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Cottage City, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Cottage City is a Census town of 1,158 people across 0.27 square miles of land, in Prince George's County. Median household income is $80,795, 73.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cottage City
What Cottage City is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.27 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,259
- County holding the largest share of its areaPrince George's County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Cottage City
- Population1,158
- Median age47.2
- Population under 18195 plus or minus 67
- Share under 1816.8 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over199 plus or minus 56
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households459
- Family households216 plus or minus 48
- Share of households that are families47.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cottage City
- Median household income$80,795 plus or minus $20,996
- Per capita income$37,701
- Civilian labor force654
- Employed611
- Unemployed43 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate6.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over881
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cottage City
- Housing units518
- Occupied units459
- Vacant units59 plus or minus 38
- Vacancy rate11.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied337 plus or minus 70
- Renter occupied122 plus or minus 43
- Ownership rate73.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$343,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,565 plus or minus $529
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.2 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Single family units411
- Share single family79.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more107 plus or minus 43
- Share in buildings of two or more20.7 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cottage City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute497 plus or minus 112
- Commuting under 15 minutes73 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.7 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more354 plus or minus 98
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more71.2 percent
- Drove alone59.2 percent
- Carpooled17.7 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Public transport3.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home18.7 percent plus or minus 9.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prince George's County, not Cottage City
Prince George's County context, not Cottage City figures
- Establishments in Prince George's County16,350
- Covered employment, Prince George's County329,476
- Average annual pay, Prince George's County$73,373
- Housing units permitted, Prince George's County1,473
Every figure in this section is published for Prince George's County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cottage City.
All Prince George's County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Cottage City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cottage City, Maryland?
1,158, in 459 households. Cottage City town covers 0.27 square miles of land, which is 4,259 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cottage City in?
Prince George's County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Cottage City?
$80,795. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $343,100. Median gross rent is $1,565 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Cottage City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Prince George's County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cottage City.
Is zoning published for Cottage City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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