[Anechoic]

Notably, PG County has [..] a relatively low-income population

Really? According to wiki, the median household income is over $71,000 and 38% of households earned over $100,000. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Georges_County,_Maryland...

edit: okay, I suppose PG county is lower income than Montgomery, Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun counties, but the population is certainly not "low income" even for a high-cost-of-living region.

[doktrin]

PG is a relatively large place, and county-wide statistics hide some very real poverty.

It also bears mention that, while not directly correlated, PG county has at times had a murder rate on par with Baltimore.

[dpearson]

Compare that to other DC-area counties, though. Per the Washington Post [1], Fairfax, Loudoun, and Arlington all have median household incomes over $100,000. Montgomery sits at almost $93,000. So in comparison, $71,000 per year is low.

[1]: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/local/highest-i...

[alistairSH]

Correct. PG County is only "low income" relative to its neighbors.

If memory serves, it's the wealthiest majority minority county in the nation.

[SeanLuke]

PG County has wide variance in income. Further out in the county there are fairly well-off people. But there is a dense population of urban poor near the DC border.