COMPARING TWO PLACES
Forest Glen vs Silver Spring
PLACE A
Forest Glen, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Silver Spring, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Forest Glen is 47% smaller than Silver Spring. Forest Glen earns more, with a median household income $83,436 higher.
FOREST GLENSILVER SPRINGDIFFERENCE
Total population6,84012,916−47% vs Silver Spring
Population density6,8205,900+919
Population growth4.8%––
Median age37.827.5+10.3
Male44.6%47.6%−3.0 pts
Female55.4%52.4%+3.0 pts
Foreign-born23.9%9.4%+14.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.9%8.2%+40.7 pts
Black12.3%64.3%−52.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.4%8.5%+15.9 pts
Asian5.7%16.5%−10.7 pts
Other8.7%2.6%+6.1 pts
Median household income$127,820$44,384+$83,436
Per capita income$66,373$21,577+$44,796
Poverty rate7.0%27.6%−20.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4790.420+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher65.2%9.3%+55.9 pts
Graduate degree37.4%1.7%+35.7 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%5.3%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation73.0%56.5%+16.5 pts
Median home value$606,100$121,549+$484,551
Median gross rent$1,582$1,047+$535
Owner-occupied66.3%32.7%+33.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.7%9.1%−6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households40.6%49.8%−9.2 pts
Average commute32.423.9+8.5
Worked from home37.0%11.7%+25.3 pts
Public transit to work14.9%5.1%+9.9 pts
Uninsured6.9%5.6%+1.3 pts