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Germantown, MD

83,707 Population
17 square miles 4,914.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±2.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 37.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maryland: 39 ±0.2

Economics

$43,385 ±$3,277 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $51,437 ±$439
  • about the same as the amount in Maryland: $43,325 ±$422
$100,064 ±$4,160 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $105,659 ±$1,128
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $86,738 ±$934

6.3% ±2.6% (5,297  ±2,267) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.6% 465,533 (±0.4% / ±21,467)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maryland: 9% 532,241 (±0.4% / ±20,417)

36 minutes ±1 (1,717,910  ±73,574) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 35 108,917,245 (±0.1 / ±462,364)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maryland: 33.2 96,088,670 (±0.1 / ±420,270)

Families

28,833 ±2,114 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,251,002 ±8,870
  • Maryland: 2,226,767 ±9,709
2.9 ±0.2 (83,648  ±7,924) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.7 6,175,951 (±0 / ±5,133)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maryland: 2.7 5,905,181 (±0)

7% ±3.8% (1,510  ±842) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 4.8% 75,572 (±0.3% / ±4,393)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maryland: 5.2% 73,824 (±0.4% / ±4,997)

Housing

30,556 ±2,222 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,401,483 ±2,351
  • Maryland: 2,470,307 ±296

$365,000 ±$18,955 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $446,300 ±$3,299
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $332,500 ±$2,266

13.7% ±4.1% (11,275  ±3,541.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 14.6% 906,082 (±0.4% / ±24,478.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 12.6% 755,239 (±0.4% / ±24,413.6)

Social

91.6% ±11.9% (52,418  ±4,611) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91% 3,923,734 (±0.7% / ±30,780.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 90.4% 3,781,706 (±0.7% / ±31,099.2)
53.9% ±2.9% (30,878  ±3,392.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 51.4% 2,215,720 (±0.5% / ±21,981)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Maryland: 40.9% 1,710,230 (±0.5% / ±20,019)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data

33.9% ±4.5% (28,367  ±4,593) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 22.9% 1,439,844 (±0.4% / ±22,911)
  • more than double the rate in Maryland: 15.4% 929,431 (±0.3% / ±20,049)

5.3% ±2% (3,330  ±1,264) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.8% 372,052 (±0.2% / ±10,794)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maryland: 7.5% 350,423 (±0.2% / ±8,933)
3,330 Total veterans ±1,264 2,195 Male ±904 1,135 Female ±818

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