Fairwood, MD

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2020 Population

6,780

8.29% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ben Cardin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

39.3

0.255% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

1.86%

14.1% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$171,071

5.15% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$579,600

12.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Fairwood, MD had a population of 6.78k people with a median age of 39.3 and a median household income of $171,071. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Fairwood, MD grew from 6,261 to 6,780, a 8.29% increase and its median household income grew from $162,697 to $171,071, a 5.15% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fairwood, MD are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (81.7%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (9.28%), White (Non-Hispanic) (5.27%), White (Hispanic) (1.5%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.37%).

None of the households in Fairwood, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.4% of the residents in Fairwood, MD are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Fairwood, MD was $579,600, and the homeownership rate was 90.4%.

Most people in Fairwood, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 40.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Fairwood, MD was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Fairwood, MD is home to a population of 6.78k people, from which 94.4% are citizens. As of 2020, 17.7% of Fairwood, MD residents were born outside of the country (1.2k people).

In 2020, there were 8.81 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.54k people) in Fairwood, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 629 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 357 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.4%

2020 Citizenship

93.7%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 94.4% of Fairwood, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Fairwood, MD was 93.7%, 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)
5.54k ± 1.12k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
629 ± 233
White (Non-Hispanic)
357 ± 105

2.37%

Hispanic Population

161 people

2.37% of the people in Fairwood, MD are hispanic (161 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Fairwood, MD as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

17.7%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

1.2k people

20%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

1.25k people

As of 2020, 17.7% of Fairwood, MD residents (1.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fairwood, MD was 20%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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-)
287 ± 188
Vietnam
84 ± 58
Gulf War (1990s)
62 ± 50

Fairwood, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.42 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fairwood, MD employs 3.75k people. The largest industries in Fairwood, MD are Public Administration (850 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (634 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (493 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($149,375), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($136,178), and Public Administration ($125,521).

Employment

Occupations

3.75k

2020 Value

± 457

8.81%

1 Year growth

± 15.1%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Fairwood, MD grew at a rate of 8.81%, from 3.45k employees to 3.75k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fairwood, MD, are Management Occupations (864 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (438 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (279 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fairwood, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.75k

2020 Value

± 457

8.81%

1 Year growth

± 15.1%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Fairwood, MD grew at a rate of 8.81%, from 3.45k employees to 3.75k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fairwood, MD, are Public Administration (850 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (634 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (493 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

$85,764

Median earning men ± $29,721

$85,551

Median earning women ± $19,895

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Information ($153,500), Public Administration ($133,611), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($121,111).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Public Administration ($119,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($116,667), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($109,028).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Maryland to other states, or from other states to Maryland.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Maryland product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $29.2B, followed by Mixed freight ($23.2B) and Electronics ($20.6B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Maryland products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$217B

2020 Value in Maryland

$445B

Projected 2050 Value in Maryland

105% growth

In 2020, total outbound Maryland trade was $217B. This is expected to increase 105% to $445B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Maryland trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Maryland to other states, or from other states to Maryland.

Most Common Trade Partners

Virginia
$21.2B
Pennsylvania
$18.1B
New York
$10.1B

In 2020, the top outbound Maryland domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Virginia with $21.2B, followed by Pennsylvania with $18.1B and New York and $10.1B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Maryland shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Maryland

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Ben Cardin

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

Chris Van Hollen

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Maryland

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maryland have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 0.977% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.892% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (1.18M), Bachelors Degree (982k), and Some college (980k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fairwood, MD was $579,600 in 2020, which is 2.52 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $514,500 to $579,600, a 12.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Fairwood, MD is 90.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Fairwood, MD have an average commute time of 40.5 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.

Property

$579,600

Median Property Value 2020

±$23,419

$1,983

Median Property Taxes

±$295

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

90.4%

Homeownership

2020

71%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 90.4% of the housing units in Fairwood, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 88.6%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Fairwood, MD colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$171,071

Median Household Income

± $18,725

2.19k

Number of Households

± 352

In 2020, the median household income of the 2.19k households in Fairwood, MD grew to $171,071 from the previous year's value of $162,697.

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.

0.457

2020 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.461

2019 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2020, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.855% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2020

Drove Alone (66.3%)
Worked At Home (14.7%)
Public Transit (10.9%)

In 2020, 66.3% of workers in Fairwood, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (10.9%).

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

40.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fairwood, MD have a longer commute time (40.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 3.62% 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

1.86% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fairwood, MD (116 out of 6.24k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fairwood, MD is Black, followed by White 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

96.1% of the population of Fairwood, MD has health coverage, with 62.7% on employee plans, 9.99% on Medicaid, 6.09% on Medicare, 15.4% on non-group plans, and 1.86% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Maryland was $8,602 in 2014. This is a 4.27% increase from the previous year ($8,250).

Primary care physicians in Prince George's County, MD see 1826 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.56% decrease from the previous year (1855 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1581 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 628 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Maryland. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Maryland, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,826 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Prince George's County, MD

Primary care physicians in Prince George's County, MD see an average of 1,826 patients per year. This represents a 1.56% decrease from the previous year (1,855 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Prince George's County, MD in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Maryland across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.1% under 18 years, 15.3% between 18 and 34 years, 46.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.37% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.93%

Uninsured

62.7%

Employer Coverage

9.99%

Medicaid

6.09%

Medicare

15.4%

Non-Group

1.86%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fairwood, MD declined by 9.97% from 4.37% to 3.93%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fairwood, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.