Forest Glen, MD (Maryland) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 7,376, Rural population: 0)

Forest Glen, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,098 (3,018 occupied: 2,131 owner occupied, 887 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	32%

Housing density: 2404 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $342,460.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,093 (lower quartile is $960, upper quartile is $1,501)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,040

Median gross rent in Forest Glen, MD in 2007: $1,126

Housing units in Forest Glen with a mortgage: 1,331 (120 second mortgage, 157 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 456

Forest Glen,MD index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $418,066 (it was $167,800 in 2000)

Forest Glen:	$418,066
Maryland:	$347,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $367,887 - $430,062

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $406,083
Here: $406,083
State: $459,189

Townhouses or other attached units: $392,535
Here: $392,535
State: $274,414

In 2-unit structures: $150,108
Here: $150,108
State: $238,436

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $324,892
Here: $324,892
State: $273,938

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $250,835
Here: $250,835
State: $280,693

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,269

In family households: 5,872 (1,327 male householders, 498 female householders)
1,501 spouses, 1,861 children (1,771 natural, 50 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 88 grandchildren, 120 brothers or sisters, 114 parents, 197 other relatives, 166 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,397 (380 male householders (282 living alone)), 760 female householders (665 living alone)), 257 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 107 (91 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 759 2-persons, 415 3-persons, 374 4-persons, 160 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 63 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 947 1-person, 149 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

1,180 married couples with children.
261 single-parent households (59 men, 202 women).

67.0% of residents of Forest Glen speak English at home.
15.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
8.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
7.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,948 (26.4%)
(41.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest Glen, Maryland:
	1 room: 20 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 80 4 rooms: 167 5 rooms: 297 6 rooms: 379 7 rooms: 413 8 rooms: 445 9 or more rooms: 315

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest Glen, Maryland:
	1 room: 27 2 rooms: 125 3 rooms: 201 4 rooms: 125 5 rooms: 198 6 rooms: 95 7 rooms: 27 8 rooms: 82 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 9
1990 to 1994: 35
1980 to 1989: 337
1970 to 1979: 338
1960 to 1969: 377
1950 to 1959: 1,009
1940 to 1949: 851
1939 or earlier: 126

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forest Glen:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 144 2 bedrooms: 379 3 bedrooms: 1,005 4 bedrooms: 485 5 or more bedrooms: 98

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest Glen:
	no bedroom: 27 1 bedroom: 298 2 bedrooms: 372 3 bedrooms: 135 4 bedrooms: 42 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Forest Glen in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 75 1 vehicle: 874 2 vehicles: 881 3 vehicles: 224 4 vehicles: 77 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Forest Glen in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 213 1 vehicle: 412 2 vehicles: 236 3 vehicles: 19 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Forest Glen, MD:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 1
$150,000 to $174,999: 30
$175,000 to $199,999: 48
$200,000 to $249,999: 120
$250,000 to $299,999: 118
$300,000 to $399,999: 562
$400,000 to $499,999: 804
$500,000 to $749,999: 401
$750,000 to $999,999: 25
$1,000,000 or more: 24

Forest Glen rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Forest Glen:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 3
$450 to $499: 9
$500 to $549: 7
$550 to $599: 6
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 6
$700 to $749: 33
$750 to $799: 49
$800 to $899: 38
$900 to $999: 53
$1,000 to $1,249: 382
$1,250 to $1,499: 95
$1,500 to $1,999: 147
$2,000 or more: 34
No cash rent: 21

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 348 1990 to 1994: 570 1985 to 1989: 400 1980 to 1984: 180 1975 to 1979: 156 1970 to 1974: 70 1970 to 1974: 42 1965 to 1969: 182

Forest Glen, MD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 47.7%
Number of people working at home: 148 (3.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 24
5 to 9 minutes: 133
10 to 14 minutes: 210
15 to 19 minutes: 413
20 to 24 minutes: 613
25 to 29 minutes: 314
30 to 34 minutes: 574
35 to 39 minutes: 207
40 to 44 minutes: 250
45 to 59 minutes: 578
60 to 89 minutes: 255
90 or more minutes: 35

