Marlboro Village, Maryland
census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States of America
Marlboro Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
Per the 2020 census, the population was 9,221.
History
It was newly delineated for the 2010 U.S. census, prior to which the area was part of the Greater Upper Marlboro census-designated place.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Marlboro Village has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.1 km2), of which 3.9 square miles (10.0 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 1.09%, is water.
Demographics
Marlboro Village first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census formed from part of deleted Greater Upper Marlboro CDP.
Racial and ethnic composition
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Marlboro Village had a population of 9,221. The median age was 38.1 years. 19.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 8.3% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.0 males age 18 and over.
99.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.2% lived in rural areas.
There were 3,649 households in Marlboro Village, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them.
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