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Caroline County

Population in 2010: 5,666. Population change since 2000: +47.4%
Males: 2,801  (49.4%)
Females: 2,865  (50.6%)

Median resident age:  41.6 years
Maryland median age:  41.7 years

Zip codes: 21742.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $52,168 (it was $49,648 in 2000)
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills:

$52,168
Maryland:

$69,272
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $57,771

Fountainhead-Orchard Hills CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $278,873 (it was $136,500 in 2000)
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills:

$278,873
Maryland:

$318,600
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $323,550; Detached houses: $353,616; Townhouses or other attached units: $412,892; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $710,045; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $456,457; Mobile homes: $53,973

Median gross rent in 2009: $851.

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Fountainhead-Orchard Hills races chart
  • White alone - 4,659 (82.2%)
  • Black alone - 380 (6.7%)
  • Hispanic - 291 (5.1%)
  • Asian alone - 211 (3.7%)
  • Two or more races - 96 (1.7%)
  • Other race alone - 16 (0.3%)
  • American Indian alone - 9 (0.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 4 (0.07%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 85.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (29.4%), English (14.9%), Irish (12.0%), United States (11.8%), Italian (3.4%), Polish (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 3.82 square miles.

Population density: 1485 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills:

  • High school or higher: 82.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.9%
  • Unemployed: 1.6%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills CDP:

  • Never married: 15.0%
  • Now married: 67.7%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

174 residents are foreign born (2.7% Asia, 1.3% Europe).

This place:  4.5%
Maryland:  9.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,870 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,925 (0.7%)
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (23.8 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (64.2 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (138.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Paramount-Long Meadow, MD (1.0 miles ), Maugansville, MD (1.3 miles ), District 21, Hagerstown, MD (1.3 miles ), District 25, Hagerstown, MD (1.5 miles ), Hagerstown, MD (1.7 miles ), District 22, Hagerstown, MD (1.7 miles ), District 3, Hagerstown, MD (1.8 miles ), District 17, Hagerstown, MD (2.0 miles ).

Latitude: 39.68 N, Longitude: 77.72 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,337 (+34.8%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 185 (9.9%)

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

8.2%
Maryland:

7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (19%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Health care and social assistance (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Health care and social assistance (29%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Construction (7%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Other financial specialists (3%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

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Average climate in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, Maryland

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Tornado activity:

Fountainhead-Orchard Hills-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 35% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1983, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.9 miles away from the Fountainhead-Orchard Hills place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/16/1961, a category F3 tornado 27.4 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Fountainhead-Orchard Hills-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Maryland state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 99.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 76.4 miles away from Fountainhead-Orchard Hills center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Caroline County (12) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Flood: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Fountainhead-Orchard Hills:

  • MERITUS MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 3 miles away; HAGERSTOWN, MD)
  • WAYNESBORO HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; WAYNESBORO, PA)
  • CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; CHAMBERSBURG, PA)

Amtrak station near Fountainhead-Orchard Hills:

  • 8 miles: HAGERSTOWN (GREYHOUND STA., 10527 SHARPSTOWN PK.) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fountainhead-Orchard Hills:

  • Shepherd University (about 18 miles; Shepherdstown, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,351)
  • Frederick Community College (about 23 miles; Frederick, MD; FT enrollment: 2,359)
  • Gettysburg College (about 28 miles; Gettysburg, PA; FT enrollment: 2,517)
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (about 28 miles; Shippensburg, PA; FT enrollment: 6,920)
  • American Public University System (about 29 miles; Charles Town, WV; FT enrollment: 5,448)
  • Shenandoah University (about 43 miles; Winchester, VA; FT enrollment: 2,432)
  • Dickinson College (about 46 miles; Carlisle, PA; FT enrollment: 2,340)

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Notable locations in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: Fountain Head Country Club (A), Tatem Arts Center (B), Beneficial Hodson Library (C), Apple Resource Center (D), Alumanae House (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Washington Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Rest Haven Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Caroline County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.4. This is about average.
City:

