Gaithersburg, Maryland Neighborhood Info

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Gaithersburg, Maryland QuickFacts

	Gaithersburg, Maryland	United States
Total population	52,613	281,421,906
State	Maryland
City	gaithersburg

Gaithersburg, Maryland Population

	Gaithersburg, Maryland	%, Gaithersburg, Maryland	United States
Male	25,647	48.75%	49.06%
Female	26,966	51.25%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.6		35.3

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	Gaithersburg, Maryland	%, Gaithersburg, Maryland	United States
18 years and over	39,449	74.98%	74.31%
21 years and over	37,710	71.67%	69.97%
62 years and over	5,055	9.61%	14.66%
65 years and over	4,340	8.25%	12.43%

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	Gaithersburg, Maryland	%, Gaithersburg, Maryland	United States
White	30,625	58.21%	75.14%
Black or African American	7,680	14.6%	12.32%
Asian	7,241	13.76%	3.64%
Some other race	4,756	9.04%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,311	4.39%	2.43%

Gaithersburg, Maryland Housing

	Gaithersburg, Maryland	%, Gaithersburg, Maryland	United States
Total households	19,621		105,480,101
Family households (families)	12,580	64.11%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	7,041	35.89%	31.94%

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	Gaithersburg, Maryland	%, Gaithersburg, Maryland	United States
Total housing units	20,562		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,053	5.12%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	19,621	95.42%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	10,326	50.22%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	9,295	45.2%	30.77%

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	Gaithersburg, Maryland	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	112	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	333	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,781	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,635	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	2,218	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	992	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	171	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	171,100	119,600

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	Gaithersburg, Maryland	%, Gaithersburg, Maryland	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	5,646	28.78%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,325	32.24%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,675	18.73%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,816	14.35%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	779	3.97%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	260	1.33%	9.65%

Gaithersburg, Maryland Education

	Gaithersburg, Maryland	%, Gaithersburg, Maryland	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,391		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,155	8.63%	6.47%
Kindergarten	826	6.17%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,612	41.91%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,399	17.92%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,399	25.38%	22.81%

Gaithersburg, Maryland Economy

	Gaithersburg, Maryland	%, Gaithersburg, Maryland	United States
Population 16 years and over	40,802		217,168,077
In labor force	30,070	73.7%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	29,905	73.29%	63.39%
- - Employed	28,578	70.04%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,327	3.25%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	165	0.4%	0.53%
Not in labor force	10,732	26.3%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	21,300	52.2%	51.66%
In labor force	14,366	35.21%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	14,289	35.02%	29.65%
- - Employed	13,488	33.06%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	5,082	12.46%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,885		12,787,501

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	Gaithersburg, Maryland	%, Gaithersburg, Maryland	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	19,686		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	781	3.97%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	513	2.61%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,329	6.75%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,933	9.82%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,266	16.59%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,533	23.03%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,042	15.45%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,980	15.14%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	717	3.64%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	592	3.01%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	59,879		41,994

	Gaithersburg, Maryland	%, Gaithersburg, Maryland	United States
With earnings	17,726	43.44%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	70,405		56,604
With Social Security income	2,623	6.43%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,675		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	412	1.01%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,708		6,320
With public assistance income	417	1.02%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,431		3,032
With retirement income	2,360	5.78%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	26,504		17,376

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