Layhill

Population: 5,392
Median household income: $119,453
Median home value: $582,600

Layhill, a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, has 5,392 residents. Its median household income of $119,453 runs below the Montgomery County figure of $128,733.

Between 2019 and 2023, Layhill's population grew 3.4% from 5,216 to 5,392, while its median home value rose 29.2% from $451,000 to $582,600.

The median resident is 41.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,392
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $119,453
Median home value: $582,600
Median gross rent: $1,953
Housing units: 1,696
Homeownership rate: 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2165,392

Median household income

$102,259$119,453

Median home value

$451,000$582,600

Median gross rent

$1,951$1,953

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,216	$102,259	$451,000	$1,951
2020	5,112	$93,523	$435,200	$2,149
2021	5,119	$110,208	$459,600	$2,009
2022	5,157	$131,528	$535,500	$2,478
2023	5,392	$119,453	$582,600	$1,953

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	254	4.7%
5 to 17	957	17.7%
18 to 24	538	10.0%
25 to 34	485	9.0%
35 to 44	590	10.9%
45 to 54	780	14.5%
55 to 64	761	14.1%
65 to 74	603	11.2%
75 and over	424	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,038	19.3%
Black or African American	2,410	44.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	803	14.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.3%
Two or more races	325	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	802	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate12.9%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree20.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	453	12.4%
High school graduate	470	12.9%
Some college or associate's	1,089	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	885	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	746	20.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone53.9%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit10.6%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,438	53.9%
Carpooled	394	14.8%
Public transit	283	10.6%
Walked	50	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	429	16.1%
Other means	76	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	178	7.9%
15 to 29 min	644	28.7%
30 to 44 min	467	20.8%
45 to 59 min	348	15.5%
60+ min	604	27.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.18
Poverty rate: 5.3% (281 of 5,274)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,345	81.1%
Nonfamily households	314	18.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,659	97.8%
Vacant	37	2.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,427	86.0%
Renter-occupied	232	14.0%

1-unit, detached57.7%

1-unit, attached41.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	979	57.7%
1-unit, attached	697	41.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	20	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2446150
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.59 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.0897, -77.0400