ZIP Code 20850

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Population: 50,365
Median household income: $122,691
Median home value: $687,200

ZIP Code 20850 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Montgomery County, Maryland, home to about 50,365 residents. At $122,691, its median household income sits below Montgomery County's $128,733.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 20850's population declined 5.3% from 53,176 to 50,365, while its median gross rent rose 12.0% from $2,033 to $2,277.

The median resident is 40.8 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 14.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 50,365
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $122,691
Median home value: $687,200
Median gross rent: $2,277
Housing units: 22,468
Homeownership rate: 51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

53,17650,365

Median household income

$109,704$122,691

Median home value

$604,200$687,200

Median gross rent

$2,033$2,277

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	53,176	$109,704	$604,200	$2,033
2020	53,522	$114,691	$597,200	$2,004
2021	51,707	$117,093	$603,600	$2,024
2022	51,072	$125,268	$665,400	$2,237
2023	50,365	$122,691	$687,200	$2,277

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,508	5.0%
5 to 17	6,971	13.8%
18 to 24	3,843	7.6%
25 to 34	7,495	14.9%
35 to 44	6,796	13.5%
45 to 54	6,678	13.3%
55 to 64	6,187	12.3%
65 to 74	4,678	9.3%
75 and over	5,209	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,876	43.4%
Black or African American	5,893	11.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	54	0.1%
Asian	12,806	25.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	694	1.4%
Two or more races	2,521	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,521	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate9.0%

Some college or associate's18.4%

Bachelor's degree28.1%

Graduate or professional degree39.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,047	5.5%
High school graduate	3,346	9.0%
Some college or associate's	6,802	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	10,399	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14,449	39.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone48.1%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit10.7%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home31.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,714	48.1%
Carpooled	1,361	5.1%
Public transit	2,832	10.7%
Walked	609	2.3%
Bicycle	94	0.4%
Worked from home	8,439	31.9%
Other means	398	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,687	20.5%
15 to 29 min	5,056	28.1%
30 to 44 min	4,766	26.5%
45 to 59 min	2,060	11.4%
60+ min	2,439	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 7.1% (3,512 of 49,275)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,679	60.0%
Nonfamily households	8,452	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,131	94.0%
Vacant	1,337	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,880	51.5%
Renter-occupied	10,251	48.5%

1-unit, detached30.2%

1-unit, attached19.7%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units15.4%

20 or more units32.4%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,791	30.2%
1-unit, attached	4,423	19.7%
2 to 4 units	400	1.8%
5 to 19 units	3,463	15.4%
20 or more units	7,290	32.4%
Mobile home & other	101	0.4%

ZIP Code 20850

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