With 6,567 people, Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is a city in Maryland. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 2,723 people. 89% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. At a median age of 44.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 1,487 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $103,340, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
What changed most since 2000
White share93.3% → 67.3%(−26.0 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Population3,844 → 6,567(+71%)US over the same years: +19%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$248,656 → $333,000(+34%)US over the same years: +71%
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills's population equals 4.2% of Washington County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.1% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 8.2% of the county's.
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)3.1%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.3%(79)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.5%(70)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.2%(20)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 325 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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Over time
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, decade by decade
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
3,844
$90,442
$248,656
31.2%
16.1
2010
5,666
$88,515
$441,210
32.7%
39.3
2020
6,189
$91,097
$305,919
35.1%
56.7
2024
6,567
$103,340
$333,000
39.1%
64.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
