COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Montgomery County

Maryland · 757,027 residents · 493 sq mi

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Montgomery County is home to 757,027 people in Maryland. 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Median home value sits at $199,000. Households take in $54,089 a year at the median, 80% more than the country as a whole. That is roughly 37% ahead of the Maryland median. Median rent is $740 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

50% 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

757,027

−13%vs 2000

vs 873,341 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

493 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.1M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(56,757)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(50,475)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(43,967)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(42,186)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(50,803)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.8%(150,001)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.7%(134,320)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(89,724)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(61,709)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(45,993)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(23,548)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(7,544)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$54,089

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,551 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$25,591

−28%vs 2000

vs $35,684 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.2%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$199,000

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $210,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$740

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $914 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.9%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.7% in 2000

32.1% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.8%(581,379)

Black12.2%(92,375)

Hispanic / Latino7.2%(54,327)

Asian8.2%(61,774)

Other2.8%(21,499)

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 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)

Singaporean0%(28)

Okinawan0%(17)

Mien0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(595)

Chamorro0%(346)

Samoan0%(140)

Tongan0%(126)

Guamanian0%(7)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(1,923)

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)

Cape Verdean0%(299)

Barbadian0%(291)

Macedonian0%(92)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

49.9%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.6%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

23.2%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.9 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 24.2 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 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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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