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    Fort Washington, MD
    Demographic Data



    Fort Washington Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Fort Washington Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    24,261

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    4.9%
    5 - 17:
    14.0%
    18 - 24:
    6.2%
    25 - 34:
    11.2%
    35 - 54:
    26.1%
    55 - 64:
    15.9%
    Over 65 Years:
    21.6%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    3.9%
    3.9%
    91.9%
    91.9%
    43.0%
    43.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Fort Washington
    USA
    $58,044
    $58,044
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Fort Washington
    USA
    $143,333
    $143,333
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    5.3%

    Employment Industries

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    Public Service
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Healthcare
    Retail
    Construction
    Education
    Transportation
    Accommodation
    Administration
    Real estate
    Other
    Finance
    Arts
    16.2%
    16.2%
    14.6%
    14.6%
    10.5%
    10.5%
    8.5%
    8.5%
    8.4%
    8.4%
    7.6%
    7.6%
    5.8%
    5.8%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    4.8%
    4.8%
    4.5%
    4.5%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    Black or African American
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    White
    Asian
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    58.6%
    58.6%
    19.4%
    19.4%
    10.8%
    10.8%
    7.1%
    7.1%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Irish
    English
    German
    Jamaican
    African
    Swedish
    European
    Ghanian
    Other Subsaharan African
    Italian
    Nigerian
    British
    Norwegian
    French
    Sierra Leonean
    Brazilian
    Dutch
    Polish
    Scots-Irish
    Scottish
    2.6%
    2.6%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Tagalog
    African languages
    French
    Arabic
    German/Yiddish
    Chinese
    Langs. of India
    Korean
    Pacific Island languages
    Urdu
    Hungarian
    Other Indo-European
    Other Asian languages
    French Creole
    Native American languages
    Navajo
    Vietnamese
    Laotian
    74.5%
    74.5%
    15.8%
    15.8%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Fort Washington Residents

    21.8%

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