Silver Spring

Population: 82,129
Median household income: $98,880
Median home value: $619,400

Silver Spring, a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, has 82,129 residents. The median household income of $98,880 is below the Montgomery County median ($128,733).

Between 2019 and 2023, Silver Spring's population held roughly steady from 81,773 to 82,129, while its median home value rose 19.8% from $516,900 to $619,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 33.6% of the population. 45.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 82,129
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $98,880
Median home value: $619,400
Median gross rent: $1,899
Housing units: 35,620
Homeownership rate: 38.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

81,77382,129

Median household income

$83,782$98,880

Median home value

$516,900$619,400

Median gross rent

$1,665$1,899

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	81,773	$83,782	$516,900	$1,665
2020	81,069	$88,274	$526,300	$1,682
2021	82,472	$91,970	$537,600	$1,736
2022	81,808	$95,213	$606,100	$1,826
2023	82,129	$98,880	$619,400	$1,899

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3418.9%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,116	6.2%
5 to 17	13,370	16.3%
18 to 24	6,766	8.2%
25 to 34	15,550	18.9%
35 to 44	13,318	16.2%
45 to 54	9,861	12.0%
55 to 64	8,484	10.3%
65 to 74	6,579	8.0%
75 and over	3,085	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,595	33.6%
Black or African American	22,903	27.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	77	0.1%
Asian	6,730	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	42	0.1%
Some other race	460	0.6%
Two or more races	3,817	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20,505	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate13.2%

Some college or associate's13.9%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree33.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,465	13.1%
High school graduate	7,487	13.2%
Some college or associate's	7,897	13.9%
Bachelor's degree	14,969	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19,059	33.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone45.9%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit16.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home23.8%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,659	45.9%
Carpooled	3,571	7.6%
Public transit	7,565	16.0%
Walked	1,359	2.9%
Bicycle	408	0.9%
Worked from home	11,224	23.8%
Other means	1,403	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,468	12.4%
15 to 29 min	9,865	27.4%
30 to 44 min	12,048	33.5%
45 to 59 min	5,421	15.1%
60+ min	4,163	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 9.7% (7,908 of 81,778)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,109	53.0%
Nonfamily households	16,058	47.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	34,167	95.9%
Vacant	1,453	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,039	38.2%
Renter-occupied	21,128	61.8%

1-unit, detached30.0%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units16.3%

20 or more units43.4%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,698	30.0%
1-unit, attached	1,917	5.4%
2 to 4 units	1,596	4.5%
5 to 19 units	5,811	16.3%
20 or more units	15,469	43.4%
Mobile home & other	129	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2472450
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.0024, -77.0208