Montgomery County, Maryland

1,065,949 people. The median home is worth $640,300 (typical Maryland town: $412,300) and the median household earns $132,450.

Towns in Montgomery County

Town	People	Median home	Income	Median age
Germantown	91,249	$422,400	$117,546	37.5
Silver Spring	81,015	$643,300	$99,860	35.6
Gaithersburg	69,657	$496,500	$112,467	37.8
Bethesda	68,056	$1,169,900	$192,237	42.8
Rockville	67,117	$682,300	$128,649	39.6
Wheaton	52,150	$501,200	$111,478	37.7
Aspen Hill	51,063	$570,000	$111,575	37.9
North Bethesda	50,094	$731,800	$129,092	40.7
Potomac	47,018	$1,157,000	$236,675	47.4
Olney	35,820	$656,600	$171,458	41.6
Montgomery Village	34,893	$388,900	$95,348	37.6
Clarksburg	29,051	$679,400	$176,678	38.0
Fairland	25,396	$477,300	$98,800	38.5
North Potomac	23,790	$826,200	$186,514	46.5
Redland	18,592	$540,200	$132,153	40.7
Takoma Park	17,629	$749,200	$108,136	41.3
Calverton	17,316	$477,100	$107,381	40.4
Damascus	17,224	$528,400	$158,883	41.5
Glenmont	16,710	$571,200	$126,542	37.8
White Oak	16,347	$574,000	$83,370	33.2
Colesville	15,421	$616,800	$130,682	47.3
Cloverly	15,285	$665,300	$152,083	44.8
Flower Hill	14,108	$463,500	$112,975	36.3
Kemp Mill	13,378	$596,600	$146,354	39.0
Travilah	11,985	$1,325,100	$250,001	50.5
Chevy Chase	10,176	$1,245,000	$211,765	50.3
Burtonsville	9,498	$488,800	$134,276	38.0
North Kensington	9,497	$576,700	$135,040	42.7
Leisure World	9,215	$274,800	$62,011	76.0
South Kensington	8,829	$919,800	$210,953	42.6
Four Corners	8,316	$620,400	$203,125	39.9
Forest Glen	6,897	$606,100	$127,820	37.8
Darnestown	6,723	$958,200	$232,135	47.1
Hillandale	5,774	$520,300	$164,871	41.4
Layhill	5,764	$608,000	$146,308	39.3
Ashton-Sandy Spring	5,746	$809,200	$174,063	48.6
Poolesville	5,742	$752,300	$205,919	41.9
Friendship Heights Village	5,360	$484,300	$119,384	47.5
Brookmont	3,751	$1,361,100	$247,150	43.1
Burnt Mills	3,592	$574,300	$113,463	41.8
Chevy Chase	2,904	$1,670,600	$250,001	49.5
Derwood	2,535	$719,800	$118,194	38.9

People and housing

	Montgomery County	Typical Maryland town
Median home value	$640,300	$412,300
Median rent	$2,068	$1,748
Median household income	$132,450	$108,677
Median age	40.2	40.2
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.6%	39.4%
Below the poverty line	7.5%	7.1%

Jobs and pay

462,298 jobs in 2024, average pay $94,473 a year.

BLS QCEW 2024.

BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 1,849 storm events in Montgomery County from 1996 to 2026, with 12 deaths.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Montgomery County has been included in 21 FEMA declarations since 1953.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 24, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3634: Severe Winter Storm
March 26, 2020	Biological	DR-4491: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3430: Covid-19
March 4, 2016	Snowstorm	DR-4261: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm
November 20, 2012	Hurricane	DR-4091: Hurricane Sandy
October 28, 2012	Hurricane	EM-3349: Hurricane Sandy

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).