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Wheaton, MD

52,172 Population
6.9 square miles 7,563.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 37.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Maryland: 39.3 ±0.1

Economics

$42,639 ±$2,362 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $62,026 ±$306
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Maryland: $51,689 ±$277
$107,349 ±$5,721 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $123,896 ±$689
  • a little higher than the amount in Maryland: $101,652 ±$518

10.6% ±2.3% (5,438  ±1,209) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.9% 484,187 (±0.2% / ±11,542)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 9.4% 564,966 (±0.2% / ±12,636)

33.1 minutes ±3 (736,140  ±46,271) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 33 84,854,504 (±0.1 / ±452,475)
  • a little higher than the figure in Maryland: 31.5 80,922,360 (±0.1 / ±443,668)

Families

16,710 ±630 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,350,158 ±4,553
  • Maryland: 2,339,510 ±4,595
3.1 ±0.1 (51,942  ±2,420) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,167,808 (±0 / ±502)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,045,148

6.3% ±1.9% (800  ±250) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 78,397 (±0.1% / ±2,039)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 5.2% 75,478 (±0.2% / ±2,227)

Housing

17,105 ±609 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,483,270 ±835
  • Maryland: 2,545,532 ±484

$483,100 ±$9,412 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $553,000 ±$2,118
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $397,700 ±$1,433

11.2% ±2.4% (5,768  ±1,252.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.7% 849,588 (±0.2% / ±11,175.9)
  • a little less than the rate in Maryland: 11.7% 716,248 (±0.2% / ±11,714.6)

Social

80.6% ±1.4% (28,778  ±1,398.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.5% 3,938,689 (±0.4% / ±16,678.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maryland: 91% 3,890,112 (±0.4% / ±15,869.9)
38.9% ±2.1% (13,880  ±967.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 53.8% 2,314,689 (±0.3% / ±12,424.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maryland: 42.7% 1,826,045 (±0.3% / ±10,531.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

43.4% ±3.1% (22,638  ±1,939) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24% 1,501,590
  • more than double the rate in Maryland: 16.3% 1,004,839

3.7% ±0.8% (1,455  ±334) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.4% 352,853 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about half the rate in Maryland: 7% 332,655 (±0.1% / ±4,878)
1,455 Total veterans ±334 1,298 Male ±299 157 Female ±151

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