Population

82,943

US Census ACS 2024 5-year average

Median home value

$407,600

Owner-occupied units

Waldorf, MD

Maryland · 38.609° N, 76.920° W · 36 sq mi

Waldorf is a city in Maryland, with a population of 82,943 and about 2,289 residents per square mile. The median household earns $116,089 a year, and the median home is worth $407,600.

Conditions

Humidity & wind

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UV index

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

36 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,289

People per square mile

Rank by population

#467

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#372

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$116,089

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,995

Per month

Homeownership

74.9%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

41.1 min

One way

People

Median age

36.1

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

34.7%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

10.9%

Households

30,404

2.72 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 20.9^%

Public administration 20.8^%

Professional & business services 14.7^%

Retail trade 9.7^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Maryland

Name

Annette Lerner & family

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$5.5B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Chevy Chase

Source of wealth

Real estate

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Maryland · private sector

Employer

Johns Hopkins

Sector

Education & health

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Maryland

Company

Lockheed Martin

Revenue

$71.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Bethesda

Ticker

LMT

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Maryland

State bird

Baltimore Oriole

State flower

Black-eyed Susan

State capital

Annapolis

Nickname

The Old Line State

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