Camp Springs vs Fort Washington

A side-by-side comparison of Camp Springs and Fort Washington: population, income, housing, and more.

Camp Springs and Fort Washington are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Washington has the higher population (25,843 vs 22,174 in Camp Springs). Fort Washington has the higher median household income ($145,942 vs $115,157 in Camp Springs). Fort Washington has the higher median home value ($464,300 vs $379,500 in Camp Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Camp Springs	Fort Washington
Population	22,174	25,843
Median age	40.8 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$115,157	$145,942
Median home value	$379,500	$464,300
Median gross rent	$2,175	$2,724
Housing units	8,595	8,854
Homeownership rate	66.8%	91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	41.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camp Springs	Fort Washington
Population	21,841 → 22,174 (+1.5%)	24,237 → 25,843 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$95,484 → $115,157 (+20.6%)	$117,950 → $145,942 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$281,500 → $379,500 (+34.8%)	$358,500 → $464,300 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$2,023 → $2,175 (+7.5%)	$2,084 → $2,724 (+30.7%)

Camp Springs

Population

21,84122,174

Median household income

$95,484$115,157

Median home value

$281,500$379,500

Median gross rent

$2,023$2,175

Fort Washington

Population

24,23725,843

Median household income

$117,950$145,942

Median home value

$358,500$464,300

Median gross rent

$2,084$2,724

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camp Springs	Fort Washington
Under 5	5.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.6%	14.4%
18 to 24	9.8%	5.7%
25 to 34	14.0%	11.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.8%
55 to 64	14.8%	15.4%
65 to 74	9.6%	13.5%
75 and over	6.2%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camp Springs	Fort Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	7.3%	10.3%
Black or African American	76.6%	59.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camp Springs	Fort Washington
No high school diploma	5.9%	8.1%
High school graduate	31.1%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camp Springs	Fort Washington
Drove alone	64.8%	66.9%
Carpooled	11.0%	9.2%
Public transit	7.5%	4.3%
Walked	0.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	16.5%
Other means	2.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camp Springs	Fort Washington
1-unit, detached	64.4%	97.2%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	18.7%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Camp Springs	Fort Washington
Poverty rate	6.5%	5.4%
Average household size	2.66	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	38	39
Median year structure built	1971	1980