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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Gaithersburg is $39,846, which is higher than the state average of $36,670 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Gaithersburg median household income is $78,441, which has grown by 31.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 40.25% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Gaithersburg residents spend 33.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 32.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #143

Gaithersburg, MD	39,846 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gaithersburg, MD	41,036 USD
Maryland	40,501 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gaithersburg, MD	48,016 USD
Maryland	45,763 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gaithersburg, MD	35,268 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #188

Gaithersburg, MD	78,441 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Gaithersburg, MD	107,589 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #225

Gaithersburg, MD	31.00%
Maryland	40.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Gaithersburg, MD		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.38%	$15,458, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	17.20%	$18,046, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.76%	$4,046, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.18%	$36,537, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Gaithersburg, MD	90,334 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Gaithersburg, MD	118,489 USD
Maryland	112,955 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Gaithersburg, MD	Maryland	U.S.
White	$90,437, see rank	$82,638	$56,900
Black	$61,143, see rank	$58,657	$35,600
Hispanic	$57,634, see rank	$62,493	$42,396
Asian	$85,000, see rank	$92,457	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$69,911, see rank	$54,127	$37,170
One Race, Other	$51,190, see rank	$58,273	$40,300
Two or More Races	$72,885, see rank	$70,072	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Gaithersburg, MD	Maryland	U.S.
less than 25	$36,506, see rank	$33,982	$25,788
25 to 44	$76,719, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$99,289, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$65,044, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Gaithersburg, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	48,835, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	23,231, 47.57%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	18,983, 81.71%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	127, 0.55%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	18,856, 81.17%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	17,557, 93.11%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,299, 6.89%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,248, 18.29%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	25,604, 52.43%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	17,278, 67.48%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	48, 0.19%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	17,230, 67.29%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	16,163, 93.81%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,067, 6.19%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8,326, 32.52%, see rank	35.17%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Gaithersburg, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	33,176, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	22,403, 67.53%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,888, 11.72%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4,319, 13.02%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	838, 2.53%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	464, 1.40%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,264, 3.81%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Gaithersburg, MD	33.4 minutes
Maryland	32.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Gaithersburg, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	33,720	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	17,557, 52.07%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,668, 49.37%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,457, 13.99%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,721, 15.50%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	46, 0.26%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,683, 9.59%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,602, 9.12%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	16,163, 47.93%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,652, 53.53%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,560, 22.03%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,527, 21.82%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	412, 2.55%, see rank	3.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Gaithersburg, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	33,720, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	46, 0.14%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	2,243, 6.65%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,061, 3.15%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	703, 2.08%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,456, 7.28%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,146, 3.40%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	806, 2.39%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,229, 6.61%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	8,076, 23.95%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,870, 20.37%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,921, 8.66%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,893, 8.58%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,270, 6.73%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Gaithersburg, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,047	9.64%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,156	7.40%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.