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    Lanham, MD
    Demographic Data



    Lanham Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Lanham Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    11,282

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    4.1%
    5 - 17:
    20.3%
    18 - 24:
    9.5%
    25 - 34:
    11.9%
    35 - 54:
    26.5%
    55 - 64:
    10.3%
    Over 65 Years:
    17.3%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    7.3%
    7.3%
    79.3%
    79.3%
    27.6%
    27.6%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Lanham
    USA
    $35,958
    $35,958
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Lanham
    USA
    $103,556
    $103,556
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    7.3%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Public Service
    Retail
    Construction
    Other
    Administration
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Education
    Accommodation
    Transportation
    Arts
    Information Technology
    Manufacturing
    Finance
    13.7%
    13.7%
    12.9%
    12.9%
    11.0%
    11.0%
    10.9%
    10.9%
    6.8%
    6.8%
    6.6%
    6.6%
    6.5%
    6.5%
    6.3%
    6.3%
    6.2%
    6.2%
    5.5%
    5.5%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    Black or African American
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Asian
    White
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    52.6%
    52.6%
    33.7%
    33.7%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Nigerian
    African
    Other Subsaharan African
    Jamaican
    Guyanese
    English
    German
    Sierra Leonean
    Turkish
    Ethiopian
    French
    Trinidadian and Tobagonian
    Italian
    Irish
    Polish
    Austrian
    Welsh
    Hungarian
    French Canadian
    European
    5.5%
    5.5%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    0.6%
    0.6%
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    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
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    0.4%
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    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
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    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    African languages
    French
    Vietnamese
    French Creole
    Other Indo-European
    Tagalog
    Langs. of India
    Urdu
    German/Yiddish
    Pacific Island languages
    Polish
    Russian
    Arabic
    Hungarian
    Native American languages
    Navajo
    Other Asian languages
    Laotian
    56.8%
    56.8%
    30.7%
    30.7%
    8.9%
    8.9%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
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    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Lanham Residents

    35.0%

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    Zip Codes in Lanham, MD