COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairfax vs Potomac Park
PLACE A
Fairfax, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Potomac Park, Maryland
Fairfax is 38% larger than Potomac Park. Potomac Park earns more, with a median household income $12,572 higher. Fairfax has grown faster since 2000 (-26% vs -68%).
FAIRFAXPOTOMAC PARKDIFFERENCE
Total population1,352978+38% vs Potomac Park
Population density4082,534−2,125
Population growth-25.7%-67.5%+41.9 pts
Median age50.344.7+5.6
Male52.2%52.7%−0.4 pts
Female47.8%47.3%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born1.1%1.0%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic21.1%92.8%−71.8 pts
Black76.0%0.2%+75.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Asian0.2%2.5%−2.2 pts
Other1.4%4.5%−3.1 pts
Median household income$40,649$53,221−$12,572
Per capita income$23,941$30,064−$6,123
Poverty rate26.8%17.3%+9.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.388+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%8.4%+1.3 pts
Graduate degree3.7%1.2%+2.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%5.5%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation51.7%52.4%−0.8 pts
Median home value$63,000$139,400−$76,400
Median gross rent$662$963−$301
Owner-occupied50.8%90.8%−39.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%9.3%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households28.2%54.3%−26.1 pts
Average commute41.221.6+19.6
Worked from home3.2%5.0%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.9%4.6%+9.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024