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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of University Park is $57,092, which is much higher than the state average of $36,670 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. University Park median household income is $139,306, which has grown by 55.74% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 40.25% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average University Park residents spend 31.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #36

University Park, MD	57,092 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

University Park, MD	72,083 USD
Maryland	40,501 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

University Park, MD	90,119 USD
Maryland	45,763 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

University Park, MD	42,105 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #28

University Park, MD	139,306 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

University Park, MD	150,092 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #77

University Park, MD	55.74%
Maryland	40.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	University Park, MD		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	49.02%	$26,202, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.21%	$19,885, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.10%	$0, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.83%	$50,526, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

University Park, MD	159,052 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

University Park, MD	174,110 USD
Maryland	112,955 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	University Park, MD	Maryland	U.S.
White	$145,139, see rank	$82,638	$56,900
Black	$108,971, see rank	$58,657	$35,600
Hispanic	$180,000, see rank	$62,493	$42,396
Asian	$152,250, see rank	$92,457	$73,244
Two or More Races	$92,212, see rank	$70,072	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	University Park, MD	Maryland	U.S.
less than 25	$11,406, see rank	$33,982	$25,788
25 to 44	$148,542, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$157,381, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$116,161, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	University Park, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,050, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	939, 45.80%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	740, 78.81%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.75%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	733, 78.06%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	698, 95.23%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	35, 4.77%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	199, 21.19%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	1,111, 54.20%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	625, 56.26%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	625, 56.26%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	578, 92.48%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	47, 7.52%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	486, 43.74%, see rank	35.17%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	University Park, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,250, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	691, 55.28%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	124, 9.92%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	206, 16.48%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	60, 4.80%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	31, 2.48%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	138, 11.04%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

University Park, MD	31.6 minutes
Maryland	32.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	University Park, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,276	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	698, 54.70%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	536, 76.79%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	65, 9.31%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	43, 6.16%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	19, 2.72%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	17, 2.44%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	578, 45.30%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	467, 80.80%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	47, 8.13%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	64, 11.07%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	University Park, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,276, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	5, 0.39%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	36, 2.82%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	21, 1.65%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	8, 0.63%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	63, 4.94%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	23, 1.80%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	40, 3.13%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	48, 3.76%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	212, 16.61%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	468, 36.68%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	64, 5.02%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	212, 16.61%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	76, 5.96%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	University Park, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	315	12.13%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	26	3.80%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.