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Gaithersburg, MD

69,572 Population
10.3 square miles 6,740.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±2.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maryland: 39.8 ±0.2

Economics

$48,465 ±$5,246 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $61,464 ±$596
  • a little less than the amount in Maryland: $50,728 ±$489
$100,387 ±$12,861 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $121,469 ±$1,331
  • about the same as the amount in Maryland: $98,678 ±$1,292

6.6% ±2.5% (4,571  ±1,727) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.9% 490,595 (±0.4% / ±22,757)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maryland: 9.5% 574,160 (±0.3% / ±20,592)

29.2 minutes ±0.9 (823,220  ±51,671) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 33 84,854,504 (±0.1 / ±452,475)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maryland: 31.5 80,922,360 (±0.1 / ±443,668)

Families

25,813 ±2,243 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,409,575 ±7,566
  • Maryland: 2,384,715 ±7,944
2.7 ±0.2 (69,139  ±65) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,199,581 (±0 / ±2,614)
  • a little higher than the figure in Maryland: 2.5 6,055,057

5.9% ±3.8% (929  ±599) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 77,153 (±0.3% / ±4,733)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 5.3% 76,658 (±0.3% / ±4,934)

Housing

26,414 ±2,241 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,532,369 ±2,015
  • Maryland: 2,572,382 ±567

$481,800 ±$22,937 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $574,000 ±$4,126
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $413,600 ±$3,126

13.8% ±5.3% (9,417  ±3,617.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.2% 823,817 (±0.4% / ±26,634.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 11% 673,817 (±0.4% / ±26,954.4)

Social

85.4% ±5.4% (40,705  ±3,602.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.1% 3,960,964 (±0.8% / ±33,076.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Maryland: 91.2% 3,917,459 (±0.8% / ±33,511.9)
53.4% ±4.7% (25,443  ±2,746.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 54.8% 2,383,616 (±0.6% / ±24,201.3)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 43.8% 1,880,000 (±0.5% / ±22,089)

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

46.4% ±5.2% (32,295  ±3,632) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.6% 1,548,194 (±0.3% / ±17,874)
  • more than double the rate in Maryland: 17% 1,051,891

4.1% ±1.7% (2,107  ±870) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7% 340,037 (±0.2% / ±10,315)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Maryland: 6.7% 318,150 (±0.2% / ±8,991)
2,107 Total veterans ±870 1,626 Male ±799 481 Female ±468

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