CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ashton-Sandy Spring

Maryland · 3,094 residents · 10.3 sq mi

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With 3,094 people, Ashton-Sandy Spring is a city in Maryland. Median home value sits at $234,000. 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Median household income runs $58,808, well clear of the $30,130 US median. At a median age of 40.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 49% more than in Maryland as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

47% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,094

−10%vs 2000

vs 3,437 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

40.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 43.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(173)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(203)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(170)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(172)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(164)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(457)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(419)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.7%(455)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(339)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(221)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(186)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.4%(135)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$58,808

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,458 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$27,031

−27%vs 2000

vs $36,833 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.2%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$234,000

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $273,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$545

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $905 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.6%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.2% in 2000

24.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.3%(2,727)

Black12%(412)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(121)

Asian3.4%(118)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.9%(2,658)

Black11.5%(356)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(53)

Asian1.9%(58)

Other0.7%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American6.9%(389)

Salvadoran6.8%(381)

South American1.3%(73)

Puerto Rican1.1%(60)

Chilean1%(59)

Mexican0.7%(40)

Venezuelan0.2%(14)

Guatemalan0.1%(8)

Cuban0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Pakistani2.9%(166)

Korean1%(59)

Cambodian0.9%(51)

Asian Indian0.5%(29)

Thai0.3%(17)

Vietnamese0.3%(16)

Chinese0.2%(9)

Sri Lankan0.1%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.1%(62)

Ancestry

Irish14.2%(797)

English13.8%(777)

German13.3%(751)

Italian6.5%(365)

American4.9%(275)

Polish3.1%(176)

Russian1.8%(99)

Swedish1.7%(97)

Hungarian1.5%(83)

French1.2%(67)

Norwegian1.2%(65)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(62)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Armenian0.9%(50)

Scottish0.8%(44)

Iranian0.7%(41)

Subsaharan African0.6%(32)

Ghanaian0.6%(32)

Dutch0.5%(27)

Lithuanian0.4%(22)

Welsh0.4%(20)

West Indian0.4%(20)

Jamaican0.4%(20)

Guyanese0.3%(18)

Brazilian0.3%(15)

Ukrainian0.2%(11)

British0.2%(9)

Czech0.1%(8)

Finnish0.1%(8)

Danish0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

46.7%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.6%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

22.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.5 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 22.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.6%(711)

Married55.7%(1,216)

Widowed3%(66)

Divorced8.7%(190)

Women 15+

Never married26.7%(699)

Married50.2%(1,313)

Widowed6.9%(181)

Divorced16.2%(424)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.9%

−3.5 ptssince 2013

from 6.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

83.2%

+8.0 ptssince 2020

from 75.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.6%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

89.2%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 83.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.9%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.1%(82)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.3%(94)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.1%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II7.1%(20)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 282 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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