W Friendship's Livability
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D-
Affordability -
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Housing -
C+
Job Market -
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Diversity -
B
Crime -
B-
Commute -
B-
Education -
B
Weather -
D
Amenities
About W Friendship, MD
W Friendship, MD is located in Howard County in the state of Maryland.
The total City Population for W Friendship is about 2,434 with about 279 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $667,600, which is roughly 49% higher than the Average Home Value of $338,256 for the state of Maryland, and roughly 67% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $158,864, which is roughly 39% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $97,112 for the state of Maryland, and roughly 59% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 3.19Male Population Estimate: 50.5%
Female Population Estimate: 49.5%
Median Age: 42.9
Male Median Age: 42.4
Female Median Age: 43.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Asian:12.74%
Black:6.49%
Hispanic:2.05%
Indian:0.74%
Other:0.37%
Hawaiian:0.04%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 26.43%
Libertarian: 1.35%
Other: 1.08%
Green: 0.43%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of W Friendship specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Howard County: About 2.21268 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Howard County: About 214.496 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Howard County is about 44% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 25% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Maryland is ranked #16 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 62.03 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 58.21The average living wage for the state of Maryland is $35.41/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Maryland a minimum wage score of 58.87 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $3.63/hr, which gives Maryland a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 10.92 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Maryland is $270.58, resulting in a UI benefit score of 64.06 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Maryland does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Maryland does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Maryland does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Maryland does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Maryland does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Maryland does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Maryland does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Maryland does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Maryland does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Maryland does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Maryland does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Maryland does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Maryland does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Maryland does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Maryland does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Maryland does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Maryland does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Maryland does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 21794Latitude: 39.292634
Longitude: -76.973283
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 460.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 443, 410, 667