. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .837,000
1994 Household Population (1994 Census Update Survey)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795,600
Median Age (1994 Census Update Survey)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35.0
Sex (1994 Census Update Survey)
Percent
Males. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.8
Females. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.2
Age Distribution (1994 Census Update Survey)
Number Percent
Under 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59,900 7.5
5 to 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156,300 19.6
20 to 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40,800 5.1
25 to 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270,500 34.0
45 to 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,400 13.9
55 to 59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36,200 4.5
60 to 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29,500 3.7
65 to 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57,600 7.2
75 and Older. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34,400 4.3
Under 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,500 25.2
65 and older. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,000 11.5
Changes in Household Population by Race and Hispanic Origin,
1980-1994 (1980 and 1990 U.S. Census, 1994 census update Survey)
1980 1990 1994
Household Population. . . . . . . . . . .573,421 749,257 795,600
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85.6% 76.7% 74.1%
Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.7% 12.1% 13.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander. . . . . . . . . . 3.9% 8.3% 9.6%
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16% 2.7% 2.9%
Hispanic (all races) . . . . . . . . . . . .2.5% 7.4% 7.6%
Top 5 Countries of Immigrants (FY 94, Immigration & Naturalization Service)
Number
El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 672
China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709
India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490
Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Iran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270
Number Percent
Total. . . . . . .308,200 100.0
Multi-Family . . . 93,800 30.0
Townhouse. . . . . 53,400 17.0
Single-Family,
detached. . . .161,000 53.0
Total No. of Housing Units (July 1997). . . . . . . . . . . . .319,100
1996 Housing Completions (Data from State Tax Assessor's Parcel File)
Total. . . . . . . .3,144 100.0 Multi-Family . . . . .705 23.0 Townhouses . . . . . .974 31.0 Single-Family, detached. . . . .1,435 46.0
Tenure Characteristics (1994 Census Update Survey)
Owner Occupied. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71.6 Renter Occupied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28.4
Median Housing Sales Price (1997) (Data from State Tax Assessor's Parcel File)
New Resales Single-Family, Detached. . . . . $343,295 $230,000 Single-Family Attached . . . . . $174,000 $134,900 All Single-Family. . . . . . . . . . . . .$197,000
Average Apartment Rent (April 1997) (Office of Landlord and Tenant Affairs)
Efficiency Apartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$642 1-Bedroom Apartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$726 2-Bedroom Apartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$826 3-Bedroom Apartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$993
Average Household Size
1980 (1980 U.S. Census). . . . . . 2.77 1990 (1990 U.S. Census). . . . . . 2.65 1994 (1994 Census Update Survey). . . 2.65
1993 Household Income (1994 Census Update Survey)
Percent Under $15,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 $15,000-34,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.6 $35,000-49,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.1 $50,000-74,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.4 $75,000-99,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.4 $100,000 and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.2
1993 Median Household Income
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,083
1997 Median Household Income
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $66,800
Household Composition (1994 Census Update Survey)
Percent 1-Person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.4 2-Person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.6 3-Person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.4 4-Person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.0 5-Person or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.5
Household Type (1994 Census Update Survey)
Percent Family Households. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.6 Married-Couple Families. . . . . . . . . . . 64.1 Single-Parent Families . . . . . . . . . . . .8.6 Nonfamily Households . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.4
Percent Less than H.S. diploma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0 High school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15.6 Some college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20.9 Bachelor's degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20.6 Some graduate school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8 Graduate/professional degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27.2 1998 Fall School Enrollment (MCPS) . . . . . . . . . .128,577
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465,970
March 1997 At-Place Employment (estimate) (MCPD Research Division)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .477,600
Major Private Employers (December
1998) (Montgomery Business Gazette)
Numbers
Marriott International. . . . . . . . . . .6,100
Adventist Health Care . . . . . . . . . . 5,000
Giant Foods, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 5,000
Lockheed Martin Corporation . . . . . . . 3,000
Holy Cross Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . .2,500
Claims Administration Corp. . . . . . . . .2,100
Hughes Network Services. . . . . . . . . . 2,000
Suburban Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,600
GEICO Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . .1,500
Hecht's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,400
Major Federal Employers (Office of Economic Development)
Public Health Services . . . . . . . . . . 21,940 Food and Drug Administration . . . . . . . .4,900 NOAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,000 National Inst of Standards and Tech . . . . 2,500
1997 Commercial Completions (Data from State Tax Assessor's Parcel File)
Square Feet Percent Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400,000 18.7 Retail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,064,000 49.9 Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241,000 11.3 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .429,000 20.1 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,134,000 100.0
Employed Residents
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438,700
Percent of Employed Residents Who Work in Montgomery County (1994 Census Update Survey)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.5%
Females, Age 16 Years and Older (1994 Census Update Survey)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328,900
Percent of Residents in the Labor Force
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.6%
Type of Employer (1994 Census Update Survey)
Percent Government . . . . . . . . .26.3 Non-Profit . . . . . . . . .12.1 Private . . . . . . . . . . 50.4 Self-Employed . . . . . . . 11.2
Employment Location (1994 Census Update Survey)
Percent Inside Beltway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18.7 Outside Beltway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.9 Prince George's County . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 Elsewhere in MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.9 Washington, D.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.4 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.9 Elsewhere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.0
Commuting (1994 Census Update Survey)
Drive alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.0 Carpool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0 Public transit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.2 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.8
Computers in Households (1994 Census Update Survey
Own a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47.0 Have a modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26.0
Land Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497 square miles Water Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 square miles Parkland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,435 acres