Kettering, Maryland

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Population in July 2007: 11,357.

Males: 5,093	(44.8%)
Females: 6,264	(55.2%)

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Maryland median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 20774.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $97,421 (it was $78,735 in 2000)

Kettering:	$97,421
Maryland:	$68,080

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $39,830

Kettering:	$39,830
Maryland:	$33,743

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $380,263 (it was $154,100 in 2000)

Kettering:	$380,263
Maryland:	$347,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $385,189; Detached houses: $446,830; Townhouses or other attached units: $304,589; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $233,446

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Races in Kettering:

Black (90.6%)
White Non-Hispanic (5.6%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Kettering: 117.4 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Subsaharan African (3.3%), West Indian (2.9%), Irish (1.3%), English (1.1%), United States (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 120 feet

Land area: 5.46 square miles.

Population density: 2080 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Kettering

High school or higher: 92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.1%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work: 38.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kettering CDP

Never married: 31.8%
Now married: 48.8%
Separated: 3.6%
Widowed: 4.6%
Divorced: 11.3%

424 residents are foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 1.0% Africa, 0.5% Asia).

This place:	3.9%
Maryland:	9.8%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Kettering, Maryland in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kettering to the number of sex offenders is 11357 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Kettering:	1.6% ($2,537)
Maryland:	1.2% ($1,782)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bowie, MD (5.6 miles , pop. 50,269).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (11.7 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (116.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lake Arbor, MD (1.4 miles ), Largo, MD (1.5 miles ), Woodmore, MD (1.7 miles ), Mitchellville, MD (1.8 miles ), Springdale, MD (2.0 miles ), Glenarden, MD (2.1 miles ), Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village, MD (2.2 miles ), Forestville, MD (2.3 miles ).

Latitude: 38.90 N, Longitude: 76.80 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -4,753 (-43.2%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 256 (4.1%)

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Most common industries for males (%):

Public administration (17%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (9%)
Construction (6%)
U. S. Postal service (6%)
Health care (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Public administration (26%)
Health care (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
U. S. Postal service (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Computer specialists (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Business operations specialists (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Computer specialists (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)

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Kettering-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 55% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.6 miles away from the Kettering place 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 10.2 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 55 people and caused $101 million in damages.

Kettering-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 90% 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 81.3 miles away from Kettering center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Kettering:

PRINCE GEORGES HOSPITL CENTER (about 6 miles; CHEVERLY, MD)
DOCTOR'S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; LANHAM, MD)
MEDLINK HOSPITAL OF CAPITOL HILL (about 11 miles; WASHINGTON, DC)

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Amtrak stations near Kettering:

6 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.
12 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.
16 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 Kettering:

PRINCE GEORGES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1 miles; LARGO, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,764)
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-COLLEGE PARK (about 7 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; FT enrollment: 29,298)
BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; BOWIE, MD; FT enrollment: 3,323)
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (about 12 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 4,472)
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; Adelphi, MD; FT enrollment: 8,434)
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 9,297)

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Kettering, MD belongs to Maryland District 23B

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Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
Maryland:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	77.5%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.6%

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

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	1.9%
Whole state:	8.5%

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

This place:	1.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kettering, MD

People in group quarters in Kettering

87 people in nursing homes
2 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in other group homes

Kettering compared to Maryland state average:

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

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (43%) Utility gas (40%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)

Religion statistics for Kettering

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 Kettering:

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.)
WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kettering:

WPGC-FM (95.5 FM; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MARYLAND)
WHFS (99.1 FM; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WFSI (107.9 FM; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WBIG-FM (100.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
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.)
WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCSP-FM (90.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION)
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.)
WWZZ (104.1 FM; WALDORF, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
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.)
WGMS-FM (103.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WAMU (88.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE EXEC. COMM. OF THE BD. OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN UNIV.)
WMMJ (102.3 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WJFK-FM (106.7 FM; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF WASHINGTON, DC)

TV broadcast stations around Kettering:

WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
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)
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.)
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)
WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WZDC-LP (Channel 64; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ONDA CAPITAL, INC.)
WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
W28BY (Channel 63; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFORMATION SUPER STATION, L.L.C.)
W63BP (Channel 63; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: ANNAPOLIS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
W61BY (Channel 61; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: ANNAPOLIS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
WMDO-CA (Channel 30; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WKRP-LP (Channel 42; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA, LLC)
WPXW (Channel 66; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

David J Saska, Intersection Of Central Avenue & Watkins Park Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 47.2 m, Overall height: 47.2 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

MD-WSH190A, Intersection Of Central Avenue & Watkins Park Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 47.2 m, Call Sign: WQGN267
Assigned Frequencies : 23175.0 MHz
Grant Date: 03/07/2007, Expiration Date: 03/07/2017, Cancelation Date: 09/23/2008, Certifier: Nadja Sodos-Wallace
Registrant: Clearwire Corporation, 815 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, Suite 610, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 330-4011, Fax: (202) 330-4008, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KB3NGY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01128467
Grant Date: 03/13/2006, Expiration Date: 03/13/2016, Certifier: David H Lowe
Registrant: David H Lowe, 12701 Whiteholm Dr, Kettering, MD 20774

	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)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 full and 1 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	11	$269,800	417	$337,179	747	$258,353	90	$106,059	58	$215,135	0	$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$246,000	65	$305,089	138	$292,577	20	$139,817	7	$214,330	1	$34,610
APPLICATIONS DENIED	3	$339,577	168	$348,535	599	$323,629	80	$198,604	32	$296,263	2	$63,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	1	$246,000	110	$341,063	237	$281,492	28	$209,937	19	$259,904	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	16	$307,813	125	$306,614	3	$232,097	5	$286,788	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 8005.09 , 8035.05

	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 1 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	94	$350,299	75	$320,058	6	$324,810
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	16	$303,165	29	$308,999	3	$205,010
APPLICATIONS DENIED	2	$343,960	5	$359,924	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	8	$283,454	6	$299,780	1	$259,940
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	1	$278,950	1	$528,710	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 8005.09 , 8035.05

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