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Lanham, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Lanham is a Census CDP of 11,433 people across 3.53 square miles of land, in Prince George's County. Median household income is $103,556, 76.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 59 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lanham
What Lanham is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.53 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,241
- 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.
Lanham
How many people live in Lanham
- Population11,433
- Median age38.6
- Population under 182,795
- Share under 1824.4 percent
- Population 65 and over1,982
- Share 65 and over17.3 percent
- Households3,183
- Family households2,483
- Share of households that are families78.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lanham
Income and work in Lanham
- Median household income$103,556
- Per capita income$35,958
- Civilian labor force5,952
- Employed5,633
- Unemployed319 plus or minus 158
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over7,549
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lanham
- Housing units3,405
- Occupied units3,183
- Vacant units222 plus or minus 122
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied2,444
- Renter occupied739 plus or minus 168
- Ownership rate76.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$436,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,050
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Single family units3,136
- Share single family92.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more269 plus or minus 131
- Share in buildings of two or more7.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lanham gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,841
- Commuting under 15 minutes401 plus or minus 152
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.3 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,711
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.0 percent
- Drove alone69.9 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport3.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home12.1 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lanham
SBA loans in Lanham (7(a))
- Approvals59
- Gross approval$15,154,500
- Average approval$256,856
- Median approval$132,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$449,780
- Largest approval$3,000,000
- Jobs supported544
- Jobs per approval9.2
- Loans with a final outcome14
- Paid in full8
- Charged off6
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.1 percent
- Share to franchises11.9 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS38
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lanham, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 14 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lanham
SBA loans in Lanham (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$9,861,000
- Average approval$1,408,714
- Median approval$1,362,000
- Largest approval$2,814,000
- Jobs supported206
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lanham, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Prince George's County, not Lanham
Prince George's County context, not Lanham 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 Lanham.
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
Lanham questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lanham, Maryland?
11,433, in 3,183 households. Lanham CDP covers 3.53 square miles of land, which is 3,241 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lanham 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 Lanham?
$103,556. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $436,900. Median gross rent is $2,050 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lanham businesses?
59 7(a) approvals totaling $15.2 m since FY2020, across 21 lenders, median approval $132,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $9.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lanham, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lanham borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lanham. Only 14 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Lanham 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 Lanham.
Is zoning published for Lanham?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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