Compare Montgomery County, MD vs Washington Metro Area, DC vs Maryland (MD) vs United States

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Metric Montgomery County, MD
County
Washington Metro Area, DC
Metro Area
Maryland (MD)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 1,065,949 6,318,377 6,206,011 334,922,499
Rent $2,068 $2,027 $1,705 $1,413
Year built 1980 1983 1979 1980
Household income $132,450 $126,684 $103,678 $80,734
Per capita income $67,571 $63,554 $52,979 $44,673
Poverty rate 7.5% 8.1% 9.4% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 2.4% 3.0% 3.0% 4.0%
Household size 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 49.3% 45.7% 48.7% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 1,065,949 6,318,377 6,206,011 334,922,499
Adults over 25 740,021 4,348,200 4,301,335 230,807,303
Total households 389,210 2,373,022 2,362,928 129,227,496
Household size 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $132,450 $126,684 $103,678 $80,734
Per capita income $67,571 $63,554 $52,979 $44,673
Poverty rate 7.5% 8.1% 9.4% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 2.4% 3.0% 3.0% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 49.3% 45.7% 48.7% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $2,068 $2,027 $1,705 $1,413
Year built 1980 1983 1979 1980
Households that rent 34.7% 36.3% 32.4% 34.8%
Households that own 65.3% 63.7% 67.6% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.5
Race
White 42.1% 43.4% 48.2% 61%
Black 18.6% 24.6% 29.4% 12.2%
Asian 15.4% 10.9% 6.6% 6%
Two or more races 11.5% 11.7% 8.5% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 21% 18% 12.5% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 79% 82% 87.5% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 71.7% 74.6% 80.7% 84.9%
Commute time to work 32.0 min 32.0 min 31.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 28.3% 25.4% 19.3% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 19.2% 21.4% 24.8% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 13.6% 17.2% 23.4% 26%
Some college or associate degree 6.6% 7% 8.3% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 60.6% 54.4% 43.4% 35.7%