ZIP Code 20879

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Population: 26,120
Median household income: $105,109
Median home value: $433,500

ZIP Code 20879 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Montgomery County, Maryland, home to about 26,120 residents. Its median household income of $105,109 runs below the Montgomery County figure of $128,733.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 20879's population held roughly steady from 26,164 to 26,120, while its median gross rent rose 9.7% from $1,728 to $1,895.

The typical home was built around 1985. 6.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,120
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $105,109
Median home value: $433,500
Median gross rent: $1,895
Housing units: 9,008
Homeownership rate: 70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,16426,120

Median household income

$89,177$105,109

Median home value

$320,900$433,500

Median gross rent

$1,728$1,895

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,164	$89,177	$320,900	$1,728
2020	26,343	$89,163	$352,000	$1,764
2021	27,244	$96,197	$367,000	$1,768
2022	27,489	$100,324	$414,700	$1,832
2023	26,120	$105,109	$433,500	$1,895

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,639	6.3%
5 to 17	4,292	16.4%
18 to 24	2,355	9.0%
25 to 34	4,192	16.0%
35 to 44	3,492	13.4%
45 to 54	2,942	11.3%
55 to 64	3,630	13.9%
65 to 74	2,529	9.7%
75 and over	1,049	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,668	25.5%
Black or African American	5,375	20.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	148	0.6%
Asian	3,541	13.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.1%
Some other race	626	2.4%
Two or more races	1,301	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,446	32.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate19.3%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree17.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,244	12.6%
High school graduate	3,446	19.3%
Some college or associate's	4,723	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,336	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,085	17.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit8.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,144	67.2%
Carpooled	1,319	9.7%
Public transit	1,095	8.0%
Walked	56	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,803	13.2%
Other means	199	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,456	12.3%
15 to 29 min	4,447	37.6%
30 to 44 min	2,651	22.4%
45 to 59 min	1,729	14.6%
60+ min	1,530	13.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 6.6% (1,720 of 26,075)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,281	71.0%
Nonfamily households	2,569	29.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,850	98.2%
Vacant	158	1.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,270	70.8%
Renter-occupied	2,580	29.2%

1-unit, detached38.7%

1-unit, attached33.3%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units18.4%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,482	38.7%
1-unit, attached	3,003	33.3%
2 to 4 units	144	1.6%
5 to 19 units	1,656	18.4%
20 or more units	629	7.0%
Mobile home & other	94	1.0%

ZIP Code 20879

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