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Maryland·Prince George's County
2 tracts·13K people·$714K median·3,955/mi²
Black 78 · White 7 · Multiracial 7 · Asian 6 · Hispanic 2 · Other 0
Married couple 64 · Other 23 · Living alone 14
Professional 28 · Public admin 19 · Retail 19 · Health 12 · Leisure 10 · Manufacturing 8 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 69 · Sales · office 15 · Service 11 · Production · transport 4 · Construction · maintenance 1
Drive alone 55 · Work from home 33 · Carpool 8 · Transit 5 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
The median home value in Fairwood is $713,700 (Census ACS) — 1.6× the US median of $458,812.
Fairwood has 7,526 residents across 2 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.6; the population is 78.2% Black, 7.1% White, 6.8% Multiracial, 6.3% Asian, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino and 0.0% Other; the average household has 3.0 people; 71.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.5% (Census ACS).
Median gross rent is $3,435/month, 118% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Fairwood is $181,458 a year, 111% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Fairwood, median rent is $3,435/month and the median home value is $713,700 (Census ACS).
Fairwood reported 4.4 violent crimes and 25.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Prince George's County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches; snowfall averages 14 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fairwood are landslide (83), winter weather (80) and lightning (67), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fairwood, 0.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).