Germantown

Population: 90,521
Median household income: $112,149
Median home value: $401,400

Germantown, a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, has 90,521 residents. At $112,149, its median household income sits below Montgomery County's $128,733.

Between 2019 and 2023, Germantown's population held roughly steady from 90,582 to 90,521, while its median home value rose 16.2% from $345,400 to $401,400.

Households average 2.84 people. The median gross rent is $1,978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 90,521
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $112,149
Median home value: $401,400
Median gross rent: $1,978
Housing units: 32,540
Homeownership rate: 66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

90,58290,521

Median household income

$94,559$112,149

Median home value

$345,400$401,400

Median gross rent

$1,747$1,978

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	90,582	$94,559	$345,400	$1,747
2020	89,529	$98,829	$349,400	$1,757
2021	90,235	$104,061	$357,100	$1,822
2022	90,210	$109,268	$393,700	$1,908
2023	90,521	$112,149	$401,400	$1,978

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,680	6.3%
5 to 17	15,574	17.2%
18 to 24	8,367	9.2%
25 to 34	12,353	13.6%
35 to 44	12,875	14.2%
45 to 54	13,562	15.0%
55 to 64	11,949	13.2%
65 to 74	7,111	7.9%
75 and over	3,050	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,647	23.9%
Black or African American	22,936	25.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58	0.1%
Asian	19,463	21.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	463	0.5%
Two or more races	4,183	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21,771	24.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate16.8%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree26.5%

Graduate or professional degree23.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,323	10.4%
High school graduate	10,247	16.8%
Some college or associate's	13,764	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	16,146	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14,420	23.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone62.2%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit5.2%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30,550	62.2%
Carpooled	5,019	10.2%
Public transit	2,546	5.2%
Walked	405	0.8%
Bicycle	27	0.1%
Worked from home	9,438	19.2%
Other means	1,158	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,639	14.2%
15 to 29 min	13,539	34.1%
30 to 44 min	9,777	24.6%
45 to 59 min	4,236	10.7%
60+ min	6,514	16.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 8.5% (7,700 of 90,500)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,010	72.2%
Nonfamily households	8,856	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,866	97.9%
Vacant	674	2.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21,313	66.9%
Renter-occupied	10,553	33.1%

1-unit, detached26.3%

1-unit, attached41.2%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units22.0%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,546	26.3%
1-unit, attached	13,411	41.2%
2 to 4 units	1,687	5.2%
5 to 19 units	7,157	22.0%
20 or more units	1,658	5.1%
Mobile home & other	81	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2432025
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 39.1743, -77.2638