Forest Glen mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,364 (63%)
Carpooled: 351 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 203 (5%)
Subway or elevated: 631 (17%)
Railroad: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 15 (0%)
Walked: 32 (1%)
Worked at home: 148 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 125
$10,000 to $14,999: 125
$15,000 to $19,999: 100
$20,000 to $24,999: 172
$25,000 to $29,999: 88
$30,000 to $34,999: 134
$35,000 to $39,999: 221
$40,000 to $44,999: 114
$45,000 to $49,999: 145
$50,000 to $59,999: 261
$60,000 to $74,999: 338
$75,000 to $99,999: 508
$100,000 to $124,999: 290
$125,000 to $149,999: 138
$150,000 to $199,999: 129
$200,000 or more: 77

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2491

Irish: 634

German: 554

English: 503

Italian: 404

Subsaharan African:: 248

United States or American: 230

Polish: 187

Scottish: 150

French (except Basque): 120

Russian: 115

British: 92

Ethiopian: 81

European: 69

Nigerian: 51

Scotch-Irish: 50

African: 46

Jamaican: 45

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 45

Norwegian: 42

Other Subsaharan African: 39

Yugoslavian: 38

Canadian: 37

Greek: 35

Swiss: 33

Turkish: 31

Portuguese: 23

Scandinavian: 21

Slavic: 20

Dutch: 19

Swedish: 19

Iranian: 17

Lebanese: 17

Arab:: 17

Hungarian: 17

Lithuanian: 17

Romanian: 15

Kenyan: 15

Eastern European: 15

Finnish: 13

Ukrainian: 13

Danish: 10

Czech: 10

Sierra Leonean: 10

Northern European: 9

Austrian: 8

Czechoslovakian: 8

Liberian: 6

Slovene: 5

Croatian: 5

French Canadian: 4

Belgian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

El Salvador (13%)
Philippines (7%)
Vietnam (6%)
Honduras (5%)
Ethiopia (4%)
India (4%)
Guatemala (4%)

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

This state: 1300
Northeast: 1080
Midwest: 411
South: 2201
West: 347

58% of Forest Glen residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Maryland.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 70
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 60
7th and 8th grade: 36
9th grade: 63
10th grade: 23
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 24
High school graduate (or equivalency): 421
Less than 1 year of college: 86
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 294
Associate degree: 86
Bachelor's degree: 576
Master's degree: 342
Professional school degree: 141
Doctorate degree: 145

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 72
5th and 6th grade: 80
7th and 8th grade: 48
9th grade: 39
10th grade: 33
11th grade: 44
12th grade, no diploma: 127
High school graduate (or equivalency): 494
Less than 1 year of college: 135
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 283
Associate degree: 146
Bachelor's degree: 808
Master's degree: 503
Professional school degree: 94
Doctorate degree: 59

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 1.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 12.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 2.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $85,069
Black householders: $54,850
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $18,942
Asian householders: $88,178
Some other race householders: $50,649
Two or more races householders: $109,679
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $51,880

Forest Glen household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Forest Glen household income for Black householders

Forest Glen household income for Asian householders

Forest Glen household income for Some other race householders

Forest Glen household income for Two or more races householders

Forest Glen household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Forest Glen marital status for males

Forest Glen marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $436,502
Black or African American householders: $417,816
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $685,149
Asian householders: $445,720
Some other race householders: $342,574
Two or more races householders: $360,762
Hispanic or Latino householders: $399,629

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,838
One, attached: 294
Two: 48
3 or 4: 105
5 to 9: 329
10 to 19: 93
20 to 49: 43
50 or more: 348

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Forest Glen:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (14%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (71%) Electricity (20%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 114

Here:	17.6%
Maryland:	14.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27

Here:	8.6%
Maryland:	13.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 39

Here:	15.1%
Maryland:	21.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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