Fountainhead-Orchard Hills vs St. James

A side-by-side comparison of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills and St. James: population, income, housing, and more.

Fountainhead-Orchard Hills and St. James are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fountainhead-Orchard Hills has the higher population (6,364 vs 4,581 in St. James). St. James has the higher median household income ($103,105 vs $97,743 in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills). St. James has the higher median home value ($390,800 vs $321,900 in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Fountainhead-Orchard Hills	St. James
Population	6,364	4,581
Median age	44.4 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$97,743	$103,105
Median home value	$321,900	$390,800
Median gross rent	$1,518	$1,252
Housing units	2,644	1,704
Homeownership rate	84.3%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.7%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fountainhead-Orchard Hills	St. James
Population	5,774 → 6,364 (+10.2%)	3,860 → 4,581 (+18.7%)
Median household income	$71,719 → $97,743 (+36.3%)	$107,868 → $103,105 (-4.4%)
Median home value	$231,900 → $321,900 (+38.8%)	$264,700 → $390,800 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,194 → $1,518 (+27.1%)	$1,148 → $1,252 (+9.1%)

Fountainhead-Orchard Hills

Population

5,7746,364

Median household income

$71,719$97,743

Median home value

$231,900$321,900

Median gross rent

$1,194$1,518

St. James

Population

3,8604,581

Median household income

$107,868$103,105

Median home value

$264,700$390,800

Median gross rent

$1,148$1,252

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fountainhead-Orchard Hills	St. James
Under 5	2.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	18.2%	22.4%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	11.4%	11.5%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.9%
45 to 54	17.6%	17.9%
55 to 64	10.6%	6.1%
65 to 74	11.6%	9.8%
75 and over	7.9%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fountainhead-Orchard Hills	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	65.5%
Black or African American	6.8%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.6%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.1%	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fountainhead-Orchard Hills	St. James
No high school diploma	11.1%	6.6%
High school graduate	16.2%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fountainhead-Orchard Hills	St. James
Drove alone	75.6%	77.6%
Carpooled	11.1%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	3.9%
Walked	2.4%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fountainhead-Orchard Hills	St. James
1-unit, detached	74.5%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	15.2%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fountainhead-Orchard Hills	St. James
Poverty rate	10.0%	3.1%
Average household size	2.59	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	28	44
Median year structure built	1978	1996