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Melwood, Maryland.

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

Living in Melwood, Prince George's County, Maryland

Melwood, in Prince George's County, had 3,977 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $81,364 a year and half less, against $101,798 across Prince George's County; 13% of its people live below the poverty line. 84% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 16% 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 government, then schools and health care.

People 3,977 in the 2020 census
Household income $81,364 the median, give or take $19,110 · Prince George's County: $101,798
Unemployment 4.4% Prince George's County, August 2026; 5.0% a year before
Homes 84% lived in by their owners; 16% rented
  • 1,394households
  • 32%of adults have a degree
  • 13%below the poverty line
  • 36 mintypical commute
  • 16%work from home

What residents work in

  • Government23%
  • Schools, hospitals and social care19%
  • Professional and business services14%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment12%
  • Building trades8%
  • Banks, insurance and property6%

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, 5 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Melwood

  1. Level Green LandscapeLandscape care and maintenance services325
  2. McHale Landscape Design - Upper MarlboroLandscape architectural services259
  3. Rustler ConstructionCulverts, highway, road and street, construction83
  4. Advanced Elevator Upper MarlboroElevator installation52
  5. BlueridgeExcavation contractors45
  6. TharosSurvival training instruction20

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 6 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 784 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. Winter weatherRelatively moderate
  2. LightningRelatively moderate
  3. Heat wavesRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Melwood’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very 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.