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Wheaton, Maryland
9,764 Black residents · 18.7% of the place
Wheaton is a census-designated place in Maryland, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 52,150 residents in all, 9,764 of them Black alone — 18.7% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 52,150 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 9,764 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 18.7% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland places | 44 of 536 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
Across the last two censuses, the Black population of Wheaton grew — 8,968 in 2010 and 9,764 in 2020, a change of +8.9%. The Black share of Wheaton moved from 18.6% to 18.7% over the same span.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The gazetteer enters Wheaton among Maryland's 536 counted places, at rank 44 by Black population on a count of 9,764. The figures for Wheaton are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
The institutions of Wheaton — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 52,150 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Wheaton: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.