What is the population of Indian Head town?

Indian Head town has 3,982 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #227 of 536 in Maryland.

What is the median household income in Indian Head town?

Median household income in Indian Head town is $84,898 a year, 8.1% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Indian Head town?

Median gross rent is $1,326 a month and the median home value is $258,900, so rent absorbs about 18.7% of median household income.

Is Indian Head town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Indian Head town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Indian Head, MD population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Indian Head, Maryland (Indian Head, MD — Census place “Indian Head town”) is 3,982 residents, ranking #227 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $84,898, the median home is worth $258,900 and median gross rent runs $1,326 a month. Looking for the Indian Head Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Indian Head, MD: 20640.

Population: 3,982Indian Head town residents
Median household income: $84,898Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $258,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,326Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 71.7%Owner-occupied households

Indian Head ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Indian Head.

The Indian Head MD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

20640

What the numbers mean in Indian Head town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Indian Head town median would spend about 18.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.3% of residents and 71.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Indian Head town, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Indian Head town is a small town in Maryland, with 3,982 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #227 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 57% of them. The median age here is 38.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Indian Head town earn a median of $84,898 a year, 8.1% above the national figure of $78,538 and 22% below the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 7.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Indian Head town is valued at $258,900, 14.7% below the national figure and 35% below the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,326 a month, 5.7% below the national figure, or roughly $15,912 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 71.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Indian Head town?: Indian Head town has 3,982 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #227 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in Indian Head town?: Median household income in Indian Head town is $84,898 a year, 8.1% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Indian Head town?: Median gross rent is $1,326 a month and the median home value is $258,900, so rent absorbs about 18.7% of median household income.
Is Indian Head town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Indian Head town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Indian Head town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.