Maryland · Census place 31175
Gaithersburg city, MD
Quick answer
Gaithersburg city has 69,225 residents, ranking #9 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $107,496, the median home is worth $484,500 and median gross rent runs $2,008 a month.
- Population
- 69,225Gaithersburg city residents
- Median household income
- $107,496Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $484,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,008Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gaithersburg city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gaithersburg city median would spend about 22.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.8% of residents and 51.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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