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Cooperative Forecast - Round 8

The Cooperative Forecast for Prince George's County is produced with support from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG). The Round 8 Cooperative Forecast depicts the Planning Department's estimate of the timing and location of population, household, dwelling unit, and employment growth in Prince George's County through the year 2040. The Cooperative Forecast is the product of a joint effort by individual jurisdictions in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Region to produce forecasts that are based on a common set of assumptions on growth in the region.

 Round 8 Cooperative Forecast Summary for Prince George's County

 Year 

 Dwelling       Units

Households  

Population  

Employment  

2005 312,702 299,867 835,689 347,885
2010 323,698 306,006 846,169 358,385
2015 333,989 319,057 873,120 370,135
2020 347,338 331,065 895,740 383,635
2025 359,523 340,456 913,402 399,635
2030 367,972 348,806 928,275 419,635
2035 375,210   355,337   939,919  444,135  
2040 379,237   360,110   950,110  474,635  

 

The forecast provides estimates of future growth at the county and COG Transportation Analysis Zone (TAZ) geography levels. To view a map of the 635 TAZs in Prince George's County for Round 8 of the Cooperative Forecast click here. 

To view the detailed Round 8 Cooperative Forecast for Prince George's County by TAZ, year, and category (employment, dwelling units, households, and population) click here.