Maryland · Census place 29712
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills CDP, MD
Quick answer
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills CDP has 6,364 residents, ranking #178 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $97,743, the median home is worth $321,900 and median gross rent runs $1,518 a month.
- Population
- 6,364Fountainhead-Orchard Hills CDP residents
- Median household income
- $97,743Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $321,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,518Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fountainhead-Orchard Hills CDP median would spend about 18.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10% of residents and 84.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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