is a large 2MB PDF file), and look for many more Participant Guide excerpts here at the Envision blog.



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