▁a ▁family ▁was ▁$ 9 6 , 3 4 9 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 6 2 , 3 7 5 ▁versus ▁$ 4 3 , 0 8 3 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁$ 4 0 , 4 0 2 . ▁About ▁ 1 . 2 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 3 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 2 . 9 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 . 4 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁▁ ▁James ▁M . ▁C ain , ▁author , ▁The ▁Post man ▁Always ▁R ings ▁Tw ice , ▁Double ▁Ind em n ity , ▁M ild red ▁Pier ce ▁ ▁Bill ▁Cob ey , ▁former ▁U . S . ▁representative ▁from ▁North ▁Carolina ' s ▁ 4 th ▁con gression al ▁district ▁and ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁J esse ▁Hel ms ▁Center ▁in ▁Wing ate , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁was ▁re ared ▁in ▁University ▁Park , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁Par ris ▁Gl enden ing , ▁governor ▁of ▁Maryland ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 2 0 0 3 , ▁called ▁University ▁Park ▁his ▁h omet own . ▁ ▁Jim ▁H enson , ▁cre ator ▁of ▁The ▁Mu ppets ▁later ▁used ▁on ▁Ses ame ▁Street , ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁University ▁Park . ▁ ▁Paul