Fairwood, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

7,526

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.6

0.246% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

6.53%

99.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$181,458

5.15% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Fairwood, MD is home to a population of 7.53k people, from which 90.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 22.4% of Fairwood, MD residents were born outside of the country (1.69k people).

In 2024, there were 11 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.89k people) in Fairwood, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 537 White (Non-Hispanic) and 478 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.8%

2024 Citizenship

90.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.8% of Fairwood, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fairwood, MD was 90.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fairwood, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fairwood, MD

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.89k ± 1.15k
White (Non-Hispanic)
537 ± 212
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
478 ± 217

1.5%

Hispanic Population

113 people

1.5% of the people in Fairwood, MD are hispanic (113 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fairwood, MD as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maryland.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
133,677 ± 8,879 people
India
61,989 ± 6,082 people
Nigeria
50,832 ± 5,513 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 133,677 Maryland residents, followed by India with 61,989 and Nigeria with 50,832.

Foreign-Born Population

22.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.69k people

21.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.76k people

As of 2024, 22.4% of Fairwood, MD residents (1.69k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fairwood, MD was 21.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fairwood, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
410 ± 243
Gulf War (1990s)
100 ± 73
Vietnam
13 ± 35

Fairwood, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 4.1 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fairwood, MD.

Economy

The economy of Fairwood, MD employs 4.39k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fairwood, MD were Public Administration (1,224 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (751 people), and Educational Services (505 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($225,417), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($176,103), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($175,441).

Employment

Occupations

4.39k

2024 Value

± 620

−6.83%

1 Year decline

± 20.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairwood, MD declined at a rate of −6.83%, from 4.71k employees to 4.39k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fairwood, MD, are Management Occupations (807 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (542 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (360 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fairwood, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.39k

2024 Value

± 620

−6.83%

1 Year decline

± 20.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairwood, MD declined at a rate of −6.83%, from 4.71k employees to 4.39k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fairwood, MD, are Public Administration (1,224 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (751 people), and Educational Services (505 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fairwood, MD, though some of these residents may live in Fairwood, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$118,690

Median earning men ± $25,537

$101,667

Median earning women ± $9,789

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($162,283), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($153,807), and Public Administration ($150,513).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($194,750), Public Administration ($115,417), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($111,661).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fairwood, MD was $713,700 in 2024, which is 2.15 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $695,300 to $713,700, a 2.65% increase. The homeownership rate in Fairwood, MD is 91.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fairwood, MD have an average commute time of 39.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fairwood, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$713,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$58,589

$2,286

Median Property Taxes

±$335

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fairwood, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fairwood, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

91.5%

Homeownership

2024

67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 91.5% of the housing units in Fairwood, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fairwood, MD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$181,458

Median Household Income

± $31,425

2.5k

Number of Households

± 432

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.5k households in Fairwood, MD declined from $181,458 from the previous year's value of $191,319.

The following chart displays the households in Fairwood, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fairwood, MD is from Maryland.

0.448

2024 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2024, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maryland across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (54.7%)
Worked At Home (34.8%)
Public Transit (5.06%)

In 2024, 54.7% of workers in Fairwood, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (34.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (5.06%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

39.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fairwood, MD have a longer commute time (39.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.58% of the workforce in Fairwood, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fairwood, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fairwood, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fairwood, MD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.53% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fairwood, MD (452 out of 6.92k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fairwood, MD is Black, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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