Fort Ritchie, MD

Census Place

Add Comparison

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

About

In 2023, Fort Ritchie, MD had a population of 0 people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Fort Ritchie, MD stayed from 0 to 0, a NaNk% change and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

N/A

None of the households in Fort Ritchie, 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.

Most people in Fort Ritchie, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Ritchie, MD was 2 cars per household.

United States Maryland Washington County, MD Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Central Washington County--Hagerstown City PUMA, MD

Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Fort Ritchie, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
115,960 ± 8,281 people
India
61,668 ± 6,066 people
Nigeria
45,887 ± 5,240 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 115,960 Maryland residents, followed by India with 61,668 and Nigeria with 45,887.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 24
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 20
Vietnam
0 ± 24

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

Economy

The economy of Fort Ritchie, MD employs N/A people. The largest industries in Fort Ritchie, MD are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (0 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (0 people), and Construction (0 people), and the highest paying industries are N/A.

Males in Maryland have an average income that is 1.24 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,266. The income inequality in Maryland (measured using the Gini index) is 0.454, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

N/A

N/A Value

± N/A

From N/A to N/A, employment in Fort Ritchie, MD stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Ritchie, MD, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Ritchie, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

View Full Dashboard

Industries

Employment by Industries

N/A

N/A Value

± N/A

From N/A to N/A, employment in Fort Ritchie, MD stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Ritchie, MD, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (0 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (0 people), and Construction (0 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Ritchie, MD, though some of these residents may live in Fort Ritchie, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

0.617%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

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

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

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

Measure

In 2022, 1.12% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.05% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Bachelors Degree (1.04M), and Some college (961k).

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

People in Fort Ritchie, MD have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Ritchie, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.

Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Fort Ritchie, 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.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

Number of Households

± 56

In N/A, the median household income of the 0 households in Fort Ritchie, MD N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Ritchie, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.454

2022 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2022, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2021 to 2022, 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 2023

Drove Alone (NaNM%)
Carpooled (NaNM%)
Public Transit (NaNM%)

In 2023, NaNM% of workers in Fort Ritchie, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (NaNM%) and those who used public transit to get to work (NaNM%).

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

26.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Ritchie, MD have a similar commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, NaNM% of the workforce in Fort Ritchie, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

NaNM% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Ritchie, MD (0 out of 0 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Ritchie, MD is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

N/A% of the population of Fort Ritchie, MD has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in NaNN% under 18 years, NaNN% between 18 and 34 years, NaNN% between 35 and 64 years, and NaNN% over 64 years.

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

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

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fort Ritchie, MD N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

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

Keep Exploring

Maryland

State

Washington County, MD

County

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

MSA

United States

Nation