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Montgomery County

Maryland · 1,074,582 residents (2025 est.) · 493 sq mi
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Montgomery County is a county of 1,065,949 people in Maryland. 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 34% of residents were born outside the United States. That puts it in the top 1% of US counties for household income. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $640,300. Households take in $132,450 a year at the median, 61% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $132,450, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
61% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 67%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Montgomery County

What changed most since 1990

  • White share72.5% → 39.5% (−33.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$477,614 → $640,300 (+34%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Black share11.8% → 18.3% (+6.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts

Among the 24 counties in Maryland

  • 3rd in household income$132,450
  • 2nd in share with a bachelor's degree60.6%
  • 1st in home value$640,300
  • 1st in diversity score92.5
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,065,949
+22%since 2000
from 873,341 in 2000
1,074,582 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,162 / sq mi
+22%since 2000
from 1,771 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
40.2
+9%since 2000
from 36.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
493 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
726K819K911K1.0M1.1M19902000201020202024Montgomery County
20241.1M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(61,080)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(66,027)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.7%(71,901)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(67,501)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.6%(59,419)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412%(127,788)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414%(148,714)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.5%(143,605)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413%(138,775)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.7%(103,151)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.1%(54,849)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(23,139)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$132,450
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $71,551 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$67,571
+89%since 2000
from $35,684 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
72.1%
+12.5 ptssince 2009
from 59.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.5%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 5.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.469
+4%since 2010
from 0.453 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information7.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade3.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance3.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$640,300
+67%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $210,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,068
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $914 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
65.3%
−3.4 ptssince 2000
from 68.7% in 2000
34.7% rent
Vacancy rate
4.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.72 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.72 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.9%
−9.5 ptssince 2009
from 31.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.3%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 47.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.8
−9%since 2009
from 5.3 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
18
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic59.5%(519,318)
Black14.8%(129,371)
Hispanic / Latino11.5%(100,604)
Asian11.3%(98,281)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic39.5%(420,862)
Black18.3%(194,756)
Hispanic / Latino21%(223,958)
Asian15.3%(163,089)
Other5.9%(63,284)
Diversity Score
92
+14%since 2009
from 81 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
38
+2%since 2020
from 38 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American10.9%(115,905)
Salvadoran7%(74,903)
South American4.5%(47,995)
Mexican1.6%(17,267)
Guatemalan1.6%(17,095)
Honduran1.4%(14,561)
Peruvian1.3%(13,449)
Puerto Rican1.1%(11,589)
Colombian1%(10,485)
Bolivian0.7%(7,685)
Dominican0.7%(7,294)
Nicaraguan0.6%(6,509)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.4%(4,481)
Spaniard0.4%(3,891)
Argentine0.4%(3,764)
Cuban0.4%(3,736)
Venezuelan0.3%(3,170)
Chilean0.3%(2,848)
Panamanian0.2%(1,633)
Costa Rican0.1%(1,007)
Uruguayan0.1%(989)
Paraguayan0.1%(736)
Asian origin
Asian Indian3.9%(42,008)
Chinese3.9%(41,629)
Korean1.7%(17,804)
Filipino1.4%(14,844)
Vietnamese1.2%(12,755)
Pakistani0.5%(5,703)
Japanese0.4%(3,819)
Taiwanese0.3%(3,117)
Sri Lankan0.3%(3,055)
Nepalese0.3%(2,899)
Bangladeshi0.2%(2,280)
Indonesian0.2%(2,067)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0.1%(1,566)
Thai0.1%(1,519)
Burmese0.1%(1,424)
Cambodian0.1%(1,348)
Mongolian0%(233)
Hmong0%(96)
Laotian0%(93)
Malaysian0%(91)
Uzbek0%(35)
Okinawan0%(17)
Mien0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(346)
Samoan0%(140)
Tongan0%(126)
Ancestry
German7.9%(84,075)
Irish7.6%(81,318)
English7%(74,395)
Subsaharan African6.9%(73,346)
Italian3.9%(41,934)
American2.8%(30,233)
Polish2.5%(26,244)
Ethiopian2.4%(25,547)
