Compare ZIP Code 20878 vs Montgomery County, MD vs Washington Metro Area, DC vs Maryland (MD) vs United States
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20878 – Gaithersburg, MD ZIP Code |
Montgomery County, MD County |
Washington Metro Area, DC Metro Area |
Maryland (MD) State |
United States Country |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 66,115 | 1,065,949 | 6,318,377 | 6,206,011 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $2,226 | $2,068 | $2,027 | $1,705 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1987 | 1980 | 1983 | 1979 | 1980 |
| Household income | $144,313 | $132,450 | $126,684 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $69,431 | $67,571 | $63,554 | $52,979 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 5.2% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 9.4% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 2.4% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 40.3% | 49.3% | 45.7% | 48.7% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 66,115 | 1,065,949 | 6,318,377 | 6,206,011 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 46,351 | 740,021 | 4,348,200 | 4,301,335 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 24,237 | 389,210 | 2,373,022 | 2,362,928 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $144,313 | $132,450 | $126,684 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $69,431 | $67,571 | $63,554 | $52,979 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 5.2% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 9.4% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 2.4% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 40.3% | 49.3% | 45.7% | 48.7% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $2,226 | $2,068 | $2,027 | $1,705 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1987 | 1980 | 1983 | 1979 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 30.8% | 34.7% | 36.3% | 32.4% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 69.2% | 65.3% | 63.7% | 67.6% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 45.5% | 42.1% | 43.4% | 48.2% | 61% |
| Black | 10.4% | 18.6% | 24.6% | 29.4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 27.4% | 15.4% | 10.9% | 6.6% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 9.6% | 11.5% | 11.7% | 8.5% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 14.2% | 21% | 18% | 12.5% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 85.8% | 79% | 82% | 87.5% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 66.9% | 71.7% | 74.6% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 29.0 min | 32.0 min | 32.0 min | 31.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 33.1% | 28.3% | 25.4% | 19.3% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 13.8% | 19.2% | 21.4% | 24.8% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 10.6% | 13.6% | 17.2% | 23.4% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 5.3% | 6.6% | 7% | 8.3% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 70.3% | 60.6% | 54.4% | 43.4% | 35.7% |