City safety & data profile

New CarrolltonMD

New Carrollton, MD is a 13K-resident city in Prince George's County with a median household income of $81,509.

Prince George's County, Maryland. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for New Carrollton, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. New Carrollton has a population larger than 17% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $394,900.

Data updated 2026-09-03

13K
Population (place)
Bottom 18%
By size
$81,509
Median income (place)
$394,900
Median home (place)
4.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on New Carrollton

New Carrollton posts a median household income higher than 51% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 49%
by median income, US cities

Where New Carrollton income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$81,509 Top 49% higher than 51% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

New Carrollton $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MD

Population among 121 MD places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Baltimore is the largest MD city on this list; Travilah leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MD

Median household income among the same 121-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Travilah posts the highest place-level median income in MD; Baltimore is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading New Carrollton, MD beyond the headline numbers

New Carrollton sits inside Prince George's County, Maryland, at roughly 38.97°N, -76.88°W. Population 12,786, $81,509 median household income. Median home value $394,900, median rent $1,749. Poverty rate 4.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 4.9% of New Carrollton, MD residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

A median home in New Carrollton runs about 4.8 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 10.4% of New Carrollton workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 44.7% in New Carrollton, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

7.4% of New Carrollton workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for New Carrollton from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
12,786
New Carrollton · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$81,509
-9% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$394,900
-5% vs avg
Median Age (place)
35.5
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Prince George's County): New Carrollton's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
960K+10%
Median Income
$101,798+38%
Median Home Value
$426,000+58%
Poverty Rate
10.8%+15%
Unemployment
6.3%-36%

Economics

Economics indicators for New Carrollton, MD
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,749/mo
Poverty Rate
4.9% -60% vs avg
Unemployment 6.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 24.2%
Work From Home 10.4%
Public Transit 7.4%

Population

White 7.4%
African American 56.4%
Asian 1.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
44.7%
Obesity
43.3%
High Blood Pressure
37.2%
Physical Inactivity
29.7%
Lack of Health Insurance
17.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.5%
Diabetes
14.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.3%
Binge Drinking
12.9%
Current Smoking
11.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 55%
Annual Checkup 75.5%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
11.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
5%
Stroke
3.6%

What alerts and safety updates affect New Carrollton?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for New Carrollton right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MD-NEW-CARROLLTON · New Carrollton

New Carrollton: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to New Carrollton; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Maryland state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of New Carrollton, MD?
New Carrollton, MD has a population of 12,786 people, located in Prince George's County, Maryland.
What is the median household income in New Carrollton?
The median household income in New Carrollton, MD is $81,509 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 4.9%.
What is the median home value in New Carrollton?
The median home value in New Carrollton, MD is $394,900. Median rent is $1,749/month.
What are the top health concerns in New Carrollton?
The top health indicators in New Carrollton include Short Sleep Duration (44.7%), Obesity (43.3%), High Blood Pressure (37.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in New Carrollton?
The median age in New Carrollton, MD is 35.5 years. 24.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for New Carrollton, both outside Maryland so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MD (4.9% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MD ($81,509 here).

Compare New Carrollton with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using New Carrollton's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the New Carrollton area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare New Carrollton against Maryland peers on any ranking lens. Explore Maryland

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Prince George's County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.