Germantown is a city of 90,719 people in Maryland. The foreign-born share is 38%. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 35,300 people. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. There are 5,326 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $117,546, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 74%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Germantown
What changed most since 1990
White share77.2% → 23.2%(−53.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population41,145 → 90,719(+120%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share11.9% → 27.2%(+15.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)32.3%(1,062)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.7%(1,404)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.2%(732)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.5%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,290 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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Over time
Germantown, decade by decade
Germantown population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
41,145
$110,492
$311,049
38.2%
48.1
2000
55,419
$113,728
$243,009
43.2%
76.6
2010
86,395
$122,848
$509,973
48.5%
93.3
2020
91,249
$119,785
$423,486
49.4%
96.6
2024
90,719
$117,546
$422,400
50.4%
96.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
