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Fairland

Maryland · 26,231 residents · 4.97 sq mi
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The short version

With 26,231 people, Fairland is a city in Maryland. The foreign-born share is 40%. 46% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. There are 5,283 people per square mile. About 46% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
26,231
+21%since 2000
from 21,738 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
5,283 / sq mi
+17%since 2009
from 4,518 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.5
+20%since 2000
from 32.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
4.97 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
19K21K23K25K27K19902000201020202024Fairland
202426K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(1,481)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.2%(1,881)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.1%(1,865)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.7%(1,232)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.2%(1,897)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.6%(3,308)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416.1%(4,224)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.9%(3,127)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.9%(3,638)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.7%(2,801)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842%(532)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.9%(245)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$98,800
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $56,624 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$46,997
+64%since 2000
from $28,603 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
61.5%
+15.6 ptssince 2009
from 45.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.4%
+5.1 ptssince 2000
from 5.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.435
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.434 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information8.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services5.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade4%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration3.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Retail trade2.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$477,300
+75%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $149,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,894
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $914 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
46.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 47.6% in 2000
54.0% rent
Vacancy rate
3.3%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.74 people
+5%since 2009
from 2.61 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.8%
−19.8 ptssince 2009
from 42.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
59.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 60.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.8
−13%since 2009
from 5.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
30
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic33.1%(7,193)
Black42.3%(9,192)
Hispanic / Latino6.7%(1,461)
Asian14.5%(3,149)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic11.3%(2,955)
Black57.9%(15,179)
Hispanic / Latino16.7%(4,378)
Asian8.6%(2,263)
Other5.6%(1,456)
Diversity Score
77
−10%since 2009
from 86 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American9.1%(2,397)
Salvadoran6.4%(1,678)
Dominican2.2%(571)
Puerto Rican1.7%(443)
Nicaraguan1.5%(405)
Cuban1.3%(333)
Mexican0.8%(221)
Honduran0.7%(183)
Colombian0.5%(131)
Guatemalan0.4%(112)
Peruvian0.4%(100)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.2%(41)
Panamanian0.1%(19)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.9%(748)
Vietnamese2%(514)
Filipino1%(264)
Korean0.8%(201)
Chinese0.6%(167)
Indonesian0.4%(100)
Nepalese0.4%(100)
Burmese0.2%(43)
Sri Lankan0.1%(36)
Pakistani0.1%(19)
Japanese0%(13)
Ancestry
Subsaharan African22.8%(5,972)
West Indian7%(1,832)
Ethiopian4.8%(1,264)
Jamaican3.6%(940)
Haitian2.7%(709)
Irish2.7%(701)
German2.6%(683)
Ghanaian2.2%(571)
English2.1%(549)
American1.5%(402)
Nigerian1.2%(323)
Italian1.1%(292)
+ 30 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish0.8%(204)
Arab0.6%(165)
Brazilian0.5%(124)
French0.4%(116)
Greek0.4%(108)
Jordanian0.4%(100)
Dutch0.3%(81)
Welsh0.3%(73)
British0.3%(71)
Guyanese0.3%(71)
Iranian0.3%(70)
Palestinian0.2%(65)
Czech0.2%(60)
Russian0.2%(60)
Kenyan0.2%(60)
Polish0.2%(50)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(44)
Croatian0.1%(35)
Canadian0.1%(32)
Swedish0.1%(30)
Lithuanian0.1%(29)
Somali0.1%(19)
Norwegian0.1%(18)
Slovak0.1%(18)
Danish0.1%(16)
Finnish0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
46.4%
−5.1 ptssince 2000
from 51.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.4%
−5.6 ptssince 2000
from 94.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
19.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2000
from 20.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
35.0 min
+17%since 2000
from 29.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
63.3%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 68.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
6.9%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
17.5%
+12.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.3%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
11.0%
+3.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.1%
−4.6 ptssince 2011
from 10.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
73.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2011
from 74.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
83.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 83.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.3%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
49.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 47.1% in 2009
Female
52.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 52.9% in 2009
Foreign born
39.7%
+5.6 ptssince 2009
from 34.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.2%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.3%
+5.6 ptssince 2012
from 6.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.0%
−8.5 ptssince 2013
from 15.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.2%
+8.2 ptssince 2017
from 88.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 99.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 86.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
55.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2016
from 56.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
14.3%
+4.2 ptssince 2016
from 10.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married43.1%(4,395)
Married49.4%(5,032)
Widowed0.8%(86)
Divorced6.6%(675)
Women 15+
Never married39.9%(4,316)
Married40.9%(4,425)
Widowed8%(868)
Divorced11.2%(1,207)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.0%
−8.5 ptssince 2013
from 15.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.9%
−4.8 ptssince 2020
from 56.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.6%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 9.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.6%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 10.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
28.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 27.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 0.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 64.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.4%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 36.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)35%(226)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.8%(218)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47%(303)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.8%(50)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II7.8%(50)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 645 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Fairland, Maryland?

Fairland, Maryland has about 26,231 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Fairland, Maryland?

The typical household in Fairland, Maryland earns about $98,800 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Fairland, Maryland expensive?

In Fairland, Maryland, the median home is worth about $477,300, and the typical rent is about $1,894 a month.

How educated are people in Fairland, Maryland?

About 46.4% of adults age 25 and over in Fairland, Maryland hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Fairland, Maryland?

About 10.4% of people in Fairland, Maryland live below the federal poverty line.

Has Fairland, Maryland grown since 1990?

Yes, Fairland, Maryland has grown since 1990. The population has added about 6,403 residents, a change of about 32 percent over that period.

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