Poolesville

Population: 5,704
Median household income: $216,653
Median home value: $672,300

Poolesville is a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, home to 5,704 residents. At $216,653, its median household income sits above Montgomery County's $128,733.

From 2019 to 2023, Poolesville's population grew 9.9% from 5,191 to 5,704, while its median home value rose 41.5% from $475,000 to $672,300.

The median resident is 44.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,704
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $216,653
Median home value: $672,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 2,030
Homeownership rate: 95.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1915,704

Median household income

$180,524$216,653

Median home value

$475,000$672,300

Median gross rent

$2,078$1,786

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,191	$180,524	$475,000	$2,078
2020	5,228	$183,700	$520,800	$2,125
2021	5,666	$201,607	$533,100	$2,021
2022	5,686	$215,025	$606,300	$1,786
2023	5,704	$216,653	$672,300	—

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 347.4%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5416.4%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	310	5.4%
5 to 17	961	16.8%
18 to 24	381	6.7%
25 to 34	424	7.4%
35 to 44	821	14.4%
45 to 54	935	16.4%
55 to 64	869	15.2%
65 to 74	567	9.9%
75 and over	436	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,181	73.3%
Black or African American	100	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	572	10.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	308	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	543	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate7.6%

Some college or associate's20.3%

Bachelor's degree34.5%

Graduate or professional degree33.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	175	4.3%
High school graduate	309	7.6%
Some college or associate's	821	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,399	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,348	33.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone55.1%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home37.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,571	55.1%
Carpooled	120	4.2%
Public transit	13	0.5%
Walked	41	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,072	37.6%
Other means	32	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	183	10.3%
15 to 29 min	319	18.0%
30 to 44 min	666	37.5%
45 to 59 min	274	15.4%
60+ min	335	18.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 2.8% (160 of 5,704)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,617	82.5%
Nonfamily households	344	17.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,961	96.6%
Vacant	69	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,881	95.9%
Renter-occupied	80	4.1%

1-unit, detached85.3%

1-unit, attached12.8%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,731	85.3%
1-unit, attached	259	12.8%
2 to 4 units	40	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2462850
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.1418, -77.4105