Montgomery County

Montgomery County has 1,065,949 residents across 45 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $132,450, 28% above the Maryland figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $640,300, and 61% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

1,065,949residentsACS 2020–2024

$132,450median household incomeMaryland: $104K

$640,300median home valueowner-occupied homes

96%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Montgomery County in MarylandZIP codes in Montgomery County highlighted; the rest of Maryland in grey

Map of Maryland with Montgomery County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 45 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
20812	276	$214K	$1.16M	99%	82%	99%	33 min
20814	32,795	$151K	$990K	51%	85%	97%	31 min
20815	30,505	$195K	$1.29M	66%	85%	97%	30 min
20816	18,140	$233K	$1.22M	83%	89%	98%	30 min
20817	37,454	$249K	$1.18M	81%	86%	97%	32 min
20818	1,539	$246K	$1.34M	95%	86%	100%	33 min
20832	25,553	$169K	$627K	87%	64%	98%	35 min
20833	7,860	$204K	$797K	95%	65%	94%	36 min
20837	6,699	$174K	$772K	92%	57%	98%	42 min
20838	306	$250K	$776K	98%	78%	92%	48 min
20839	158	$160K	$950K	50%	61%	100%	35 min
20841	9,969	$185K	$783K	91%	60%	95%	36 min
20842	2,369	$204K	$746K	82%	52%	93%	47 min
20850	50,353	$126K	$714K	50%	68%	96%	33 min
20851	14,946	$126K	$569K	58%	46%	93%	35 min
20852	48,180	$122K	$665K	43%	75%	96%	32 min
20853	31,851	$159K	$632K	86%	50%	98%	34 min
20854	50,498	$250K	$1.17M	89%	86%	99%	32 min
20855	17,279	$149K	$640K	74%	67%	97%	39 min
20860	2,035	$-666667K	$654K	87%	57%	92%	47 min
20861	2,890	$163K	$853K	99%	77%	96%	34 min
20862	430	$190K	$811K	100%	61%	100%	43 min
20866	15,986	$140K	$447K	78%	45%	96%	37 min
20868	198	$143K	$622K	100%	39%	100%	40 min
20871	30,182	$178K	$669K	91%	68%	97%	38 min
20872	13,983	$141K	$504K	89%	44%	96%	40 min
20874	62,738	$115K	$399K	66%	49%	97%	34 min
20876	26,406	$120K	$487K	67%	52%	96%	33 min
20877	38,546	$93K	$475K	43%	33%	94%	34 min
20878	66,115	$144K	$716K	69%	70%	98%	32 min
20879	25,264	$112K	$468K	70%	45%	98%	34 min
20880	577	$135K	$613K	100%	78%	98%	30 min
20882	13,751	$184K	$737K	96%	60%	95%	39 min
20886	34,718	$99K	$387K	69%	43%	93%	36 min
20889	584	$-666667K	$-666667K	0%	34%	100%	8 min
20895	19,184	$174K	$782K	79%	74%	92%	33 min
20896	932	$250K	$1.01M	97%	88%	99%	38 min
20901	36,435	$131K	$590K	68%	59%	97%	36 min
20902	54,261	$114K	$551K	64%	47%	96%	35 min
20903	24,815	$81K	$486K	41%	27%	96%	42 min
20904	58,646	$96K	$560K	49%	50%	90%	36 min
20905	19,004	$160K	$657K	87%	57%	98%	39 min
20906	70,595	$98K	$456K	66%	43%	92%	38 min
20910	45,943	$112K	$731K	36%	74%	95%	36 min
20912	25,749	$84K	$699K	45%	52%	95%	38 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

1,065,949 residents in 389,210 households, next to the Maryland figure.

23%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

17%

aged 65 and over

26%

of households are people living alone

52%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

406,531 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $640,300 (±$5,098).

65%

of households own their home

47%

of homes are detached single-family houses

33%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$2,068

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20199%

2000–200911%

1990–199911%

1980–198919%

1970–197915%

1960–196914%

1950–195911%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,073.

$132,450

median household income

7.5%

of people live below the poverty line

4.9%

unemployment rate

61%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

35 min

average commute to work

26%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

60%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

28%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

96%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Montgomery County, Maryland, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.