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Moving to Mount Rainier, Maryland

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Population: 8,498. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,751 (+3.0% change)
Males: 4,146 (48.8%), Females: 4,352 (51.2%)

Prince George’s County

Zip code: 20712

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $35,920
Median house value: $111,200

Population by Race

Races in Mount Rainier:

  • Black (62.1%)
  • Hispanic (18.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (15.5%)
  • Other race (10.6%)
  • Two or more races (4.4%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Filipino (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Subsaharan African (7.4%), West Indian (7.2%), German (4.2%), Irish (3.4%), United States (2.5%), English (2.0%).

Elevation: 130 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Map of Mount Rainier, MD

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Rainier

  • High school or higher: 72.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Rainier city

  • Never married: 44.1%
  • Now married: 33.5%
  • Separated: 6.6%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

27.6% Foreign born (18.7% Latin America, 4.9% Africa, 2.9% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +418 (+5.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Rainier:

  • PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • MEDLINK HOSPITAL OF CAPITOL HILL (about 4 miles; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WASHINGTON ADVENTIST HOSP (about 4 miles; TAKOMA PARK, MD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Rainier:

  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 8 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: DCA)
  • ANDREWS AFB (about 12 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; Abbreviation: ADW)
  • BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 26 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Abbreviation: BWI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Rainier:

  • COLLEGE PARK (about 4 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; Abbreviation: CGS)
  • SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 6 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: 09W)
  • SUBURBAN (about 14 miles; LAUREL, MD; Abbreviation: W18)

Amtrak stations near Mount Rainier:

  • 5 miles: WASHINGTON (50 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.E.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 7 miles: NEW CARROLLTON (4300 GARDEN CITY DR.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 12 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Rainier:

  • CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (about 3 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; Adelphi, MD; Full-time enrollment: 8,434)
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 11,674)
  • HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 9,297)
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 16,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 8,859)

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