 The per capita income for the community was $12,733.About 11.3% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.A 2011 news article noted that "About one in five residents ... lives below the poverty level..."

In 2000, 21.48% of Langley Park residents identified as being of Salvadoran heritage.