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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Fairwood, MD compare?
| Figure | Fairwood, MD |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 7,983 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 2,340 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 3.9 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 22.7% |
| Measure | Fairwood, MD |
|---|---|
| Total population | 7,526±1,170 |
| Median age | 40.6±7.7 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.5%±1.0 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 7.1%±3.1 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 78.2%±5.5 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 6.4%±2.9 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 22.4%±5.4 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 71.7%±6.1 pts |
| Median household income | $181,458±$31,425 |
| Per capita income | $74,381±$11,981 |
| People below the poverty line | 6.5%±5.1 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 1.2%±1.2 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $713,700±$58,589 |
| Median gross rent | $3,435±$338 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 49.5%±30.1 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 91.5%±4.4 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 2.8%±2.4 pts |
| Worked from home | 34.8%±9.5 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 54.7%±9.7 pts |
| Public transportation | 5.1%±3.2 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 39.2 min±3.8 |
| No health insurance coverage | 6.6%±3.9 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov