Ashton-Sandy Spring

Population: 5,418
Median household income: $178,214
Median home value: $812,000

Ashton-Sandy Spring, a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, has 5,418 residents. Its median household income of $178,214 runs above the Montgomery County figure of $128,733.

From 2019 to 2023, Ashton-Sandy Spring's population declined 9.7% from 5,997 to 5,418, while its median home value rose 24.2% from $653,900 to $812,000.

59.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 94.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,418
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $178,214
Median home value: $812,000
Median gross rent: $1,415
Housing units: 1,978
Homeownership rate: 94.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9975,418

Median household income

$127,813$178,214

Median home value

$653,900$812,000

Median gross rent

$968$1,415

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,997	$127,813	$653,900	$968
2020	6,239	$125,215	$552,400	$1,592
2021	6,230	$140,000	$684,800	$1,579
2022	5,578	$167,577	$783,400	$1,450
2023	5,418	$178,214	$812,000	$1,415

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7417.3%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	192	3.5%
5 to 17	970	17.9%
18 to 24	472	8.7%
25 to 34	312	5.8%
35 to 44	536	9.9%
45 to 54	727	13.4%
55 to 64	740	13.7%
65 to 74	937	17.3%
75 and over	532	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,567	65.8%
Black or African American	569	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	516	9.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	266	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	500	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate12.6%

Some college or associate's17.7%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree38.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	370	9.8%
High school graduate	478	12.6%
Some college or associate's	670	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	814	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,452	38.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone58.4%

Carpooled2.1%

Public transit4.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home34.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,583	58.4%
Carpooled	56	2.1%
Public transit	130	4.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	11	0.4%
Worked from home	931	34.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	228	12.8%
15 to 29 min	416	23.4%
30 to 44 min	537	30.2%
45 to 59 min	342	19.2%
60+ min	257	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 1.7% (90 of 5,237)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,626	87.3%
Nonfamily households	236	12.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,862	94.1%
Vacant	116	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,760	94.5%
Renter-occupied	102	5.5%

1-unit, detached79.4%

1-unit, attached14.6%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,570	79.4%
1-unit, attached	288	14.6%
2 to 4 units	13	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	107	5.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2402762
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 39.1487, -76.9991