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Demographics
| | People QuickFacts | Montgomery County | Maryland |
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Population, 2010 |
971,777 |
5,773,552 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 |
11.3% |
9.0% |
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Population, 2000 |
873,346 |
5,296,544 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009 |
7.2% |
6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009 |
24.5% |
23.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009 |
12.3% |
12.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2009 |
51.5% |
51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) |
57.5% |
58.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) |
17.2% |
29.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) |
0.4% |
0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) |
13.9% |
5.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) |
0.1% |
0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 |
4.0% |
2.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) |
17.0% |
8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, persons, 2010 |
49.3% |
54.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year ago, pct 1 yr old & over, 2005-2009 |
85.2% |
85.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2005-2009 |
29.6% |
12.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 |
35.8% |
14.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 |
91.1% |
87.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 |
56.1% |
35.2% |
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Veterans, 2005-2009 |
54,855 |
461,622 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009 |
33.0 |
31.1 |
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Housing units, 2009 |
365,792 |
2,341,194 |
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Homeownership rate, 2005-2009 |
70.0% |
69.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009 |
32.1% |
25.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009 |
$487,500 |
$326,400 |
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Households, 2005-2009 |
344,099 |
2,092,538 |
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Persons per household, 2005-2009 |
2.72 |
2.63 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 |
$46,122 |
$34,236 |
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Median household income, 2009 |
$93,774 |
$69,193 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009 |
6.7% |
9.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Montgomery County | Maryland |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2008 |
26,761 |
138,6071 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2008 |
439,067 |
2,232,4901 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2008 |
8.6% |
8.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2008 |
92,850 |
416,970 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 |
115,484 |
528,207 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
12.4% |
19.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2007 |
0.7% |
0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
11.0% |
5.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2007 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
10.0% |
4.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
32.4% |
32.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) |
3,264,117 |
41,456,097 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) |
7,426,648 |
51,276,797 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) |
13,255,784 |
75,664,186 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 |
$14,080 |
$13,429 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) |
1,872,772 |
10,758,428 |
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Building permits, 2009 |
862 |
11,123 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
17,061,380 |
77,905,3681 |
| | Geography QuickFacts | Montgomery County | Maryland |
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Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
495.52 |
9,773.82 |
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Persons per square mile, 2010 |
1,961.1 |
590.7 |
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FIPS Code |
031 |
24 |
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Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area |
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