CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Forest Glen

Maryland · 7,344 residents · 1.00 sq mi

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Forest Glen is home to 7,344 people in Maryland. This is an unusually credentialed place: 50% of adults have a four-year degree. The median age is 38.7, about 3 years above the US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.8% of residents. Households take in $59,844 a year at the median, 41% more than the country as a whole. The typical home is worth $167,800.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 38.7

US median: 35.2

More educated

50% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 53%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,344

Unchangedvs 2009

vs 7,370 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

38.7

+6%vs 2009

vs 36.6 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

1.00 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.4%(544)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.2%(452)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(387)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 194.4%(322)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.3%(315)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3415.5%(1,136)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.6%(1,291)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5415.4%(1,133)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.4%(618)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.8%(497)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.6%(488)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.2%(161)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$59,844

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $87,188 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$28,536

−27%vs 2009

vs $39,004 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

3.8%

−0.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 4.2% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$167,800

−53%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $442,300 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$763

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $1,256 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

68.8%

−1.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 70.2% in 2009

31.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic45%(3,319)

Black19.9%(1,468)

Hispanic / Latino17.1%(1,258)

Asian14.4%(1,062)

2000

White, non-Hispanic57.4%(4,217)

Black17.1%(1,255)

Hispanic / Latino14.3%(1,047)

Asian7.7%(569)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American16.9%(1,155)

Salvadoran16.3%(1,113)

South American2.1%(143)

Mexican1.8%(120)

Bolivian1.1%(77)

Paraguayan0.7%(49)

Cuban0.5%(31)

Honduran0.3%(23)

Guatemalan0.3%(19)

Ecuadorian0.2%(17)

Spaniard0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese2.5%(168)

Filipino1.9%(127)

Asian Indian0.4%(27)

Vietnamese0.3%(21)

Taiwanese0.3%(20)

Japanese0.3%(20)

Thai0.1%(9)

Pakistani0%(1)

Ancestry

Irish11.8%(805)

German8.9%(609)

English6%(407)

Polish5.1%(351)

Subsaharan African5%(344)

Italian5%(339)

Ethiopian3.7%(255)

Norwegian2.9%(199)

Russian2%(138)

Scottish2%(138)

Ukrainian1.5%(102)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(91)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

French1.3%(90)

American1.2%(85)

Swedish1.2%(84)

Belgian1%(65)

Welsh0.8%(53)

Czech0.7%(49)

Lithuanian0.7%(48)

West Indian0.7%(45)

Haitian0.7%(45)

British0.3%(22)

Austrian0.3%(18)

Nigerian0.2%(15)

Armenian0.2%(13)

Swiss0.2%(12)

Finnish0.1%(10)

Danish0.1%(9)

Dutch0.1%(9)

Slovak0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

49.5%

−10.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 59.6% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

85.6%

−4.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 89.7% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

23.8%

−8.8 ptsvs 2009

vs 32.7% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.9 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married28.3%(759)

Married60.7%(1,626)

Widowed3.4%(90)

Divorced7.6%(203)

Women 15+

Never married22.7%(764)

Married54.2%(1,821)

Widowed12.7%(428)

Divorced10.3%(346)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.9%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 12.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.3%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 71.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.8%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.2%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 79.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.3%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.7% 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)14.9%(27)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.7%(14)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.3%(91)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.3%(24)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 181 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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