In the heart of Southern Maryland, Waldorf offers real estate home buyers convenience and value. Once a rural community, now a vibrant county with exciting residential communities of moderate to luxurious homes on large lots in locations convenient to Washington, D.C. and employment centers in Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties. Route 301 goes directly through Charles County, across the Potomac River in to Northern Virginia, making Waldorf, Charles County an alternative residential real estate area. Residential real estate development is centered in and around Waldorf. Communities like Waldorf contribute to the variety of home style and features sought by today's home buyers in Maryland.
With a land mass of 461 acres and a population of just over 120,000, Charles County has considerable real estate available for development. New home communities have been developed in St. Charles which has been in development since the 1960s and surrounding areas. The county seat of La Plata retains it's rural atmosphere since most development is located closer to the Prince George's County border with close proximity to employment centers in Upper Marlboro, Washington, D.C. and Andrews AFB. Military employees and service personnel working at the Pentagon also find Waldorf and Charles an affordable alternative to the high cost housing in Northern Virginia.
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,312 people, 7,603 households, and 5,991 families residing in the Waldorf. The Community of St. Charles is a separate CDP with an additional population of over 33,000 according Census 2000. Since then, the county (Charles County, Maryland) has experienced over 12% growth, putting the current population of Waldorf at over 60,000. For the Waldorf CDP alone, the population density was 674.1/km2(1,746.0/mi2). There were 7,827 housing units at an average density of 236.5/km2 (612.5/mi2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 61.11% White, 31.98% African American, 0.54% Native American, 2.59% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from other races, and 2.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.91% of the population.
There were 7,603 households out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $68,869, and the median income for a family was $71,439. Males had a median income of $45,293 versus $35,386 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,728. About 2.7% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Waldorf,+MD/
Charles County Cities & Towns, Area Code 301 Cross Reference Waldorf, MD ZIP Codes: 20601, 20602, 20603, 20604