Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

6,567

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

44.5

0.225% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.81%

11.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$103,340

5.73% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD is home to a population of 6.57k people, from which 92.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 12.9% of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD residents were born outside of the country (846 people).

In 2024, there were 9.23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.42k people) in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 479 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 435 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.6%

2024 Citizenship

92.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.6% of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD was 92.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.42k ± 783
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
479 ± 380
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
435 ± 267

15.3%

Hispanic Population

1.01k people

15.3% of the people in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD are hispanic (1.01k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, 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

12.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

846 people

13.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

848 people

As of 2024, 12.9% of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD residents (846 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 Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD was 13.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
70 ± 68
Gulf War (1990s)
69 ± 67
Korea
20 ± 38

Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD.

Economy

The economy of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD employs 3.12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD were Health Care & Social Assistance (484 people), Construction (394 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (273 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($250,001), Finance & Insurance ($112,966), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($112,606).

Employment

Occupations

3.12k

2024 Value

± 547

−2.01%

1 Year decline

± 24.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD declined at a rate of −2.01%, from 3.19k employees to 3.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD, are Management Occupations (501 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (479 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (293 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, 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

3.12k

2024 Value

± 547

−2.01%

1 Year decline

± 24.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD declined at a rate of −2.01%, from 3.19k employees to 3.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (484 people), Construction (394 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (273 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD, though some of these residents may live in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$64,388

Median earning men ± $3,688

$45,625

Median earning women ± $10,547

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($250,001), Manufacturing ($104,191), and Public Administration ($99,683).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($113,199), Manufacturing ($71,011), and Public Administration ($53,602).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD was $333,000 in 2024, which is 1 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $321,900 to $333,000, a 3.45% increase. The homeownership rate in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD is 88.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$333,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$60,677

$2,234

Median Property Taxes

±$405

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 Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

88.9%

Homeownership

2024

70.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 88.9% of the housing units in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, 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.

$103,340

Median Household Income

± $8,429

2.51k

Number of Households

± 438

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.51k households in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD grew to $103,340 from the previous year's value of $97,743.

The following chart displays the households in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, 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 (67.8%)
Worked At Home (16.7%)
Carpooled (11.9%)

In 2024, 67.8% of workers in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.7%) and those who carpooled to work (11.9%).

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

26.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.98% of the workforce in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.81% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD (572 out of 6.49k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, 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

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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