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Fort Washington, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fort Washington, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 50,722. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet FORT-WASHINGTON-MD · Fort Washington, MD 1 ZIPs · 50,722 pop · #1877/25278 · Prince George's County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $124,190
  • RANK-TOP #1877/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clinton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-SMALL 50,722
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $439,400

Nearest income peer: Clinton, MD (+ $2,006 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Fort Washington

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fort Washington on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Fort Washington, MD sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 7%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
50,722
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$124,190
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $124,190 and home value $439,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 37.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fort Washington as a pure owner town.

Within Maryland, Elk Mills is the closest lower-income city and Aberdeen Proving Ground the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fort Washington.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 20744, is all of Fort Washington

There is no split to weigh here: 20744 holds every one of Fort Washington's 50,722 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Fort Washington

Citywide ZBP: 520 establishments, 5,112 employees , annual payroll $212,422k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20744 (520 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (88) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Fort Washington, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Prince George's County, which covers 35 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fort Washington. See the Prince George's County roll-up →

Fort Washington sits in the upper half of Prince George's County on income: Hyattsville, Laurel and District Heights report less, while Bowie and Upper Marlboro report more. District Heights marks the far end of that range at $76,298, 39% below Fort Washington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20744 50,722 $124,190 520 744
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Fort Washington roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Fort Washington, .