Montgomery's Living Circumstances

Montgomery County Public Schools Overview

Montgomery College located in Montgomery County Public Schools area. A total of 370,950 households are located in Montgomery County Public Schools area. Among them, 130,477 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.35 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 326,821 and 272,487 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

14.88% (154,018) of residents are non-citizens and 38.88% (402,283) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland
Household	370,950
Population	1,034,771
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	130,477 (35.17%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	326,821
Total Students	272,487
Pre-Kindergarten	19,883
Kindergarten	13,147
Grade 1-8	107,323
Grade 9-12	57,696
College/Graduate School	74,438
Veterans	796,510
Non-citizen	154,018
Non-English Home Language	402,283
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

826,787 residents are over the age of 16 and 590,606 people are in labor force. Among them, 587,168 people are in civilian labor force and 3,438 are in armed labor force. 560,950 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Montgomery County Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	553,610	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	361,634	65.32%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	53,334	9.63%
Public transportation	81,686	14.76%
Walked	12,381	2.24%
Other method	9,187	1.66%
Worked from home	35,388	6.39%
Average Commute Time	35 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	560,950	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	315,650	56.27%
Service	87,664	15.63%
Sales and office	93,740	16.71%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	33,037	5.89%
Production, transportation, and material moving	30,859	5.50%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	560,950	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,210	0.22%
Construction	33,637	6.00%
Manufacturing	15,920	2.84%
Wholesale trade	6,542	1.17%
Retail trade	43,062	7.68%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	16,150	2.88%
Information	14,813	2.64%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	35,789	6.38%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	122,515	21.84%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	120,497	21.48%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	48,114	8.58%
Other services, except public administration	39,558	7.05%
Public administration	63,143	11.26%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	560,950	-
Private wage and salary workers	408,034	72.74%
Government workers	118,204	21.07%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	33,727	6.01%
Unpaid family workers	985	0.18%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $149,437 for the 370,950 households in Montgomery County Public Schools area, Maryland. The average income of a single worker is $51,590. 960,636 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.86%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	370,950	-
Less than $10,000	12,782	3.45%
$10,000 - $14,999	6,853	1.85%
$15,000 - $24,999	14,270	3.85%
$25,000 - $34,999	18,481	4.98%
$35,000 - $49,999	26,604	7.17%
$50,000 - $74,999	46,858	12.63%
$75,000 - $99,999	44,566	12.01%
$100,000 - $149,999	69,483	18.73%
$150,000 - $199,999	46,596	12.56%
More than $200,000	84,457	22.77%
Median Household Income	$108,820	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$149,437	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	259,246	-
Less than $10,000	5,011	1.93%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,561	0.99%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,730	2.60%
$25,000 - $34,999	10,832	4.18%
$35,000 - $49,999	15,452	5.96%
$50,000 - $74,999	28,568	11.02%
$75,000 - $99,999	27,285	10.52%
$100,000 - $149,999	49,998	19.29%
$150,000 - $199,999	37,606	14.51%
More than $200,000	75,203	29.01%

Median Family Income	$130,754	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$172,840	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$51,590	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$79,808	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$79,808	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	1,034,552	-
With health insurance coverage	960,636	92.86%
Public coverage	277,239	26.80%
Private health insurance	800,772	77.40%
Without health insurance coverage	73,916	7.14%

Housing

There are 389,202 housing units in Montgomery County Public Schools area, Maryland with 370,950 units (95.31%) occupied. 242,632 houses (65.41%) are occupied by owner and 128,318 houses (34.59%) are rented. The average housing value is $484,900 and the average rental cost is $1,768. 10,552 houses (2.71%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 36,540 houses (9.39%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	389,202	-
Occupied	370,950	95.31%
Owner Occupied	242,632	65.41%
Renter Occupied	128,318	34.59%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	183,883	47.25%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	71,381	18.34%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	133,404	34.28%
Mobile Homes	427	0.11%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	107	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	389,202	-
Built 2014 or later	10,552	2.71%
Built 2010 - 2013	10,761	2.76%
Built 2000 - 2009	39,757	10.22%
Built 1990 - 1999	47,162	12.12%
Built 1980 - 1989	80,503	20.68%
Built 1970 - 1979	61,394	15.77%
Built 1960 - 1969	55,625	14.29%
Built 1950 - 1959	46,908	12.05%
Built 1949 or earlier	36,540	9.39%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	389,202	-
1 room	8,495	2.18%
2 rooms	13,322	3.42%
3 rooms	34,464	8.86%
4 rooms	53,933	13.86%
5 rooms	45,852	11.78%
6 rooms	44,996	11.56%
7 rooms	42,927	11.03%
8 rooms	43,111	11.08%
9 rooms or more	102,102	26.23%
Median Number of Rooms	6.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	389,202	-
no bedroom	9,818	2.52%
1 bedroom	46,877	12.04%
2 bedrooms	81,238	20.87%
3 bedrooms	110,665	28.43%
4 bedrooms	93,625	24.06%
5 bedrooms or more	46,979	12.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	242,632	-
Less than $50,000	2,468	1.02%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,821	0.75%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,024	2.07%
$150,000 - $199,999	7,179	2.96%
$200,000 - $299,999	28,394	11.70%
$300,000 - $499,999	82,647	34.06%
$500,000 - $999,999	90,238	37.19%
$1,000,000 or more	24,861	10.25%
Median House Value	$484,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	124,968	-
Less than $500	4,351	3.48%
$500 - $999	6,499	5.20%
$1,000 - $1,499	25,803	20.65%
$1,500 - $1,999	48,135	38.52%
$2,000 - $2,499	23,717	18.98%
$2,500 - $2,999	9,217	7.38%
$3,000 or more	7,246	5.80%
Median Rental Costs	$1,768	-

Demographic

A total of 1,043,530 people lives in Montgomery County Public Schools area, Maryland with 504,128 male and 539,402 female. The males to female ratio is 48.31 to 51.69. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	1,043,530	-
Male	504,128	48.31%
Female	539,402	51.69%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	1,043,530	-
Under 5 years	66,017	6.33%
5 - 9 years	67,762	6.49%
10 - 14 years	68,222	6.54%
15 - 19 years	63,987	6.13%
20 - 24 years	59,642	5.72%
25 - 34 years	133,553	12.80%
35 - 44 years	143,550	13.76%
45 - 54 years	147,385	14.12%
55 - 59 years	72,637	6.96%
60 - 64 years	63,950	6.13%
65 - 74 years	89,196	8.55%
75 - 84 years	46,628	4.47%
85 years and older	21,001	2.01%
Median Age	39.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	1,043,530	-
One Race	998,120	95.65%
White	553,846	53.07%
Black or African American	192,639	18.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,273	0.31%
Asian	154,340	14.79%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	467	0.04%
Other	93,555	8.97%

Two or more races	45,410	4.35%
White and Black or African American	10,895	1.04%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	3,186	0.31%
White and Asian	14,589	1.40%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,235	0.12%