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State of Maryland - County of Montgomery

Montgomery County Demography

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  • Table 1. Montgomery County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Montgomery County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Montgomery County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Montgomery County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Montgomery County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Montgomery County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Montgomery County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Montgomery County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 496
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 891,347
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 46
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 873,341
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 49
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 1,760.80
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 762,875
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 51
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 579,053
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 18,006
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 110,466
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 183,822
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 2.10%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 14.50%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 31.70%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 100,604
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 11.50%


    TABLE 2. Montgomery County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 873,341
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 60,173
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 6.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 161,585
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 18.50%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 60,139
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 6.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 282,275
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 32.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 211,012
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 24.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 50,103
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 5.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 35,071
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 4.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 12,983
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 1.50%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 36.80
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 418,622
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 454,719
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 92.10
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 565,719
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 64.80%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 132,256
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 15.10%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 2,544
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.30%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 98,651
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 11.30%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 412
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent (Z)%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 43,642
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 5.00%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 30,117
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 3.40%


    TABLE 3. Montgomery County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 9,431
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 5,436
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 324,565
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 282,228
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 15.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 863,910
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.66
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 79,299
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 24.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 120,843
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 37.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 68,919
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 21.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 224,225
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 113,665
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 50.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 179,192
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 89,960
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 50.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 33,919
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 19,033
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 56.10%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 100,340
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 83,996
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 19.50%


    TABLE 4. Montgomery County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 828,617
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 11,854
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 14.30
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 5,110
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 6.20
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 74
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 6.20
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 106
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 6,564
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 94,403
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 88,256


    TABLE 5. Montgomery County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 127,933
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 117,082
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 101,083
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 512,839
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 464,547
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 90.60%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 256,131
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 49.90%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 62,130
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 54,089
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 14.90%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 47,141
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 15,490
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 18,201
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 5.60%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 8.80%


    TABLE 6. Montgomery County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 27,249
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 1,692
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 25,557
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 30,489
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 846,910
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 3,217
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 757,027
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 4,027
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 334,632
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 13.20%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 324,565
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 223,017
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 68.70%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 4,950
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 2,931
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 59.20%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 1,914
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 38.70%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 505,398


    TABLE 7. Montgomery County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 35,574,586
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 24,923,326
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 42.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 839,158
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 42,393
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 155.80%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 1,985,589
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 22,991,816
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 2,444,397
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 10.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 1,251,235
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 5.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 20,531,593
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 89.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 1,722,131
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 7.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 2,071,108
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 9.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 9,406,600
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 40.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 5,109,277
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 22.20%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 1,251,235
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 1,119,095
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 987,931




     









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