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Population (year 2000): 10,938
Males: 5,270  (48.2%)
Females: 5,668  (51.8%)

Prince George's County

Median resident age:  37.8 years
Maryland median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 20744.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $92,000 (it was $80,214 in 2000)
Friendly  $92,000
Maryland:  $61,592

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $303,100 (it was $161,300 in 2000)
Friendly  $303,100
Maryland:  $280,200

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Races in Friendly:

  • Black (77.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (13.0%)
  • Filipino (4.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Friendly: 124.3 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (3.5%), English (2.8%), Subsaharan African (2.1%), Irish (2.0%), West Indian (1.6%), United States (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 233 feet

Land area: 6.79 square miles.

Population density: 1610 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Friendly

  • High school or higher: 91.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 40.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Friendly CDP

  • Never married: 24.9%
  • Now married: 61.0%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 4.2%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

903 residents are foreign born (4.4% Asia, 2.8% Latin America).

This place:  8.3%
Maryland:  9.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Friendly:  1.6% ($2,554)
Maryland:  1.2% ($1,782)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Alexandria, VA (8.1 miles , pop. 128,283).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (11.6 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (152.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Fort Washington, MD (2.5 miles ), Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, MD (3.6 miles ), Forest Heights, MD (4.5 miles ), Temple Hills, MD (4.6 miles ), Clinton, MD (5.5 miles ), Marlow Heights, MD (5.5 miles ), Camp Springs, MD (5.5 miles ), Fort Hunt, VA (5.9 miles ).

Latitude: 38.75 N, Longitude: 76.97 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -4,564 (-41.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 238 (4.4%)


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Most common industries for males:
  • Public administration (20%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Public administration (26%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • U. S. Postal service (3%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)
  • Computer specialists (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Friendly-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 28% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.8 miles away from the Friendly place center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.

On 9/5/1979, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.6 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Friendly:
  • FT WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; FORT WASHINGTON, MD)
  • SOUTHERN MARYLAND HOSP (about 5 miles; CLINTON, MD)
  • GREATER SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON, DC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Friendly:
  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 8 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
  • ANDREWS AFB (about 9 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID: ADW)
  • WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 36 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: IAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Friendly:
  • POTOMAC AIRFIELD (about 3 miles; FRIENDLY, MD; ID: VKX)
  • WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE/HYDE FIELD (about 5 miles; CLINTON, MD; ID: W32)
  • SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 9 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: 09W)

Amtrak stations near Friendly:
  • 8 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.
  • 11 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.
  • 16 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Friendly:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-COLLEGE PARK (about 9 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; Full-time enrollment: 29,298)
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
  • HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 9,297)
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 16,045)
  • CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (about 13 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 4,472)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 15 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; ARLINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,479)

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Churches in Friendly include: Allentown Church (A), Bethel Free Methodist Church (B), Trinity Church of the Nazarene (C), Washington Memorial Christian Church (D), First Baptist Church of Friendly (E), Providence Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Friendly include: Valley View Community Park (1), Tinkers Creek Park (2), Hunters Mill Recreation Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.1 people
Maryland:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  84.5%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.7%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.4%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.2%
Whole state:  4.2%

Friendly compared to Maryland state average:
  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.


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


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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 Friendly:
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WKDL (730 AM; 8 kW; ALEXANDRIA, VA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALEXANDRIA LICENSEE, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WABS (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMAL (630 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Friendly:
  • WWZZ (104.1 FM; WALDORF, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WPGC-FM (95.5 FM; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MARYLAND)
  • WHFS (99.1 FM; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WBIG-FM (100.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WETA (90.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WIHT (99.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WGTS (91.9 FM; TAKOMA PARK, MD; Owner: COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCSP-FM (90.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • WJZW (105.9 FM; WOODBRIDGE, VA; Owner: WMAL, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Friendly:
  • WIAV-LP (Channel 58; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ASIAVISION, 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.)
  • WBDC-TV (Channel 50; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
  • WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
  • WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W28BY (Channel 63; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFORMATION SUPER STATION, L.L.C.)
  • WZDC-LP (Channel 64; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ONDA CAPITAL, INC.)
  • WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WMDO-CA (Channel 30; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXW (Channel 66; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WKRP-LP (Channel 42; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA, LLC)
  • WNVT (Channel 53; GOLDVEIN, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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