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Montgomery County, MD

Demographic and economic profile of Montgomery County, MD, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Montgomery County is a high-income, knowledge-economy county of 1.08 million residents on the Maryland side of the Washington, D.C. metro, where 60.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median household income reaches $132,450—well above national norms. The labor force participation rate stands at 70.0% with a 4.8% unemployment rate, and GDP per capita of $88,656 reflects a highly productive workforce, though that productivity comes at a cost: median home values sit at $615,200 and median gross rent at $2,030 per month. The county's 33.6% foreign-born population is a structurally significant share, and modest 5-year population growth of 1.7% points to a mature, stable market rather than a rapidly expanding one.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

1,082,273

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$132,450

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.7% since 2018

Montgomery County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone448,341 (42.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone198,264 (18.6%)
  • Asian Alone164,064 (15.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone126,329 (11.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race74,260 (7.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races48,066 (4.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish175,410
  2. 2.Other Indo-European56,028
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)36,508
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)28,499
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island23,599

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

33.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

34,165

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$88,656

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$66,124

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services128,981
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance123,638
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)62,555
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services42,453
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)40,576

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations337,259
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations81,354
  3. 3.Service Occupations78,530
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations32,624
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations31,889

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.39×)63,061
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.84×)127,321
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.46×)38,445
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.12×)11,756
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.94×)122,748

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$615,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$2,030/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99974,613 (29.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99946,448 (18.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99934,090 (13.4%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99929,250 (11.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99924,939 (9.8%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,99910,286 (4.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

60.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

70.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$63,375

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone291,655 (52.8%)
  • Worked At Home156,253 (28.3%)
  • Carpooled41,879 (7.6%)
  • Public Transit41,226 (7.5%)
  • Walked9,487 (1.7%)
  • Other7,339 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.