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Rockville

Maryland · 67,563 residents (2025 est.) · 13.6 sq mi
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The short version

With 67,671 people, Rockville is a city in Maryland. This is an unusually credentialed place: 66% of adults have a four-year degree. The foreign-born share is 36%. The typical home is worth $682,300, having more than tripled since 2000. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income. The population is up 43% since 2000.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $128,649, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
66% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Rockville

What changed most since 1990

  • Homes owned by their occupants66.2% → 52.6% (−13.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
  • White share73.5% → 43.2% (−30.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Asian share9.6% → 22.1% (+12.5 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts

Among the 357 cities and towns in the Washington metro

  • 170th in household income$128,649
  • 95th in share with a bachelor's degree65.6%
  • 89th in home value$682,300
  • 45th in diversity score89.5

Its weight in Montgomery County

Rockville's population equals 6.3% of Montgomery County's. Its number of households without a car equals 9.0% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
67,671
+43%since 2000
from 47,388 in 2000
67,563 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,988 / sq mi
+43%since 2000
from 3,493 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
39.6
+5%since 2000
from 37.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
13.6 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
43K49K56K63K70K19902000201020202024Rockville
202468K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(3,667)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(3,696)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(4,134)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.9%(3,317)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(4,036)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415%(10,181)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.4%(9,085)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.1%(8,887)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.7%(7,929)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.2%(6,227)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.4%(4,315)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.2%(2,197)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$128,649
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $68,074 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$64,900
+113%since 2000
from $30,518 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
71.4%
+11.5 ptssince 2009
from 59.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2000
from 7.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.431
+5%since 2010
from 0.409 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information6.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade3.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Arts, entertainment, food2.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Finance & insurance2.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$682,300
+94%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $192,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,274
+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $972 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
52.6%
−15.0 ptssince 2000
from 67.7% in 2000
47.4% rent
Vacancy rate
4.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.47 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.55 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.9%
−9.9 ptssince 2009
from 29.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.3%
+6.4 ptssince 2009
from 42.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.3
−2%since 2009
from 5.4 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
43
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic61.9%(29,342)
Black8.9%(4,200)
Hispanic / Latino11.7%(5,529)
Asian14.8%(7,002)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic43.2%(29,260)
Black11%(7,462)
Hispanic / Latino18.1%(12,242)
Asian22.1%(14,962)
Other5.5%(3,745)
Diversity Score
90
+18%since 2009
from 76 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American5.9%(3,990)
South American5.9%(3,969)
Salvadoran4%(2,704)
Peruvian1.6%(1,097)
Dominican1.5%(992)
Mexican1.3%(892)
Honduran1.1%(777)
Colombian1.1%(715)
Bolivian1%(694)
Chilean0.8%(523)
Argentine0.5%(317)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.4%(249)
Venezuelan0.3%(219)
Spaniard0.3%(197)
Guatemalan0.3%(183)
Cuban0.3%(180)
Panamanian0.2%(137)
Paraguayan0.2%(135)
Nicaraguan0.2%(103)
Costa Rican0.1%(86)
Uruguayan0%(20)
Asian origin
Chinese9%(6,088)
Asian Indian4.4%(2,944)
Korean3.2%(2,142)
Filipino1.2%(826)
Vietnamese0.8%(550)
Japanese0.7%(451)
Taiwanese0.5%(363)
Kazakh0.5%(350)
Indonesian0.3%(206)
Sri Lankan0.3%(202)
Burmese0.2%(136)
Nepalese0.2%(132)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Bangladeshi0.2%(121)
Pakistani0.1%(93)
Thai0.1%(87)
Cambodian0%(17)
Laotian0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Tongan0.2%(110)
Samoan0.1%(40)
Ancestry
German8.1%(5,448)
English7.8%(5,303)
Irish6.9%(4,653)
Italian4.4%(2,977)
Polish3.7%(2,535)
Russian2.7%(1,823)
Scottish2.3%(1,563)
American1.9%(1,282)
French1.7%(1,143)
West Indian1.4%(972)
Arab1.2%(835)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Ethiopian1.1%(736)
Iranian1%(708)
Nigerian0.9%(598)
Greek0.8%(541)
Ukrainian0.8%(530)
Israeli0.6%(418)
Hungarian0.6%(387)
Lithuanian0.6%(375)
Slovak0.5%(361)
Turkish0.5%(349)
Portuguese0.5%(323)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(321)
Syrian0.5%(317)
Swedish0.4%(293)
British0.4%(290)
Serbian0.4%(286)
Romanian0.4%(269)
Norwegian0.4%(240)
Egyptian0.3%(225)
Austrian0.3%(218)
Welsh0.3%(216)
Canadian0.3%(211)
Dutch0.3%(207)
Brazilian0.3%(182)
Armenian0.3%(179)
Czech0.2%(157)
Jamaican0.2%(141)
Danish0.2%(138)
Guyanese0.2%(127)
Haitian0.2%(117)
Ghanaian0.2%(109)
Swiss0.1%(88)
Lebanese0.1%(83)
Finnish0.1%(66)
Latvian0.1%(66)
Bulgarian0.1%(48)
Slovene0.1%(47)
Moroccan0.1%(42)
Barbadian0%(33)
Croatian0%(24)
Iraqi0%(22)
Jordanian0%(21)
Belgian0%(20)
Kenyan0%(15)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
65.6%
+12.7 ptssince 2000
from 52.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.7%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 89.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
38.1%
+9.5 ptssince 2000
from 28.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.7 min
+38%since 2000
from 22.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
48.0%
−13.4 ptssince 2009
from 61.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.6%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
10.3%
−8.8 ptssince 2009
from 19.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
32.7%
+27.0 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
11.1%
+3.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2011
from 4.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.2%
−4.3 ptssince 2011
from 72.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 80.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
63.1%
+3.8 ptssince 2009
from 59.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 47.6% in 2009
Female
52.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 52.4% in 2009
Foreign born
35.6%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 33.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.5%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.5%
+3.1 ptssince 2012
from 7.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.3%
−3.6 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.2%
+4.0 ptssince 2017
from 91.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 96.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
81.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 82.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
55.2%
−1.9 ptssince 2016
from 57.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
14.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2016
from 12.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.9%(8,645)
Married57.4%(15,101)
Widowed2.2%(566)
Divorced7.6%(2,003)
Women 15+
Never married31.7%(9,473)
Married49.3%(14,711)
Widowed9%(2,676)
Divorced10%(2,999)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.3%
−3.6 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
68.3%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 70.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 13.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 16.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 11.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
79.6%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 81.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
27.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 25.8% 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)42.3%(1,021)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.1%(509)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.3%(658)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.1%(122)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2%(48)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,411 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

Rockville, decade by decade

Rockville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199044,835$124,979$437,77345.4%54.6
200047,388$124,007$351,21552.9%71.6
201061,209$128,634$708,92858.9%81.2
202067,117$135,502$654,62264.2%88.5
202467,671$128,649$682,30065.6%89.5

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Rockville, Maryland?

Rockville, Maryland has about 67,671 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Rockville, Maryland?

The typical household in Rockville, Maryland earns about $128,649 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Rockville, Maryland expensive?

In Rockville, Maryland, the median home is worth about $682,300, and the typical rent is about $2,274 a month.

How educated are people in Rockville, Maryland?

About 65.6% of adults age 25 and over in Rockville, Maryland hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Rockville, Maryland?

About 7.6% of people in Rockville, Maryland live below the federal poverty line.

Has Rockville, Maryland grown since 1990?

Yes, Rockville, Maryland has grown since 1990. The population has added about 22,836 residents, a change of about 51 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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