Fairland

Population: 26,183
Median household income: $87,924
Median home value: $440,800

Fairland is a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, home to 26,183 residents. At $87,924, its median household income sits below Montgomery County's $128,733.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairland's population grew 3.8% from 25,220 to 26,183, while its median home value rose 26.2% from $349,300 to $440,800.

The median resident is 37.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,183
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $87,924
Median home value: $440,800
Median gross rent: $1,851
Housing units: 9,860
Homeownership rate: 47.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,220	$84,426	$349,300	$1,689
2020	25,649	$84,087	$361,300	$1,711
2021	25,324	$85,565	$371,400	$1,773
2022	25,987	$91,265	$425,700	$1,854
2023	26,183	$87,924	$440,800	$1,851

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,787	6.8%
5 to 17	4,682	17.9%
18 to 24	2,024	7.7%
25 to 34	3,806	14.5%
35 to 44	4,144	15.8%
45 to 54	3,154	12.0%
55 to 64	3,410	13.0%
65 to 74	2,462	9.4%
75 and over	714	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,008	11.5%
Black or African American	15,734	60.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	73	0.3%
Asian	2,639	10.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	276	1.1%
Two or more races	979	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,474	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate21.6%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree19.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,557	8.8%
High school graduate	3,817	21.6%
Some college or associate's	4,303	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,656	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,357	19.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone63.9%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit7.2%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.3%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,871	63.9%
Carpooled	1,296	9.3%
Public transit	1,004	7.2%
Walked	63	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,405	17.3%
Other means	252	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,379	12.0%
15 to 29 min	3,183	27.7%
30 to 44 min	3,488	30.4%
45 to 59 min	1,473	12.8%
60+ min	1,963	17.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 10.1% (2,624 of 25,960)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,624	69.9%
Nonfamily households	2,849	30.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,473	96.1%
Vacant	387	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,477	47.3%
Renter-occupied	4,996	52.7%

1-unit, detached23.4%

1-unit, attached30.0%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units35.5%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,307	23.4%
1-unit, attached	2,962	30.0%
2 to 4 units	364	3.7%
5 to 19 units	3,502	35.5%
20 or more units	719	7.3%
Mobile home & other	6	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2427250
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.0808, -76.9525