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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Maryland

QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Gaithersburg, Maryland




Gaithersburg (city), Maryland

   People QuickFactsGaithersburgMaryland
Population, 2003 estimate 57,3655,508,909
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 9.0%4.0%
Population, 2000 52,6135,296,486
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 33.0%10.8%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.2%6.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.0%25.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 8.2%11.3%
Female persons, percent, 2000 51.3%51.7%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)58.2%64.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)14.6%27.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)0.4%0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)13.8%4.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)0.1%Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)8.6%1.8%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 4.4%2.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 19.8%4.3%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 42.0%55.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 34.3%9.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 41.0%12.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 85.6%83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 46.5%31.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 31.331.2
 
Housing units, 2000 20,6742,145,283
Homeownership rate, 2000 52.6%67.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $171,100$146,000
 
Households, 2000 19,6211,980,859
Persons per household, 2000 2.652.61
Median household income, 1999 $59,879$52,868
Per capita money income, 1999 $27,323$25,614
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 7.1%8.5%
   Business QuickFactsGaithersburgMaryland
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) D54,906,650
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,340,11146,428,206
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $29,359$9,116
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 129,5045,972,467
Total number of firms, 1997 4,998400,203
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 29.3%20.6%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 27.3%28.9%
   Geography QuickFactsGaithersburgMaryland
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 109,774
Persons per square mile, 2000 5,216.2541.9
FIPS Code 3117524
Counties



(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:04:55 EST

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