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Prince George's County

Population in July 2008: 1,495. Population change since 2000: -0.9%
 

Males: 707  (47.3%)
Females: 788  (52.7%)

Median resident age:  35.8 years
Maryland median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 20743.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,701 (it was $48,250 in 2000)
Fairmount Heights:  $59,701
Maryland:  $68,080

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,540
Fairmount Heights:  $23,540
Maryland:  $33,743

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $284,519 (it was $115,300 in 2000)
Fairmount Heights:  $284,519
Maryland:  $347,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $287,320; Detached houses: $290,676; Townhouses or other attached units: $289,093

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Races in Fairmount Heights:

  • Black (95.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Fairmount Heights: 116.5 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (1.7%), West Indian (1.6%), Subsaharan African (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1935

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 0.27 square miles.

Population density: 5574 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Fairmount Heights

  • High school or higher: 75.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairmount Heights town

  • Never married: 38.2%
  • Now married: 34.9%
  • Separated: 5.1%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

37 residents are foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 0.7% Africa).

This town:  2.5%
Maryland:  9.8%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Fairmount Heights:  1.5% ($1,734)
Maryland:  1.2% ($1,782)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Washington, DC (5.4 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (121.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Seat Pleasant, MD (0.9 miles ), Capitol Heights, MD (1.2 miles ), Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village, MD (1.2 miles ), Cheverly, MD (1.3 miles ), Greater Landover, MD (1.5 miles ), Coral Hills, MD (1.5 miles ), Walker Mill, MD (1.6 miles ), Colmar Manor, MD (1.7 miles ).

Latitude: 38.90 N, Longitude: 76.91 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +250 (+19.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Public administration (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (22%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)



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Crime in Fairmount Heights by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 0101000
    per 100,000 0.064.30.064.20.00.00.0
Rapes 0210000
    per 100,000 0.0128.664.30.00.00.00.0
Robberies 4517210
    per 100,000 261.4321.564.3449.3127.163.70.0
Assaults 59612640
    per 100,000 326.8578.8385.6770.2381.2254.80.0
Burglaries 121027713133
    per 100,000 784.3643.11735.2449.3825.9828.0193.1
Thefts 43172019401515
    per 100,000 2810.51093.21285.31219.52541.3955.4965.3
Auto thefts 47202915119
    per 100,000 261.4450.21285.31861.4953.0700.6579.2
Arson 0000200
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0127.10.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 332.0568.5423.5646.3350.1222.398.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.34
US city average:  3.00

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Fairmount Heights-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 57% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.2 miles away from the Fairmount Heights town center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.

On 9/24/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 55 people and caused $101 million in damages.


Fairmount Heights-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 96.7 miles away from Fairmount Heights center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 86.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Fairmount Heights:
  • PRINCE GEORGES HOSPITL CENTER (about 2 miles; CHEVERLY, MD)
  • MEDLINK HOSPITAL OF CAPITOL HILL (about 5 miles; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WASHINGTON, DC)

Political contributions by individuals in Fairmount Heights, MD

Amtrak stations near Fairmount Heights:
  • 5 miles: NEW CARROLLTON (4300 GARDEN CITY DR.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 5 miles: WASHINGTON (50 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.E.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairmount Heights:
  • CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (about 5 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-COLLEGE PARK (about 6 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; FT enrollment: 29,298)
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
  • HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 9,297)
  • PRINCE GEORGES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; LARGO, MD; FT enrollment: 5,764)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; Adelphi, MD; FT enrollment: 8,434)
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 16,045)

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Notable locations in Fairmount Heights: Fairmount Heights Branch Prince George's County Memorial Library (A), Fairmount Heights Branch Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Fairmount Heights include: Grace United Methodist Church (A), Sylvan Vista Baptist Church (B), Zion Apostolic Faith Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Fairmount Heights: Fairmount Heights Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  3.0 people
Maryland:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.5%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.0%
Whole state:  5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  9.3%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.3%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fairmount Heights, MD



Fairmount Heights compared to Maryland state average:

Fairmount Heights, Maryland environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Fairmount Heights travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Prince George's County Maryland:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (56%)
  • Electricity (33%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Fairmount Heights

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAMuslim Estimate
Adherents32.1%10.4%9.5%5.3%5.0%
Congregations8.1%9.5%19.7%6.6%1.6%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Episcopal ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchBaptist General ConferenceOther religions
Adherents4.1%2.7%2.5%2.5%25.9%
Congregations3.2%5.4%3.2%0.9%41.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,787
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$2,989
Police Protection - Officers 3$8,672$34,6880$0
Solid Waste Management 4$7,959$23,8770$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$1,594
Totals for Government 7$16,631$28,5108$6,370



7.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,416 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.67%
Maryland average:  7.95%

0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($569 average AGI)
Prince George's County:  0.22%
Maryland average:  0.25%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from District of Columbia, DC  1.75% ($34,965 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, MD  1.36% ($37,929)
from Anne Arundel County, MD  0.40% ($45,884)


8.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.80%
Maryland average:  8.13%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($461 average AGI)
Prince George's County:  0.12%
Maryland average:  0.13%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montgomery County, MD  1.41% ($37,903 average AGI)
to District of Columbia, DC  1.03% ($31,401)
to Anne Arundel County, MD  0.86% ($51,887)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fairmount Heights:
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WYCB (1340 AM; 1 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WKDL (730 AM; 8 kW; ALEXANDRIA, VA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALEXANDRIA LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WABS (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WWRC (1260 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fairmount Heights:
  • WPGC-FM (95.5 FM; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MARYLAND)
  • WHFS (99.1 FM; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIG-FM (100.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WRQX (107.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WCSP-FM (90.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION)
  • WHUR-FM (96.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WASH (97.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WKYS (93.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WARW (94.7 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WIHT (99.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WGMS-FM (103.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WAMU (88.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE EXEC. COMM. OF THE BD. OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN UNIV.)
  • WETA (90.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WMMJ (102.3 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WGTS (91.9 FM; TAKOMA PARK, MD; Owner: COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAVA (105.1 FM; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WPFW (89.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WJFK-FM (106.7 FM; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WWZZ (104.1 FM; WALDORF, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Fairmount Heights:
  • WBDC-TV (Channel 50; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJLA-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ACC LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUSA (Channel 9; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE DETROIT NEWS, INC.)
  • WTTG (Channel 5; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
  • WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
  • WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WZDC-LP (Channel 64; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ONDA CAPITAL, INC.)
  • W28BY (Channel 63; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFORMATION SUPER STATION, L.L.C.)
  • WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMDO-CA (Channel 30; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WIAV-LP (Channel 58; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
  • WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKRP-LP (Channel 42; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA, LLC)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WPXW (Channel 66; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • W63BP (Channel 63; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: ANNAPOLIS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W61BY (Channel 61; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: ANNAPOLIS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$315,11522$224,38374$197,46010$126,3729$162,206
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$08$172,49817$215,5311$15,7605$214,930
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$273,28011$176,27682$229,79618$150,82611$222,704
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$161,3604$153,48340$220,3901$221,1204$213,653
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$03$237,24012$225,5151$97,7902$267,030
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 8030.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED7$287,7169$260,9040$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$298,0003$257,5231$197,220
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$224,1101$332,5000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 8030.01

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