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Fairwood, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Fairwood is a Census CDP of 7,526 people across 3.41 square miles of land, in Prince George's County. Median household income is $181,458, 91.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fairwood
What Fairwood is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.41 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,206
- County holding the largest share of its areaPrince George's County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairwood
How many people live in Fairwood
- Population7,526
- Median age40.6
- Population under 182,088 plus or minus 683
- Share under 1827.7 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Population 65 and over835 plus or minus 246
- Share 65 and over11.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Households2,497
- Family households2,039
- Share of households that are families81.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairwood
Income and work in Fairwood
- Median household income$181,458
- Per capita income$74,381
- Civilian labor force4,444
- Employed4,390
- Unemployed54 plus or minus 52
- Unemployment rate1.2 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over4,968
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher71.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree43.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairwood
Housing in Fairwood
- Housing units2,497
- Occupied units2,497
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied2,286
- Renter occupied211 plus or minus 110
- Ownership rate91.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$713,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,435
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.7 percent
- Single family units2,475
- Share single family99.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more22 plus or minus 35
- Share in buildings of two or more0.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2008
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairwood
How Fairwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,782
- Commuting under 15 minutes208 plus or minus 140
- Share commuting under 15 minutes7.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,902 plus or minus 398
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more68.4 percent
- Drove alone54.7 percent
- Carpooled4.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport5.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home34.8 percent plus or minus 9.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prince George's County, not Fairwood
Prince George's County context, not Fairwood figures
- Establishments in Prince George's County16,350
- Covered employment, Prince George's County329,476
- Average annual pay, Prince George's County$73,373
- Housing units permitted, Prince George's County1,473
Every figure in this section is published for Prince George's County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fairwood.
All Prince George's County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fairwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fairwood, Maryland?
7,526, in 2,497 households. Fairwood CDP covers 3.41 square miles of land, which is 2,206 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fairwood in?
Prince George's County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fairwood?
$181,458. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $713,700. Median gross rent is $3,435 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Fairwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Prince George's County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fairwood.
Is zoning published for Fairwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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