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District 27, Fountain Head, Washington County, MD

7,553 Population
8.2 square miles 915.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.7 ±2.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 40.7 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maryland: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$50,398 ±$7,705 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Washington County: $39,035 ±$1,253
  • a little less than the amount in Maryland: $52,979 ±$282
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$104,932 ±$4,936 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Washington County: $77,747 ±$1,758
  • about the same as the amount in Maryland: $103,678 ±$597
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8% ±4.7% (592  ±356) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington County: 12.4% 18,423 (±1.1% / ±1,594)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maryland: 9.5% 574,017 (±0.2% / ±10,970)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.1 minutes ±3.9 (82,690  ±19,930) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Washington County: 28.8 1,783,765 (±0.8 / ±68,245)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maryland: 31.1 78,350,080 (±0.1 / ±410,720)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,839 ±296 Number of households
  • Washington County: 59,818 ±617
  • Maryland: 2,362,928 ±3,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (7,450  ±880) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington County: 2.5 148,289 (±0 / ±330)
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,076,810
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.7% ±4.8% (66  ±69) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 5.4% † 1,787 (±1.2% / ±394)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maryland: 5.1% 74,365 (±0.1% / ±1,886)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,002 ±306 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 64,145 ±181
  • Maryland: 2,560,784 ±424
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$352,500 ±$55,525 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Washington County: $296,100 ±$6,187
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Maryland: $419,900 ±$1,385
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.1% ±6.2% (758  ±471.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 11.7% † 18,064 (±1.2% / ±1,870.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maryland: 11.3% 695,589 (±0.2% / ±11,276.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.2% ±4% (4,922  ±639.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington County: 88.6% 96,784 (±2.1% / ±2,270.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 91.2% 3,920,643 (±0.4% / ±16,975.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
39.7% ±5.1% (2,143  ±379.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington County: 24.1% 26,365 (±1.2% / ±1,256)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maryland: 43.5% 1,868,776 (±0.3% / ±11,133.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.3% ±4% (853  ±318) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington County: 6.6% 10,265
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maryland: 16.6% 1,030,670
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.8% ±2.7% (452  ±167) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 7.1% 8,643 (±0.5% / ±618)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 6.8% 327,493 (±0.1% / ±4,654)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
452 Total veterans ±167 431 Male ±157 21 Female ±33

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