Takoma Park

Population: 17,522
Median household income: $97,872
Median home value: $721,500

Located in Montgomery County, Maryland, Takoma Park is a community with a population of 17,522. The median household income of $97,872 is below the Montgomery County median ($128,733).

Between 2019 and 2023, Takoma Park's population held roughly steady from 17,672 to 17,522, while its median home value rose 23.6% from $583,800 to $721,500.

Owners occupy 51.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,522
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $97,872
Median home value: $721,500
Median gross rent: $1,388
Housing units: 7,086
Homeownership rate: 51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,67217,522

Median household income

$84,591$97,872

Median home value

$583,800$721,500

Median gross rent

$1,143$1,388

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,672	$84,591	$583,800	$1,143
2020	17,703	$83,919	$611,400	$1,156
2021	17,610	$86,644	$625,200	$1,198
2022	17,542	$95,316	$685,000	$1,318
2023	17,522	$97,872	$721,500	$1,388

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,365	7.8%
5 to 17	3,379	19.3%
18 to 24	952	5.4%
25 to 34	1,493	8.5%
35 to 44	2,849	16.3%
45 to 54	2,814	16.1%
55 to 64	2,147	12.3%
65 to 74	1,612	9.2%
75 and over	911	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,442	42.5%
Black or African American	5,695	32.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	80	0.5%
Asian	788	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	133	0.8%
Two or more races	950	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,434	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate15.2%

Some college or associate's15.7%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree37.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,041	8.8%
High school graduate	1,799	15.2%
Some college or associate's	1,853	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,712	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4,421	37.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone43.5%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit13.3%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle2.0%

Worked from home30.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,803	43.5%
Carpooled	493	5.6%
Public transit	1,159	13.3%
Walked	437	5.0%
Bicycle	171	2.0%
Worked from home	2,620	30.0%
Other means	63	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	599	9.8%
15 to 29 min	2,055	33.5%
30 to 44 min	1,966	32.1%
45 to 59 min	845	13.8%
60+ min	661	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 10.1% (1,753 of 17,274)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,308	63.4%
Nonfamily households	2,483	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,791	95.8%
Vacant	295	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,512	51.7%
Renter-occupied	3,279	48.3%

1-unit, detached47.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units16.6%

20 or more units28.5%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,350	47.3%
1-unit, attached	71	1.0%
2 to 4 units	443	6.3%
5 to 19 units	1,178	16.6%
20 or more units	2,020	28.5%
Mobile home & other	24	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2476650
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.9803, -77.0023