Montgomery County, Maryland

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Montgomery County, Maryland is among the highest in the country for total population (44th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (25th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Montgomery County, Maryland	Maryland	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,065,949	6,206,011	334,922,499	44th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$132,450	$103,678	$80,734	25th of 3,221
Median Age	40.2	39.4	38.9	2058th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	60.6%	43.4%	35.7%	23rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$640,300	$419,900	$332,700	68th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,068	$1,705	$1,413	39th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.5%	9.4%	12.5%	2941st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.9%	5.2%	1295th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,161.6	639.1	n/a	74th of 3,222
Foreign Born	33.6%	16.6%	14.1%	17th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	83.5	n/a	n/a	31st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.3%	67.6%	65.2%	2717th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.9	31.1	26.4	313th of 3,221
Worked from Home	28.3%	19.3%	15.1%	27th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.3%	n/a	n/a	2411th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.4%	46.2%	46.9%	963rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	94.7%	n/a	n/a	30th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Montgomery County, Maryland

Statistic	Montgomery County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	39.5%	46.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21.0%	12.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	18.3%	28.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	15.3%	6.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	74.1	67.7	61.4

Age in Montgomery County, Maryland

Statistic	Montgomery County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Median Age	40.2	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.8%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.0%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.5%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.0%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Montgomery County, Maryland

Statistic	Montgomery County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Households	389,210	2,362,928	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.6	2.5
Family Households	68.2%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.4%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.8%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.1%	28.7%	28.7%
Never Married	33.4%	36.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Montgomery County, Maryland

Statistic	Montgomery County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Per Capita Income	$67,571	$52,979	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.0%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	10.4%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.4%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	31.1%	20.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.5%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	17.5%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.4%	11.2%	n/a

Housing in Montgomery County, Maryland

Statistic	Montgomery County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Housing Units	406,531	2,560,784	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	46.6%	51.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	33.3%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.3%	7.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.7%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.8%	30.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,539	$4,093	n/a

Education in Montgomery County, Maryland

Statistic	Montgomery County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Less than High School	8.7%	8.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	13.6%	23.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	17.2%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	27.2%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	33.4%	20.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Montgomery County, Maryland

Statistic	Montgomery County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.8%	67.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	52.8%	64.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	7.5%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	14.8%	18.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.4%	12.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.5%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Montgomery County, Maryland

Statistic	Montgomery County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Born in State of Residence	26.0%	46.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	19.4%	9.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	14.2%	7.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	57.0%	78.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	17.7%	9.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	35.7%	16.9%	16.7%

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