Gaithersburg, MD Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	52,613	100.0

Male	25,647	48.7
Female	26,966	51.3

Under 5 years	4,312	8.2
5 to 9 years	3,629	6.9
10 to 14 years	3,262	6.2
15 to 19 years	3,083	5.9
20 to 24 years	3,626	6.9
25 to 34 years	9,923	18.9
35 to 44 years	9,895	18.8
45 to 54 years	7,052	13.4
55 to 59 years	2,130	4.0
60 to 64 years	1,361	2.6
65 to 74 years	1,821	3.5
75 to 84 years	1,551	2.9
85 years and over	968	1.8

Median age (years)	33.6	(X)

18 years and over	39,449	75.0
Male	18,944	36.0
Female	20,505	39.0
21 years and over	37,710	71.7
62 years and over	5,055	9.6
65 years and over	4,340	8.2
Male	1,509	2.9
Female	2,831	5.4

RACE
One race	50,302	95.6
White	30,625	58.2
Black or African American	7,680	14.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	188	0.4
Asian	7,241	13.8
Asian Indian	1,983	3.8
Chinese	2,375	4.5
Filipino	459	0.9
Japanese	106	0.2
Korean	896	1.7
Vietnamese	645	1.2
Other Asian ¹	777	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	33	0.1
Native Hawaiian	9	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	6	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	16	0.0
Some other race	4,535	8.6
Two or more races	2,311	4.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	32,418	61.6
Black or African American	8,282	15.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	421	0.8
Asian	7,854	14.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	132	0.3
Some other race	5,917	11.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	52,613	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	10,398	19.8
Mexican	1,060	2.0
Puerto Rican	395	0.8
Cuban	146	0.3
Other Hispanic or Latino	8,797	16.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	42,215	80.2
White alone	25,818	49.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	52,613	100.0
In households	51,990	98.8
Householder	19,621	37.3
Spouse	9,529	18.1
Child	15,027	28.6
Own child under 18 years	11,988	22.8
Other relatives	3,804	7.2
Under 18 years	872	1.7
Nonrelatives	4,009	7.6
Unmarried partner	1,036	2.0
In group quarters	623	1.2
Institutionalized population	268	0.5
Noninstitutionalized population	355	0.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	19,621	100.0
Family households (families)	12,580	64.1
With own children under 18 years	6,834	34.8
Married-couple family	9,529	48.6
With own children under 18 years	5,146	26.2
Female householder, no husband present	2,192	11.2
With own children under 18 years	1,300	6.6
Nonfamily households	7,041	35.9
Householder living alone	5,461	27.8
Householder 65 years and over	1,407	7.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,356	37.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,042	15.5

Average household size	2.65	(X)
Average family size	3.25	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	20,674	100.0
Occupied housing units	19,621	94.9
Vacant housing units	1,053	5.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	99	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	19,621	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	10,326	52.6
Renter-occupied housing units	9,295	47.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.86	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.42	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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