Gaithersburg

Population: 69,225
Median household income: $107,496
Median home value: $484,500

Gaithersburg, a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, has 69,225 residents. Its median household income of $107,496 runs below the Montgomery County figure of $128,733.

From 2019 to 2023, Gaithersburg's population grew 2.2% from 67,742 to 69,225, while its median home value rose 23.5% from $392,200 to $484,500.

The median gross rent is $2,008. 52.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 69,225
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $107,496
Median home value: $484,500
Median gross rent: $2,008
Housing units: 27,386
Homeownership rate: 51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

67,74269,225

Median household income

$89,763$107,496

Median home value

$392,200$484,500

Median gross rent

$1,740$2,008

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	67,742	$89,763	$392,200	$1,740
2020	67,878	$91,845	$413,500	$1,754
2021	68,827	$98,089	$427,400	$1,811
2022	69,016	$104,544	$472,800	$1,925
2023	69,225	$107,496	$484,500	$2,008

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,822	7.0%
5 to 17	10,819	15.6%
18 to 24	5,591	8.1%
25 to 34	9,742	14.1%
35 to 44	11,418	16.5%
45 to 54	9,289	13.4%
55 to 64	8,017	11.6%
65 to 74	5,317	7.7%
75 and over	4,210	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,623	31.2%
Black or African American	10,365	15.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	59	0.1%
Asian	13,514	19.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	136	0.2%
Some other race	486	0.7%
Two or more races	2,631	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20,411	29.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate16.1%

Some college or associate's19.6%

Bachelor's degree27.7%

Graduate or professional degree24.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,724	11.9%
High school graduate	7,745	16.1%
Some college or associate's	9,392	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	13,282	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11,850	24.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone54.2%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit6.6%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home23.9%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,117	54.2%
Carpooled	3,974	10.7%
Public transit	2,462	6.6%
Walked	666	1.8%
Bicycle	155	0.4%
Worked from home	8,878	23.9%
Other means	843	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,366	22.6%
15 to 29 min	9,059	32.1%
30 to 44 min	6,137	21.7%
45 to 59 min	3,139	11.1%
60+ min	3,516	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 8.8% (6,067 of 68,724)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,066	65.6%
Nonfamily households	8,953	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,019	95.0%
Vacant	1,367	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,342	51.3%
Renter-occupied	12,677	48.7%

1-unit, detached19.6%

1-unit, attached29.0%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units26.9%

20 or more units21.9%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,359	19.6%
1-unit, attached	7,934	29.0%
2 to 4 units	719	2.6%
5 to 19 units	7,361	26.9%
20 or more units	5,987	21.9%
Mobile home & other	26	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2431175
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 39.1486, -77.1951