Clarksburg vs Fairland

A side-by-side comparison of Clarksburg and Fairland: population, income, housing, and more.

Clarksburg and Fairland are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clarksburg has the higher population (29,246 vs 26,183 in Fairland). Clarksburg has the higher median household income ($178,641 vs $87,924 in Fairland). Clarksburg has the higher median home value ($646,200 vs $440,800 in Fairland).

Population, income & housing

	Clarksburg	Fairland
Population	29,246	26,183
Median age	38.2 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$178,641	$87,924
Median home value	$646,200	$440,800
Median gross rent	$2,298	$1,851
Housing units	9,198	9,860
Homeownership rate	87.3%	47.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.2%	45.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarksburg	Fairland
Population	24,767 → 29,246 (+18.1%)	25,220 → 26,183 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$147,070 → $178,641 (+21.5%)	$84,426 → $87,924 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$482,500 → $646,200 (+33.9%)	$349,300 → $440,800 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,089 → $2,298 (+10.0%)	$1,689 → $1,851 (+9.6%)

Clarksburg

Population

24,76729,246

Median household income

$147,070$178,641

Median home value

$482,500$646,200

Median gross rent

$2,089$2,298

Fairland

Population

25,22026,183

Median household income

$84,426$87,924

Median home value

$349,300$440,800

Median gross rent

$1,689$1,851

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarksburg	Fairland
Under 5	8.3%	6.8%
5 to 17	21.8%	17.9%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.7%
25 to 34	8.9%	14.5%
35 to 44	19.0%	15.8%
45 to 54	16.7%	12.0%
55 to 64	10.8%	13.0%
65 to 74	6.1%	9.4%
75 and over	3.1%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarksburg	Fairland
White (non-Hispanic)	26.3%	11.5%
Black or African American	15.7%	60.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	40.6%	10.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	1.1%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarksburg	Fairland
No high school diploma	5.8%	8.8%
High school graduate	10.7%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	15.2%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	35.1%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	33.1%	19.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarksburg	Fairland
Drove alone	60.1%	63.9%
Carpooled	6.9%	9.3%
Public transit	2.6%	7.2%
Walked	0.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.3%	17.3%
Other means	1.8%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarksburg	Fairland
1-unit, detached	54.6%	23.4%
1-unit, attached	34.3%	30.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	35.5%
20 or more units	2.5%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Clarksburg	Fairland
Poverty rate	4.5%	10.1%
Average household size	3.25	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	34	36
Median year structure built	2010	1985