Cottage City, Maryland

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Population in July 2007: 1,139. Population change since 2000: +1.3%

Males: 543	(47.7%)
Females: 596	(52.3%)

Median resident age:	39.8 years
Maryland median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 20722.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,800 (it was $38,594 in 2000)

Cottage City	$47,800
Maryland:	$68,080

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $256,500 (it was $105,300 in 2000)

Cottage City	$256,500
Maryland:	$347,000

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Races in Cottage City:

Black (54.8%)
White Non-Hispanic (26.4%)
Hispanic (13.3%)
Other race (7.6%)
Two or more races (4.1%)
Filipino (2.5%)
American Indian (2.0%)
Asian Indian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Cottage City: 98.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (6.3%), Irish (5.8%), West Indian (5.3%), United States (5.2%), English (4.0%), Italian (2.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1924

Elevation: 35 feet

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 4626 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cottage City

High school or higher: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 6.1%
Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cottage City town

Never married: 29.9%
Now married: 42.3%
Separated: 3.3%
Widowed: 11.4%
Divorced: 13.2%

239 residents are foreign born (14.3% Latin America, 2.7% Asia, 2.5% Africa).

This town:	21.0%
Maryland:	9.8%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Cottage City, Maryland in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cottage City to the number of sex offenders is 570 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cottage City:	1.7% ($1,760)
Maryland:	1.2% ($1,782)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Washington, DC (4.6 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (144.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Colmar Manor, MD (0.3 miles ), Brentwood, MD (0.5 miles ), North Brentwood, MD (0.5 miles ), Mount Rainier, MD (1.0 miles ), Hyattsville, MD (1.4 miles ), Bladensburg, MD (1.5 miles ), Edmonston, MD (1.6 miles ), Riverdale Park, MD (2.3 miles ).

Latitude: 38.94 N, Longitude: 76.95 W

Cottage City household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -142 (-11.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (20%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Health care (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Public administration (15%)
Educational services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Carpenters (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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Crime in Cottage City by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	168.9	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	85.1	0.0	0.0
Robberies	3	5	0	0	3	9
per 100,000	260.2	427.4	0.0	0.0	253.4	763.4
Assaults	8	8	0	1	1	6
per 100,000	693.8	683.8	0.0	85.1	84.5	508.9
Burglaries	5	2	7	8	5	9
per 100,000	433.7	170.9	596.3	680.9	422.3	763.4
Thefts	38	11	18	22	26	24
per 100,000	3295.8	940.2	1533.2	1872.3	2195.9	2035.6
Auto thefts	9	13	13	9	17	15
per 100,000	780.6	1111.1	1107.3	766.0	1435.8	1272.3
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	441.5	403.4	191.7	268.9	663.0	567.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (5 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.39
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Cottage City, Maryland

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Cottage City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 33% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/24/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.1 miles away from the Cottage City town center killed 2 people and injured 55 people and caused $101 million in damages.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.0 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Cottage City:

PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; WASHINGTON, DC)
MEDLINK HOSPITAL OF CAPITOL HILL (about 4 miles; WASHINGTON, DC)
PRINCE GEORGES HOSPITL CENTER (about 5 miles; CHEVERLY, MD)

Political contributions by individuals in Cottage City, MD

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cottage City:

RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 9 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
ANDREWS AFB (about 12 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID: ADW)
BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 26 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; ID: BWI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cottage City:

COLLEGE PARK (about 4 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; ID: CGS)
SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 6 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: 09W)
FREEWAY (about 13 miles; MITCHELLVILLE, MD; ID: W00)

Amtrak stations near Cottage City:

5 miles: WASHINGTON (50 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.E.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
7 miles: NEW CARROLLTON (4300 GARDEN CITY DR.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
12 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cottage City:

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (about 4 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; Adelphi, MD; FT enrollment: 8,434)
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 9,297)
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 16,045)
UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 8 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 3,223)
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-COLLEGE PARK (about 9 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; FT enrollment: 29,298)

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River: Northwest Branch Anacostia River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Maryland:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	53.5%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	13.5%
Whole state:	8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	7.4%
Whole state:	4.2%

Cottage City compared to Maryland state average:

Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Cottage City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Prince George's County Maryland:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Cottage City government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Police Protection: $199,000
Regular Highways: $151,000

General - Other: $150,000

Solid Waste Management: $45,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000

Financial Administration: $7,000

Housing & Community Development: $5,000

Fire Protection: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $55,000
All Other: $3,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $204,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $75,000
Police Protection: $30,000

General - Other: $22,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $167,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $73,000
Highways: $48,000

All Other: $23,000
Tax - Property: $263,000
NEC: $14,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $246,000

7.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,416 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.67%
Maryland average:	7.95%

0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($569 average AGI)
Prince George's County: 0.22%
Maryland average: 0.25%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from District of Columbia, DC	1.75% ($34,965 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, MD	1.36% ($37,929)
from Anne Arundel County, MD	0.40% ($45,884)

8.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.80%
Maryland average:	8.13%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($461 average AGI)
Prince George's County: 0.12%
Maryland average: 0.13%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Montgomery County, MD	1.41% ($37,903 average AGI)
to District of Columbia, DC	1.03% ($31,401)
to Anne Arundel County, MD	0.86% ($51,887)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cottage City:

WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
WACA (1540 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WHEATON, MD; Owner: AC ACQUISITION, LLC)
WWRC (1260 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
WKDL (730 AM; 8 kW; ALEXANDRIA, VA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALEXANDRIA LICENSEE, LLC)
WMAL (630 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cottage City:

WBIG-FM (100.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCSP-FM (90.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION)
WPGC-FM (95.5 FM; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MARYLAND)
WHFS (99.1 FM; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WRQX (107.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
WHUR-FM (96.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
WASH (97.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WKYS (93.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WARW (94.7 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WIHT (99.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WGMS-FM (103.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WAMU (88.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE EXEC. COMM. OF THE BD. OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN UNIV.)
WMMJ (102.3 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WETA (90.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
WGTS (91.9 FM; TAKOMA PARK, MD; Owner: COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPFW (89.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
WAVA (105.1 FM; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
WJFK-FM (106.7 FM; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF WASHINGTON, DC)
WWZZ (104.1 FM; WALDORF, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Cottage City:

WBDC-TV (Channel 50; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJLA-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ACC LICENSEE, INC.)
WUSA (Channel 9; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE DETROIT NEWS, INC.)
WTTG (Channel 5; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
WZDC-LP (Channel 64; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ONDA CAPITAL, INC.)
WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
W28BY (Channel 63; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFORMATION SUPER STATION, L.L.C.)
WMDO-CA (Channel 30; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKRP-LP (Channel 42; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA, LLC)
WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
WIAV-LP (Channel 58; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WPXW (Channel 66; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC.)

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