Maryland · Census place 72450
Silver Spring CDP, MD
Quick answer
Silver Spring CDP has 82,129 residents, ranking #5 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $98,880, the median home is worth $619,400 and median gross rent runs $1,899 a month.
- Population
- 82,129Silver Spring CDP residents
- Median household income
- $98,880Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $619,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,899Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 38.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Silver Spring CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Silver Spring CDP median would spend about 23% 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 6.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.7% of residents and 38.2% 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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