Goddard, Maryland

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Population in July 2007: 5,730.

Males: 2,626	(45.8%)
Females: 3,104	(54.2%)

Median resident age:	35.4 years
Maryland median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 20706.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $71,124 (it was $57,482 in 2000)

Goddard:	$71,124
Maryland:	$68,080

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $33,687

Goddard:	$33,687
Maryland:	$33,743

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $372,861 (it was $151,100 in 2000)

Goddard:	$372,861
Maryland:	$347,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $364,005; Detached houses: $466,862; Townhouses or other attached units: $283,577; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $121,479; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $163,896

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Races in Goddard:

Black (53.3%)
White Non-Hispanic (28.8%)
Asian Indian (4.4%)
Hispanic (3.1%)
Two or more races (3.1%)
Chinese (2.8%)
Korean (2.3%)
Other race (1.5%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Vietnamese (0.9%)
Filipino (0.6%)
Other Asian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Goddard: 118.9 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Subsaharan African (9.7%), German (6.7%), Irish (6.6%), English (4.4%), United States (2.9%), Italian (2.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 2.38 square miles.

Population density: 2405 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Goddard

High school or higher: 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 14.3%
Unemployed: 2.9%
Mean travel time to work: 34.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Goddard CDP

Never married: 36.3%
Now married: 45.2%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 5.2%
Divorced: 10.7%

1,113 residents are foreign born (8.3% Asia, 6.0% Africa, 4.6% Latin America).

This place:	20.0%
Maryland:	9.8%

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

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

Goddard:	1.7% ($2,500)
Maryland:	1.2% ($1,782)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bowie, MD (6.0 miles , pop. 50,269).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (10.0 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (114.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lanham-Seabrook, MD (1.1 miles ), New Carrollton, MD (1.4 miles ), Greenbelt, MD (1.5 miles ), Glenn Dale, MD (1.6 miles ), Berwyn Heights, MD (1.8 miles ), Springdale, MD (1.8 miles ), Woodlawn, MD (1.9 miles ), Landover Hills, MD (1.9 miles ).

Latitude: 38.99 N, Longitude: 76.85 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -396 (-7.1%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 168 (5.6%)

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Most common industries for males (%):

Public administration (16%)
Construction (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
Educational services (7%)
Health care (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Public administration (14%)
Educational services (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Computer specialists (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Accountants and auditors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Computer specialists (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

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Average climate in Goddard, Maryland

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Goddard-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/24/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.9 miles away from the Goddard place center killed 2 people and injured 55 people and caused $101 million in damages.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.0 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.

Goddard-area historical earthquake activity is above Maryland state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 80.8 miles away from Goddard center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Goddard:

DOCTOR'S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; LANHAM, MD)
PRINCE GEORGES HOSPITL CENTER (about 5 miles; CHEVERLY, MD)
LAUREL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; LAUREL, MD)

Amtrak stations near Goddard:

3 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.
11 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.
17 miles: BWI AIRPORT RAIL STATION (BALTIMORE, AMTRAK WAY). 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, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Goddard:

BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; BOWIE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 3,323)
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; Adelphi, MD; FT enrollment: 8,434)
PRINCE GEORGES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; LARGO, MD; FT enrollment: 5,764)
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (about 9 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 4,472)
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-COLLEGE PARK (about 11 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; FT enrollment: 29,298)
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 9,297)

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Notable location: Goddard Space Flight Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Alter Pond (A), SCS Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Maryland:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	64.3%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	4.2%
Whole state:	8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	2.1%
Whole state:	4.2%

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People in group quarters in Goddard

108 people in nursing homes
52 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
7 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Goddard compared to Maryland state average:

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

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2004 Presidential Election results in Prince George's County Maryland:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (30%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Goddard

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Southern Baptist Convention	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Muslim Estimate
Adherents	32.1%	10.4%	9.5%	5.3%	5.0%
Congregations	8.1%	9.5%	19.7%	6.6%	1.6%

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Episcopal Church	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Baptist General Conference	Other religions
Adherents	4.1%	2.7%	2.5%	2.5%	25.9%
Congregations	3.2%	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.

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 Goddard:

WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)
WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WILC (900 AM; 2 kW; LAUREL, MD; Owner: ILC CORPORATION)
WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
WACA (1540 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WHEATON, MD; Owner: AC ACQUISITION, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Goddard:

WBIG-FM (100.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WPGC-FM (95.5 FM; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MARYLAND)
WCSP-FM (90.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION)
WRQX (107.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
WHUR-FM (96.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
WASH (97.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WHFS (99.1 FM; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKYS (93.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WARW (94.7 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WIHT (99.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WFSI (107.9 FM; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
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.)
WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WMMJ (102.3 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WETA (90.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
WGTS (91.9 FM; TAKOMA PARK, MD; Owner: COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPOC (93.1 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WAVA (105.1 FM; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Goddard:

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.)
WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
WZDC-LP (Channel 64; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ONDA CAPITAL, 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)
WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
W28BY (Channel 63; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFORMATION SUPER STATION, L.L.C.)
WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WIAV-LP (Channel 58; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
WMDO-CA (Channel 30; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
W63BP (Channel 63; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: ANNAPOLIS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W61BY (Channel 61; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: ANNAPOLIS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WKRP-LP (Channel 42; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA, LLC)
WPXW (Channel 66; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC.)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 full and 2 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	7	$269,031	104	$215,198	256	$211,444	32	$107,186	1	$9,996,360	26	$200,433
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$149,100	17	$243,226	54	$242,747	6	$32,548	0	$0	5	$242,636
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	49	$283,117	238	$250,176	38	$123,858	0	$0	29	$246,560
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	2	$150,990	25	$210,351	82	$247,855	12	$174,999	0	$0	9	$188,603
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	7	$312,114	30	$271,983	2	$52,455	0	$0	3	$128,773

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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 8004.07 , 8067.11, 8067.12

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 full and 2 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	64	$246,462	36	$260,469	6	$217,435
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	7	$265,850	12	$231,882	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$180,000	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	1	$507,630	2	$289,655	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 8004.07 , 8067.11, 8067.12

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