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Croom, Maryland.

A community in Prince George's County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it.

Living in Croom, Prince George's County, Maryland

Croom, in Prince George's County, had 2,720 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $187,667 a year and half less, against $101,798 across Prince George's County; 3% of its people live below the poverty line. 91% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 9% are rented. Unemployment in Prince George's County was 4.4% in August 2026, and the county had 0.4% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Prince George's County work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 2,720 in the 2020 census
Household income $187,667 the median, give or take $10,023 · Prince George's County: $101,798
Unemployment 4.4% Prince George's County, August 2026; 5.0% a year before
Homes 91% lived in by their owners; 9% rented
  • 938households
  • 3%below the poverty line
  • 43 mintypical commute

What people in Prince George's County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care22%
  • Professional and business services16%
  • Government14%
  • Building trades10%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment8%
  • Shops (retail)8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Prince George's County had 328,137 jobs in 2025, 0.4% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 44° and 25°; warmest in July, 88° and 67° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 44° 25° F M A M J J 88° 67° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 44° and 25°; warmest in July, 88° and 67° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 44° 25° F M A M J J 88° 67° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 44° and lows near 25°; warmest in July, with highs near 88° and lows near 67°. About 16 inches of snow and 45 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Upper Marlboro Nnw weather station, 8 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Croom

  1. GiantGrocery stores106
  2. IAFF Recovery CenterPsychiatric and substance abuse hospitals96
  3. Keys Energy CenterElectric power generation, fossil fuel24

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 3 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 226 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. DroughtRelatively high
  2. LandslidesRelatively moderate
  3. Winter weatherRelatively moderate
  4. LightningRelatively moderate
  5. Strong windRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Croom’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out.