Rockville, MD

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2022 Population

67,142

0.07% 1-year growth

2022 Median Age

38.8

1.02% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

8.29%

18.7% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$122,470

5.55% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$623,800

12.4% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

35,964

0.446% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Rockville, MD had a population of 67.1k people with a median age of 38.8 and a median household income of $122,470. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Rockville, MD grew from 67,095 to 67,142, a 0.07% increase and its median household income grew from $116,031 to $122,470, a 5.55% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Rockville, MD are White (Non-Hispanic) (45%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (22.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (9.71%), Other (Hispanic) (8.26%), and White (Hispanic) (4.51%).

None of the households in Rockville, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

83.1% of the residents in Rockville, MD are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Rockville, MD are Montgomery College (2,980 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Rockville, MD was $623,800, and the homeownership rate was 54.6%.

Most people in Rockville, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Rockville, MD was 2 cars per household.

About the photo: Courthouse Square, in Rockville, MD with the historic Red Brick Courthouse (1891, Frank E. Davis) in the background.

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United States

Population & Diversity

Rockville, MD is home to a population of 67.1k people, from which 83.1% are citizens. As of 2022, 34.1% of Rockville, MD residents were born outside of the country (22.9k people).

In 2022, there were 2.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (30.2k people) in Rockville, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.9k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 6.52k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83.1%

2022 Citizenship

84.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 83.1% of Rockville, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Rockville, MD was 84.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Rockville, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rockville, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
30.2k ± 1.33k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
14.9k ± 1.14k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.52k ± 942

17.5%

Hispanic Population

11.8k people

17.5% of the people in Rockville, MD are hispanic (11.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Rockville, MD as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin

El Salvador
115,960 ± 8,281 people
India
61,668 ± 6,066 people
Nigeria
45,887 ± 5,240 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 115,960 Maryland residents, followed by India with 61,668 and Nigeria with 45,887.

Foreign-Born Population

34.1%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

22.9k people

33.5%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

22.5k people

As of 2022, 34.1% of Rockville, MD residents (22.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rockville, MD was 33.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Rockville, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
855 ± 264
Vietnam
686 ± 289
Gulf War (1990s)
187 ± 83

Rockville, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Rockville, MD employs 36k people. The largest industries in Rockville, MD are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (7,562 people), Public Administration (4,565 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,140 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($125,500), Finance & Insurance ($118,068), and Public Administration ($115,584).

Males in Maryland have an average income that is 1.24 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,266. The income inequality in Maryland (measured using the Gini index) is 0.454, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

36k

2022 Value

± 1,524

−0.446%

1 Year decline

± 6.03%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Rockville, MD declined at a rate of −0.446%, from 36.1k employees to 36k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rockville, MD, are Management Occupations (4,292 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (3,886 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (3,619 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rockville, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in the United States (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

36k

2022 Value

± 1,524

−0.446%

1 Year decline

± 6.03%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Rockville, MD declined at a rate of −0.446%, from 36.1k employees to 36k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rockville, MD, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (7,562 people), Public Administration (4,565 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,140 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rockville, MD, though some of these residents may live in Rockville, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$84,394

Median earning men ± $5,689

$61,135

Median earning women ± $4,635

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($125,375), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($117,181), and Public Administration ($115,497).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($115,739), Construction ($100,917), and Manufacturing ($100,131).

Civics

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Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (51.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.9%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.18%)
Libertarian and Independent Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Vermont, Oregon, Colorado, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from the United States

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In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in the United States over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

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Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Rockville, MD awarded 2,980 degrees. The student population of Rockville, MD in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 7,931 male students and 9,206 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Rockville, MD are Black or African American (750 and 27.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (672 and 25%), White (663 and 24.7%), and Asian (467 and 17.4%).

The largest universities in Rockville, MD by number of degrees awarded are Montgomery College (2,980 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Rockville, MD are Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (869 and 29.2%), General Business (430 and 14.4%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (262 and 8.79%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 17,137 students enrolled in Rockville, MD, 46.3% men and 53.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 4,807 records, of which 56.8% were women and 43.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
865 degrees awarded
General Business
430 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
262 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Rockville, MD was Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities with 865 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Rockville, MD according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Montgomery College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

2,980 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Montgomery College with 2,980 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 1,261 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Rockville, MD, which is 0.734 times less than the 1,719 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 750 degrees mean that there were 1.12 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 672 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($8,070) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($2,184) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,792) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.12% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.05% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Bachelors Degree (1.04M), and Some college (961k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rockville, MD was $623,800 in 2022, which is 2.21 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $554,800 to $623,800, a 12.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Rockville, MD is 54.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Rockville, MD have an average commute time of 31.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rockville, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Rockville, MD is $122,470. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Rockville, MD was Census Tract 7012.10 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 7012.05 and Census Tract 7012.20, with respective values of $248,100 and $235,285.

Housing

Property

$623,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$14,317

$14,487

Median Property Taxes

±$831

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Rockville, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rockville, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54.6%

Homeownership

2022

70.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 54.6% of the housing units in Rockville, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 55.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rockville, MD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 7012.10
Census Tract 7012.05
Census Tract 7012.20

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Rockville, MD was Census Tract 7012.10 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 7012.05 and Census Tract 7012.20, with respective values of $248,100 and $235,285.

The following map shows all of the places in Rockville, MD colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$122,470

Median Household Income

± $6,675

26.5k

Number of Households

± 1,207

In 2022, the median household income of the 26.5k households in Rockville, MD grew to $122,470 from the previous year's value of $116,031.

The following chart displays the households in Rockville, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rockville, MD is from Maryland.

0.454

2022 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2022, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maryland across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (49.6%)
Worked At Home (26.3%)
Public Transit (13.1%)

In 2022, 49.6% of workers in Rockville, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (13.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rockville, MD have a longer commute time (31.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.95% of the workforce in Rockville, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rockville, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rockville, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rockville, MD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.29% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rockville, MD (5.51k out of 66.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rockville, MD is Asian, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.5% of the population of Rockville, MD has health coverage, with 58.8% on employee plans, 10.8% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 1.18% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Montgomery County, MD see 724 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.12% increase from the previous year (716 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 794 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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724 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Montgomery County, MD

Primary care physicians in Montgomery County, MD see an average of 724 patients per year. This represents a 1.12% increase from the previous year (716 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Montgomery County, MD in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.49%

Uninsured

58.8%

Employer Coverage

10.8%

Medicaid

10.6%

Medicare

13.1%

Non-Group

1.18%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rockville, MD grew by 6.79% from 5.14% to 5.49%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Rockville, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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