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Gaithersburg, MD, 20879 QuickFacts

	Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	United States
Total population	21,980	281,421,906
State	Maryland
City	gaithersburg
Zip(s)	20879

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879 Population

	Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	%, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	United States
Male	10,721	48.78%	49.06%
Female	11,259	51.22%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.1		35.3

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	Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	%, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	United States
18 years and over	15,395	70.04%	74.31%
21 years and over	14,653	66.67%	69.97%
62 years and over	1,165	5.3%	14.66%
65 years and over	901	4.1%	12.43%

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	Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	%, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	United States
White	12,464	56.71%	75.14%
Black or African American	3,775	17.17%	12.32%
Asian	3,362	15.3%	3.64%
Some other race	1,370	6.23%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,009	4.59%	2.43%

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879 Housing

	Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	%, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	United States
Total households	7,286		105,480,101
Family households (families)	5,405	74.18%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	1,881	25.82%	31.94%

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	Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	%, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	United States
Total housing units	7,447		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	194	2.61%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	7,286	97.84%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	5,532	74.28%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	1,754	23.55%	30.77%

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	Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	32	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	70	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,068	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,386	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	918	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	201	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	59	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	156,400	119,600

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	Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	%, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,434	19.68%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,357	32.35%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,794	24.62%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,409	19.34%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	212	2.91%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	8	0.11%	9.65%

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879 Education

	Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	%, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,859		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	438	6.39%	6.47%
Kindergarten	326	4.75%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,193	46.55%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,287	18.76%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,615	23.55%	22.81%

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879 Economy

	Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	%, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	United States
Population 16 years and over	15,817		217,168,077
In labor force	12,289	77.69%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	12,171	76.95%	63.39%
- - Employed	11,806	74.64%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	365	2.31%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	118	0.75%	0.53%
Not in labor force	3,528	22.31%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	8,340	52.73%	51.66%
In labor force	5,993	37.89%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	5,967	37.73%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,730	36.23%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,982	12.53%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,206		12,787,501

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	Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	%, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	7,333		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	177	2.41%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	131	1.79%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	236	3.22%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	599	8.17%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,067	14.55%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,039	27.81%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,329	18.12%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,279	17.44%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	314	4.28%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	162	2.21%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	66,799		41,994

	Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	%, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879	United States
With earnings	7,112	44.96%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	74,195		56,604
With Social Security income	526	3.33%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,231		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	94	0.59%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	4,623		6,320
With public assistance income	97	0.61%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,343		3,032
With retirement income	568	3.59%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,272		17,376

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