Gaithersburg

Population & Demographics

Gaithersburg, MD

Gaithersburg is home to 69,825 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 31,223 resident workers commute each day.

MarylandCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
69,825
people
Population

69,825 residents

Median age 37.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Gaithersburg population & demographics

Who lives in Gaithersburg — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
69,825
Median age
37.8yrs
Median household income
$112,467
Median home value
$496,500
Median gross rent
$2,058/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
52.5%
Poverty rate
8.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Gaithersburg

How Gaithersburg breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino30.5%
White29.7%
Asian20.3%
Black14.6%
Two or more races3.8%
Some other race0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Gaithersburg

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Gaithersburg.

Gaithersburg at a glance
Employed Residents
31,223
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
26.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Rockville
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Gaithersburg proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Gaithersburg commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Gaithersburg

31,223 commutes, one dot at a time

Gaithersburg

Where 31,223 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Gaithersburg, by worker count.

1Gaithersburg0.0 mi3,702
2Rockville4.7 mi3,426
3Washington18.7 mi3,024
4Bethesda11.5 mi1,928
5North Bethesda8.3 mi1,396
6Potomac7.6 mi960
7Germantown4.1 mi944
8Baltimore34.5 mi675

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Gaithersburg.

1Germantown4.1 mi4,110
2Gaithersburg0.0 mi3,702
3Rockville4.7 mi1,553
4Montgomery Village3.4 mi1,460
5Frederick23.4 mi1,315
6Clarksburg7.2 mi1,214
7North Potomac2.4 mi900
8Washington18.7 mi863

Top industries

The sectors that employ Gaithersburg’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services22.0%
MFManufacturing11.9%
RTRetail Trade11.4%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance11.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.9%
PAPublic Administration7.9%
EDEducational Services4.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.3%
COConstruction4.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Gaithersburg

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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