Fairland, MD (Maryland) Houses and Residents

Back to: Fairland, Maryland main profile, Maryland, Maryland smaller cities, Maryland small towns, Maryland forum, All US cities. Total population: 21,581 (All urban) Houses: 8,922 (8,603 occupied: 4,075 owner occupied, 4,528 renter occupied) % of renters here:   53% State:   32% Housing density: 1788 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Fairland, Maryland on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Good schools in DC Metro area?  (13 replies) Possible relocation to Maryland  (11 replies) Laurel to College Park in rush hour  (4 replies) thinking about Silver Spring  (1 reply) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $142,300 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $851 Median gross rent in Fairland, MD in 2000: $914 Housing units in Fairland with a mortgage: 3,284 (370 second mortgage, 320 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 379 Household type by relationship Households: 21,390 In family households: 17,326 (3,424 male householders, 2,068 female householders) 3,942 spouses, 6,241 children (5,930 natural, 194 adopted, 117 stepchildren), 130 grandchildren, 318 brothers or sisters, 322 parents, 533 other relatives, 348 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 4,064 (1,315 male householders (921 living alone)), 1,839 female householders (1,444 living alone)), 910 nonrelatives In group quarters: 191 (158 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,091 2-persons, 1,562 3-persons, 1,102 4-persons, 486 5-persons, 153 6-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,365 1-person, 681 2-persons, 86 3-persons, 22 4-persons. 3,385 married couples with children. 1,741 single-parent households (238 men, 1,503 women). 68.0% of residents of Fairland speak English at home. 7.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 8.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 11.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 3.8% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 6,043 (28.0%) (44.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Fairland, MD: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 22 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 27 $25,000 to $29,999: 7 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 15 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 19 $70,000 to $79,999: 24 $80,000 to $89,999: 45 $90,000 to $99,999: 71 $100,000 to $124,999: 480 $125,000 to $149,999: 1051 $150,000 to $174,999: 317 $175,000 to $199,999: 128 $200,000 to $249,999: 587 $250,000 to $299,999: 549 $300,000 to $399,999: 229 $400,000 to $499,999: 62 $500,000 to $749,999: 21 $750,000 to $999,999: 9 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Fairland: Less than $100: 61 $100 to $149: 10 $150 to $199: 72 $200 to $249: 44 $250 to $299: 18 $300 to $349: 16 $350 to $399: 11 $400 to $449: 7 $450 to $499: 7 $500 to $549: 33 $550 to $599: 27 $600 to $649: 56 $650 to $699: 297 $700 to $749: 454 $750 to $799: 688 $800 to $899: 1452 $900 to $999: 711 $1,000 to $1,249: 433 $1,250 to $1,499: 9 $1,500 to $1,999: 29 $2,000 or more: 9 No cash rent: 84

Percentage of workers working in this county: 42.9%
Number of people working at home: 361 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 30 5 to 9 minutes: 385 10 to 14 minutes: 787 15 to 19 minutes: 764 20 to 24 minutes: 1383 25 to 29 minutes: 644 30 to 34 minutes: 1987 35 to 39 minutes: 604 40 to 44 minutes: 900 45 to 59 minutes: 2346 60 to 89 minutes: 1764 90 or more minutes: 660

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,015 (71%) Carpooled: 1,615 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 748 (6%) Streetcar or trolley car: 14 (0%) Subway or elevated: 705 (6%) Railroad: 15 (0%) Walked: 98 (1%) Other means: 44 (0%) Worked at home: 361 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 282 $10,000 to $14,999: 266 $15,000 to $19,999: 211 $20,000 to $24,999: 301 $25,000 to $29,999: 396 $30,000 to $34,999: 397 $35,000 to $39,999: 586 $40,000 to $44,999: 549 $45,000 to $49,999: 776 $50,000 to $59,999: 822 $60,000 to $74,999: 1127 $75,000 to $99,999: 1201 $100,000 to $124,999: 718 $125,000 to $149,999: 383 $150,000 to $199,999: 380 $200,000 or more: 251

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 10555
• Subsaharan African:: 1775
• Irish: 1036
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 952
• English: 932
• German: 829
• African: 678
• United States or American: 605
• Nigerian: 400
• Other Subsaharan African: 369
• Jamaican: 353
• Italian: 329
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 238
• Polish: 207
• Scottish: 203
• Arab:: 174
• European: 153
• Haitian: 151
• Scotch-Irish: 143
• Russian: 129
• French (except Basque): 128
• British: 123
• Dutch: 114
• Greek: 113
• Ghanian: 109
• Guyanese: 105
• Norwegian: 98
• Armenian: 97
• British West Indian: 95
• Arab/Arabic: 86
• West Indian: 83
• Welsh: 77
• Sierra Leonean: 71
• Ethiopian: 69
• Swedish: 63
• Lithuanian: 53
• Lebanese: 50
• Hungarian: 49
• Eastern European: 48
• Portuguese: 47
• French Canadian: 45
• Czechoslovakian: 43
• Northern European: 39
• Brazilian: 37
• Ukrainian: 32
• Belgian: 29
• Swiss: 23
• Liberian: 22
• Slovak: 22
• Canadian: 19
• Senegalese: 17
• Cape Verdean: 15
• Croatian: 15
• Iranian: 15
• Finnish: 14
• U.S. Virgin Islander: 13
• Jordanian: 12
• Ugandan: 12
• Czech: 11
• Austrian: 10
• Syrian: 10
• Barbadian: 10
• Romanian: 9
• Scandinavian: 9
• Bahamian: 9
• Other Arab: 9
• South African: 7
• Egyptian: 7
• Latvian: 6
• Kenyan: 6

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 4850
• Northeast: 2677
• Midwest: 1093
• South: 5731
• West: 823

44% of Fairland residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Maryland.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 10
• Nursery to 4th grade: 28
• 5th and 6th grade: 22
• 7th and 8th grade: 37
• 9th grade: 37
• 10th grade: 32
• 11th grade: 39
• 12th grade, no diploma: 105
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 953
• Less than 1 year of college: 251
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 903
• Associate degree: 356
• Bachelor's degree: 1,944
• Master's degree: 887
• Professional school degree: 332
• Doctorate degree: 320

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 60
• Nursery to 4th grade: 61
• 5th and 6th grade: 65
• 7th and 8th grade: 123
• 9th grade: 33
• 10th grade: 17
• 11th grade: 72
• 12th grade, no diploma: 126
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,425
• Less than 1 year of college: 452
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,280
• Associate degree: 515
• Bachelor's degree: 2,529
• Master's degree: 1,070
• Professional school degree: 243
• Doctorate degree: 109

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.8%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $69,917
• Black householders: $49,651
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $32,188
• Asian householders: $56,786
• Some other race householders: $50,357
• Two or more races householders: $49,833
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $51,875

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $179,900
• Black or African American householders: $143,000
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $257,500
• Asian householders: $206,500
• Some other race householders: $123,500
• Two or more races householders: $133,000
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $135,700

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,008
• One, attached: 2,479
• Two: 33
• 3 or 4: 120
• 5 to 9: 545
• 10 to 19: 2,964
• 20 to 49: 261
• 50 or more: 512

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Maryland:	21.7%

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