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Fort Washington, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Fort Washington is a Census CDP of 25,134 people across 13.79 square miles of land, in Prince George's County. Median household income is $143,333, 91.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 42 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Washington
What Fort Washington is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area13.79 sq mi
- Water area2.78 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,822
- 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.
Fort Washington
How many people live in Fort Washington
- Population25,134
- Median age45.9
- Population under 184,765
- Share under 1819.0 percent
- Population 65 and over5,433
- Share 65 and over21.6 percent
- Households8,540
- Family households6,575
- Share of households that are families77.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Washington
Income and work in Fort Washington
- Median household income$143,333
- Per capita income$58,044
- Civilian labor force13,706
- Employed12,898
- Unemployed808 plus or minus 341
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over18,806
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Washington
Housing in Fort Washington
- Housing units8,897
- Occupied units8,540
- Vacant units357 plus or minus 174
- Vacancy rate4.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Owner occupied7,801
- Renter occupied739 plus or minus 217
- Ownership rate91.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$480,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,690
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.5 percent
- Single family units8,723
- Share single family98.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more174 plus or minus 72
- Share in buildings of two or more2.0 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Washington
How Fort Washington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,262
- Commuting under 15 minutes457 plus or minus 154
- Share commuting under 15 minutes4.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,896
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more67.2 percent
- Drove alone65.9 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport3.4 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home19.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Washington
SBA loans in Fort Washington (7(a))
- Approvals42
- Gross approval$9,290,600
- Average approval$221,205
- Median approval$73,650
- Ninetieth percentile approval$295,500
- Largest approval$2,926,000
- Jobs supported346
- Jobs per approval8.2
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.4 percent
- Share to franchises4.8 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS30
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Washington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fort Washington
SBA loans in Fort Washington (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$735,000
- Average approval$735,000
- Median approval$735,000
- Largest approval$735,000
- Jobs supported1
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Washington, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Prince George's County, not Fort Washington
Prince George's County context, not Fort Washington 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 Fort Washington.
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
Fort Washington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Washington, Maryland?
25,134, in 8,540 households. Fort Washington CDP covers 13.79 square miles of land, which is 1,822 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Washington 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 Fort Washington?
$143,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $480,100. Median gross rent is $2,690 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fort Washington businesses?
42 7(a) approvals totaling $9.3 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $73,650, plus 1 504 approvals worth $735,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Washington, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fort Washington borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fort Washington. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Washington 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 Fort Washington.
Is zoning published for Fort Washington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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