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Lanham, Maryland.

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

Living in Lanham, Prince George's County, Maryland

Lanham, in Prince George's County, had 11,282 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $103,556 a year and half less, against $101,798 across Prince George's County; 7% of its people live below the poverty line. 77% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 23% 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 residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 11,282 in the 2020 census; median age 38.6
Household income $103,556 the median, give or take $12,593 · Prince George's County: $101,798
Unemployment 4.4% Prince George's County, August 2026; 5.0% a year before
Homes 77% lived in by their owners; 23% rented
  • 3,183households
  • 28%of adults have a degree
  • 7%below the poverty line
  • 32 mintypical commute
  • 12%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care20%
  • Professional and business services13%
  • Government13%
  • Shops (retail)11%
  • Building trades11%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment10%

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 22°; warmest in July, 88° and 66° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 44° 22° F M A M J J 88° 66° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 44° and 22°; warmest in July, 88° and 66° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 44° 22° F M A M J J 88° 66° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 44° and lows near 22°; warmest in July, with highs near 88° and lows near 66°.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Glenn Dale Bell Station weather station, 2 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Lanham

  1. Scaffold ResourceScaffold erecting and dismantling205
  2. AmazonCouriers and express delivery services144
  3. Otis Elevator Company-DC ServiceElevator/escalator-installation, modernization, maintenance, service, and repair134
  4. CP DirectCommercial printing103
  5. Delivery Service NOW492110 couriers and express delivery services101
  6. Otis Elevator Company-WashingtonElevator/escalator-installation, modernization, maintenance, service, and repair78
  7. Primo Brands- Lanaham-LBTBBottled water providers, direct selling62
  8. National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationFederal government · Department of Commerce42

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 11 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 999 people in all. Federal offices come from OPM's federal workforce data (2026). 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. Winter weatherRelatively high
  2. LightningRelatively high
  3. Heat wavesRelatively moderate
  4. HurricanesRelatively moderate
  5. EarthquakesRelatively moderate
  6. Strong windRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Lanham’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.