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What are the crime rate and median income in Waldorf, MD?
Its median household earns $116,089 and the median home value is $407,600. About 82,943 people live in Waldorf.
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Road work: October 11, 2026.
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What is the crime rate in Waldorf?
Waldorf is an unincorporated community (a Census-designated place), so it has no city police department of its own; crime here is reported by county agencies and counted on the county page.
How does Waldorf compare with Maryland?
The median household income in Waldorf is $116,089, 12% higher than the Maryland median ($103,678). The median owner-occupied home is worth $407,600 by owners' estimates, and half of renters pay more than $1,995 a month. About 82,943 people live on 36 square miles of land, roughly 2,289 per square mile. The city lies in Charles County.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Waldorf | Maryland | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 82,943 | 6,206,011 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $116,089 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $407,600 | $419,900 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,995 | $1,705 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 5.9% | 4.9% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 7.7% | 9.4% | 12.5% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 34.7% | 43.4% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 74.9% | 67.6% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 36.1 | 39.4 | 38.9 |
What environmental sites and hazards are in Waldorf?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the overall natural-hazard risk for Charles County as “Relatively Low”. None of the seven hazards on our map (floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat, earthquakes, hurricanes) is rated above “Relatively Moderate” here. The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Is there road construction in Waldorf?
No highway work zones were listed in Waldorf city limits in the October 11, 2026 state feed. Some states publish only part of their road work in open feeds, so check the state's 511 site before you travel. The map's layer refreshes every morning.
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How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in or near Waldorf?
Inside the city limits there are 17 public schools (2024-25) and 1 private schools (2023-24). 2 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes are in the city. Within about 15 miles: National Park Service sites here: Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, Constitution Gardens, Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial and Ford's Theatre National Historic Site. 6 state parks or recreation areas: Chapel Point State Park, Chapman State Park, George Washington Grist Mill State Park, Mason Neck State Park and Rosaryville State Park and 1 more.
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Waldorf
Gun shops
3 gun shops with a public storefront are on the map inside the Waldorf city limits, plus 6 more licensed dealers without a public storefront (not shown). 2 of them are pawnshops licensed to sell guns. On the ATF list: All Pawn (White Plains), G A Security Services And Consulting LLC (Waldorf) and Southern Maryland Pawn Brokers (Waldorf).
Liquor stores
23 liquor stores are on the map inside the Waldorf city limits: 925 Liquors (Waldorf), A1 Plaza Liquors and Wines (Waldorf), Acton Liquor 1 Llc (Waldorf), Angelos Liquors (Waldorf), Berry Liquors (Waldorf), Bud's Liquor (Waldorf), Cheers Beer Wine and Liquor (Waldorf), Chesapeakewine Shop (Waldorf) and 15 more. Maryland has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones.
Planned Parenthood
One Planned Parenthood health center is on the map inside the Waldorf city limits: Planned Parenthood at Waldorf Health Center (Waldorf).
See them on the map: gun shops · liquor stores · Planned Parenthood →
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the median household income in Waldorf?
$116,089 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024), compared with $103,678 for Maryland.
How much do homes cost in Waldorf?
The median value of owner-occupied homes is $407,600 (Census ACS 2020-2024), against $419,900 statewide.
What natural hazards affect Waldorf?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the overall natural-hazard risk for Charles County as “Relatively Low”. None of the seven hazards on our map (floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat, earthquakes, hurricanes) is rated above “Relatively Moderate” here.
Nearby cities
Alexandria, VA (17 mi) · Arlington, VA (21 mi) · Dale City, VA (23 mi) · Bowie, MD (26 mi) · Silver Spring, MD (28 mi) · Bethesda, MD (28 mi)
More: Maryland statewide numbers · county page: Charles County · Sex-offender registry search (NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, agency counts 2021-2025 (Return A); state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables, for the Census place Waldorf CDP.
- Land area: Census 2024 Gazetteer. Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores (county level).
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026).
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026).
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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