Living in Lanham

In Lanham, unemployment is 5.4% (2024).

The city faced an unemployment rate of 5.36% at the end of 2024. Lanham had a foreign population of 4,003 at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 1.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population11,433people31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B01003 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)

Median gross salary2,757EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)

Median rent1,894EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.36%country median 4.6% — 17% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean1.68µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Higher unemployment than 63% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other American city that publishes it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Lanham?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Lanham.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁶Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,849 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,894 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Lanham a good place to live?

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Remote worker26%strong on work, weak on safety · range 16–36%

Skilled employee37%strong on work, weak on safety · range 28–46%

Student31%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 20–42%

Family31%strong on family, weak on safety · range 20–42%

Retirement31%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 18–44%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

35% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 4,003 of 11,433 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Lanham is 5.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

778

0–55–1010–1515–2020–2525–30

Lanham 5.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,757 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)¹⁸Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate	5.36 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Lanham?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,728of €3,659 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,659
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,849
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,728

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lanham. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lanham. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	161 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lanham when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Lanham's nearest airport was DCA, 20 km away and offered 91 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	91 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	20 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	DCA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lanham. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Lanham.

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Climate and air quality

Lanham's monthly mean temperatures were 3°C in January and 27.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 72.8 mm in January and 109.9 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

7°-1°

9°0°

14°4°

20°9°

25°14°

29°20°

32°22°

31°22°

27°18°

21°11°

14°5°

9°1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

100

107

110

100

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.51.7WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Lanham is 1.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

135

261

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124

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–16

Lanham 1.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	1.68 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7.1 · Feb 9 · Mar 13.6 · Apr 20 · May 24.7 · Jun 29.5 · Jul 32 · Aug 31 · Sep 27.1 · Oct 20.8 · Nov 14.5 · Dec 9.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.1 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 9.1 · May 14.4 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 17.8 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 1.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3 · Feb 4.5 · Mar 8.7 · Apr 14.6 · May 19.6 · Jun 24.6 · Jul 27.2 · Aug 26.3 · Sep 22.5 · Oct 16 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 5.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 72.8 · Feb 66.4 · Mar 88.9 · Apr 81.5 · May 100.2 · Jun 106.7 · Jul 109.9 · Aug 82.6 · Sep 99.8 · Oct 92.9 · Nov 73.8 · Dec 86.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	14.5 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	5.61 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,062 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	32 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	15.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-1.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Alexandria ±0.0 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±4.5 °C, Marugame (Japan) ±1.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±4.8 °C, Lyon (France) ±2.5 °C, Villeurbanne (France) ±2.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

An area of 9.1 km² comprised Lanham at the end of 2025. The population density of Lanham stood at 1,251.2 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport65%
Foreign residents35%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	9.14 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹³Official
Foreign-resident share	35.01 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	4,003 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	1,251 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	11,433 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B01003 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)¹⁷Community estimate · Supplemental context

Alternatives for people set on Lanham

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

McLean as a Lanham alternative in the same region

27 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 2.3% McLean vs 5.4% Lanham−58%
Median gross pay, city: €10,418 (2020) McLean vs €2,757 (2024) Lanhamno percentage
Foreign residents: 25.0% McLean vs 35.0% Lanham−28%

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Cities near Lanham

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Lanham-Seabrook 1.4 km away

Rent: 1,894 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,953 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Woodlawn 3.8 km away

Rent: 1,523 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,003 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

East Riverdale 4.6 km away

Rent: 1,585 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,792 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Landover 4.7 km away

Rent: 1,603 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,387 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Mitchellville 5.0 km away

Rent: 2,266 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,674 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Lanham?

The unemployment rate is 5.36 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Lanham?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 1.68 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How many people live in Lanham?

The published population is 11,433 people. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B01003 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS).

How many foreign residents live in Lanham?

4,003 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Lanham a good place to live?

Lanham may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Lanham?

New Carrollton, Lanham-Seabrook, Greenbelt, Woodlawn, Glenarden are near Lanham. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Lanham, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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