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Silver Spring MD - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	76,540	363 (of 25,150) (99%)	3 (of 368) (99%)
Average Income	$51,653	3,911 (84%)	177 (52%)
Median House Value	$187,300	2,285 (91%)	67 (82%)

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

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	46.6%	23,255 (of 25,150) (8%)	303 (of 368) (18%)
% Black Population	28.1%	2,082 (92%)	96 (74%)
% Hispanic Population	22.2%	1,899 (92%)	8 (98%)
% Asian Population	8.2%	668 (97%)	33 (91%)
% American Indian Population	0.4%	10,007 (60%)	91 (75%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	81.9%	11,041 (of 25,150) (56%)	227 (of 368) (38%)
% College Graduates	48.5%	1,239 (95%)	53 (86%)
% Never Married	34.9%	1,833 (93%)	53 (86%)
% Married	48.2%	20,835 (17%)	275 (25%)
% Seperated	3.1%	4,178 (83%)	145 (61%)
% Divorced	8.5%	16,422 (35%)	206 (44%)
% Foreign Born	35.1%	406 (98%)	7 (98%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	31,213	356 (of 25,150) (99%)	3 (of 368) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	12.9%	15,042 (40%)	166 (55%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	9.0%	6,938 (72%)	231 (37%)
Average Rooms in House	4.7	22,725 (10%)	357 (3%)
% Households with No Car	15.5%	2,547 (90%)	46 (88%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	8.4%	23,264 (7%)	344 (7%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,417 (86%)	90 (76%)
Median House Value	$187,300	2,285 (91%)	67 (82%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	1.9%	13,578 (46%)	144 (61%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	2.7%	2,677 (89%)	111 (70%)
Average Monthly Rent	$803	2,305 (91%)	127 (65%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	70.9%	4,041 (of 25,150) (84%)	153 (of 368) (58%)
% Drive Alone to Work	56.0%	24,006 (5%)	349 (5%)
% Take Public Transportation	23.5%	85 (100%)	5 (99%)
% Walk to Work	2.5%	11,912 (53%)	113 (69%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	33.6	2,487 (90%)	117 (68%)
% Households making less than $10,000	5.5%	18,611 (26%)	160 (57%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.4%	3,708 (85%)	104 (72%)
Median Household Income	$51,653	3,911 (84%)	177 (52%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	1.7%	16,126 (36%)	156 (58%)
Per Capita Income	$26,357	2,966 (88%)	127 (65%)
Male Worker Income	$38,124	6,079 (76%)	190 (48%)
Female Worker Income	$36,096	1,809 (93%)	96 (74%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	6.4%	14,370 (43%)	121 (67%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	9.3%	14,279 (43%)	116 (68%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Washington, District of Columbia	8 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)	0.94

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Buena Park, California	0.91
Bellflower, California	0.89
San Leandro, California	0.89
Danbury, Connecticut	0.88
Lakewood, California	0.88
Clifton, New Jersey	0.88
Southfield, Michigan	0.87
Westminster, California	0.87
Beaverton, Oregon	0.87
Miramar, Florida	0.86

Silver Spring MD Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
People Born in Africa	5,178	18
Sub-Saharan African People	6,076	32
People Who Take Public Transportation to Work	9,545	47
Percent Sub-Saharan African People	7.9%	53
Other Hispanic or Latino Population	14,732	71

Silver Spring MD Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 368)
Vietnamese Population	1,966	1
Other Race Population	8,844	1
Two Other Races Population	11,308	1
Hispanic Population	17,004	1
Other Hispanic or Latino Population	14,732	1

Silver Spring MD Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	16.2%	24,751
Percent of People Born in U.S.	63.3%	24,715
Percent Native Population	64.9%	24,711
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	43.7%	24,394
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	13.8%	24,106

Silver Spring MD Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 368)
Percent English only Speaking Population	58.6%	365
Percent Native Population	64.9%	362
Percent of People Born in U.S.	63.3%	362
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	77.8%	361
Percent Single Race Population	95.0%	359

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Silver Spring MD	Buena Park, California
Total Population	78,282	76,540
Average Age	32.0	34.2
Average Income	$50,336	$51,653
Median House Value	$199,400	$187,300
% White Population	53.0%	46.6%
% Black Population	3.8%	28.1%
% Asian Population	21.1%	8.2%
% Hispanic Population	33.5%	22.2%

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