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Gaithersburg MD - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	52,613	631 (of 25,150) (97%)	10 (of 368) (97%)
Average Income	$59,879	2,462 (90%)	130 (65%)
Median House Value	$171,100	2,734 (89%)	98 (73%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	58.2%	22,378 (of 25,150) (11%)	282 (of 368) (23%)
% Black Population	14.6%	3,394 (87%)	158 (57%)
% Hispanic Population	19.8%	2,097 (92%)	9 (98%)
% Asian Population	13.8%	336 (99%)	9 (98%)
% American Indian Population	0.4%	9,985 (60%)	69 (81%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	85.6%	7,591 (of 25,150) (70%)	177 (of 368) (52%)
% College Graduates	46.5%	1,394 (94%)	63 (83%)
% Never Married	30.6%	3,234 (87%)	86 (77%)
% Married	53.6%	16,316 (35%)	214 (42%)
% Seperated	2.9%	4,814 (81%)	160 (57%)
% Divorced	8.0%	17,583 (30%)	229 (38%)
% Foreign Born	34.3%	442 (98%)	9 (98%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	20,562	648 (of 25,150) (97%)	11 (of 368) (97%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	1.3%	22,591 (10%)	325 (12%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	11.6%	4,354 (83%)	180 (51%)
Average Rooms in House	5.2	15,962 (37%)	315 (14%)
% Households with No Car	9.7%	7,381 (71%)	115 (69%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	12.4%	19,843 (21%)	281 (24%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	11,729 (53%)	196 (47%)
Median House Value	$171,100	2,734 (89%)	98 (73%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	0.9%	14,677 (42%)	170 (54%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	7.2%	1,438 (94%)	72 (80%)
Average Monthly Rent	$904	1,455 (94%)	87 (76%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	73.7%	2,366 (of 25,150) (91%)	87 (of 368) (76%)
% Drive Alone to Work	68.4%	21,224 (16%)	293 (20%)
% Take Public Transportation	12.2%	491 (98%)	58 (84%)
% Walk to Work	2.3%	12,671 (50%)	123 (67%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	31.3	3,853 (85%)	166 (55%)
% Households making less than $10,000	4.0%	20,812 (17%)	209 (43%)
% Households making over $200,000	3.0%	2,891 (89%)	85 (77%)
Median Household Income	$59,879	2,462 (90%)	130 (65%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.1%	14,454 (43%)	124 (66%)
Per Capita Income	$27,323	2,611 (90%)	109 (70%)
Male Worker Income	$44,331	3,325 (87%)	130 (65%)
Female Worker Income	$35,861	1,892 (92%)	102 (72%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	4.9%	16,685 (34%)	154 (58%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	7.1%	17,115 (32%)	151 (59%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Washington, District of Columbia	20 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.91

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Aspen Hill, Maryland	0.92
Union, New Jersey	0.92
Wheaton-Glenmont, Maryland	0.92
Elk Grove, California	0.91
Germantown, Maryland	0.90
Bloomfield, New Jersey	0.89
Centreville, Virginia	0.89
Hoffman Estates, Illinois	0.88
Dale City, Virginia	0.88
Brentwood, New York	0.88

Gaithersburg MD Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
People Born in Africa	1,617	58
Percent 10 to 19 Unit Housing Units	22.5%	78
Asian Indian Population	1,983	96
1-Unit Attached Housing Units	5,924	102
10 to 19 Unit Housing Units	4,633	107

Gaithersburg MD Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 368)
Houses Built 1999 to March 2000	1,205	1
Asian Population	7,241	2
Asian Indian Population	1,983	2
Asian Plus Other Race Population	7,854	2
People Born in Asia	6,685	3

Gaithersburg MD Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	21.4%	24,717
Percent Native Population	65.7%	24,677
Percent of People Born in U.S.	64.7%	24,660
Percent of Houseowners without a Mortgage	7.9%	24,641
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	23.5%	24,351

Gaithersburg MD Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 368)
Percent English only Speaking Population	59.0%	364
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	80.2%	360
Percent Native Population	65.7%	360
Percent of People Born in U.S.	64.7%	360
Percent Single Race Population	95.6%	357

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Gaithersburg MD	Aspen Hill, Maryland
Total Population	50,228	52,613
Average Age	37.1	33.6
Average Income	$63,340	$59,879
Median House Value	$194,100	$171,100
% White Population	55.6%	58.2%
% Black Population	21.0%	14.6%
% Asian Population	11.5%	13.8%
% Hispanic Population	15.4%	19.8%

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