Russian1.9%(20,704)
West Indian1.8%(19,172)
French1.4%(15,171)
Scottish1.4%(15,002)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Arab1.1%(12,248)
Iranian0.8%(9,054)
Jamaican0.8%(8,529)
Swedish0.6%(6,689)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(6,581)
Ukrainian0.6%(6,389)
Nigerian0.6%(6,198)
Greek0.6%(6,104)
Brazilian0.6%(6,018)
Dutch0.6%(6,010)
British0.5%(5,706)
Haitian0.5%(5,410)
Norwegian0.5%(5,283)
Ghanaian0.5%(4,931)
Hungarian0.5%(4,803)
Welsh0.4%(4,052)
Portuguese0.4%(3,896)
Lithuanian0.3%(3,430)
Lebanese0.3%(3,107)
Austrian0.3%(2,985)
Romanian0.3%(2,870)
French Canadian0.3%(2,698)
Czech0.2%(2,598)
Turkish0.2%(2,577)
Swiss0.2%(2,085)
Slovak0.2%(2,006)
Danish0.2%(1,961)
Armenian0.2%(1,918)
Moroccan0.2%(1,634)
Canadian0.2%(1,628)
Guyanese0.2%(1,606)
Kenyan0.1%(1,588)
Egyptian0.1%(1,532)
Belgian0.1%(1,343)
Finnish0.1%(1,321)
Israeli0.1%(1,267)
Palestinian0.1%(1,142)
Croatian0.1%(1,106)
Bulgarian0.1%(1,076)
Serbian0.1%(1,036)
Latvian0.1%(844)
Syrian0.1%(720)
Slovene0.1%(671)
Australian0.1%(537)
Jordanian0%(390)
Iraqi0%(379)
Somali0%(357)
Barbadian0%(291)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
60.6%
+6.1 ptssince 2000
from 54.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 90.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
33.4%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 27.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.9 min
+32%since 2000
from 24.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
52.8%
−13.6 ptssince 2009
from 66.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.6%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
7.5%
−7.6 ptssince 2009
from 15.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
28.3%
+23.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.5%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2011
from 5.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
69.8%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 73.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 81.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
60.0%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 55.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.3% in 2009
Female
51.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.7% in 2009
Foreign born
33.6%
+4.0 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.2%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.4%
+2.0 ptssince 2012
from 7.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.0%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 11.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.7%
+6.1 ptssince 2017
from 89.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 97.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.1%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 86.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
57.0%
−3.1 ptssince 2016
from 60.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
17.7%
+1.6 ptssince 2016
from 16.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.2%(146,618)
Married56.5%(235,775)
Widowed2%(8,149)
Divorced6.4%(26,556)
Women 15+
Never married31.8%(143,066)
Married50.6%(227,608)
Widowed7.2%(32,466)
Divorced10.4%(46,703)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.0%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 11.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
64.4%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 66.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 12.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 15.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 14.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 0.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
75.7%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 77.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.0%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 27.4% 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)34.5%(11,785)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.7%(9,123)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.8%(10,194)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6%(2,049)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(631)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 34,165 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

Montgomery County, decade by decade

Montgomery County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990757,027$129,817$477,61449.9%56.0
2000873,341$130,341$383,64154.6%74.7
2010971,777$134,324$694,68656.7%85.1
20201,062,061$135,520$595,96059.2%91.9
20241,065,949$132,450$640,30060.6%92.5

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 Montgomery County, Maryland?

Montgomery County, Maryland has about 1,065,949 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Montgomery County, Maryland?

The typical household in Montgomery County, Maryland earns about $132,450 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Montgomery County, Maryland expensive?

In Montgomery County, Maryland, the median home is worth about $640,300, and the typical rent is about $2,068 a month.

How educated are people in Montgomery County, Maryland?

About 60.6% of adults age 25 and over in Montgomery County, Maryland hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Montgomery County, Maryland?

About 7.5% of people in Montgomery County, Maryland live below the federal poverty line.

Has Montgomery County, Maryland grown since 1990?

Yes, Montgomery County, Maryland has grown since 1990. The population has added about 308,922 residents, a change of about 41 percent over that period.

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