32.4
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.88. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.1 miles away from the city center.
City:

9.88
U.S.:

9.59
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2004 was 20.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

20.6
U.S.:

22.9


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.8%
(14.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Maryland:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.6%
Whole state:  69.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD

People in group quarters in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills:

  • 110 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 24 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 2 people in other group homes

Fountainhead-Orchard Hills compared to Maryland state average:

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


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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Fountainhead-Orchard Hills travel time to work - commute
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (48%)
  • Utility gas (27%)
  • Electricity (23%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Caroline County Maryland:


2008 Presidential Election results in Caroline County Maryland:
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Religion statistics for Fountainhead-Orchard Hills (based on Caroline County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.06%
Here44.1%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist Convention The Wesleyan ChurchChurch of the Nazarene
Adherents36.7%32.0%7.0%6.6%3.7%
Congregations47.3%5.5%7.3%12.7%3.6%
NameLutheran ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Church of the BrethrenOther
Adherents2.9%2.6%2.4%1.5%4.5%
Congregations1.8%1.8%1.8%3.6%14.5%
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7
Caroline County:

2.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.96 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
This county:

1.52 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland:

1.22 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19
Caroline County:

5.79 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 12
Here:

3.66 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland:

5.40 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

11.3%
Maryland:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Caroline County:

30.0%
State:

26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Caroline County:

17.0%
State:

15.5%

8.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,810 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.80%
Maryland average:

7.95%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Anne Arundel County, MD  1.80% ($55,272 average AGI)
from Talbot County, MD  1.48% ($39,817)
from Queen Anne's County, MD  1.09% ($46,450)


7.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,539 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.44%
Maryland average:

8.13%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Talbot County, MD  1.34% ($41,121 average AGI)
to Dorchester County, MD  0.97% ($28,655)
to Kent County, DE  0.74% ($32,667)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills:

  • WJEJ (1240 AM; 1 kW; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HAGERSTOWN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WARK (1490 AM; 1 kW; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MANNING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHAG (1410 AM; 1 kW; HALFWAY, MD; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WTRI (1520 AM; daytime; 17 kW; BRUNSWICK, MD; Owner: JMK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WHGT (1380 AM; 1 kW; WAYNESBORO, PA)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCBG (1590 AM; 5 kW; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, 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)
  • WFMD (930 AM; 5 kW; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills:

  • WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WCRH (90.5 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
  • WQCM (94.3 FM; GREENCASTLE, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WFRE (99.9 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W219BE (91.7 FM; WAYNESBORO, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, NDBA)
  • WKMZ (95.9 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, MD; Owner: PRETTYMAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WARX (106.9 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MANNING BROADCASTING INC.)
  • W219BX (91.7 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
  • WSRT (92.1 FM; MERCERSBURG, PA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
  • WDLD (96.7 FM; HALFWAY, MD; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WWVZ (103.9 FM; BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WLTF (97.5 FM; MARTINSBURG, WV; Owner: PRETTYMAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WIKZ (95.1 FM; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WAFY (103.1 FM; MIDDLETOWN, MD; Owner: FREDERICK BROADCASTING LLC)
  • W228AB (93.5 FM; PARAMOUNT, ETC., MD; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • W228BA (93.5 FM; LEESBURG, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fountainhead-Orchard Hills:

  • W42CK (Channel 42; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING)
  • WHAG-TV (Channel 25; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: QUORUM OF MARYLAND LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWPB (Channel 31; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WJAL (Channel 68; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • W51CY (Channel 51; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(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)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED16$232,90713$248,32669$211,9085$95,5225$190,6400$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$03$555,7973$237,9301$29,5700$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$290,0504$82,03327$256,7431$18,2301$192,4204$75,348
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$128,42021$235,7881$76,5601$72,5100$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$03$253,9970$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$282,220
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$291,270
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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