Rockville

Population & Demographics

Rockville, MD

Rockville is home to 67,671 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 29,122 resident workers commute each day.

MarylandCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
67,671
people
Population

67,671 residents

Median age 39.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Rockville population & demographics

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

Population
67,671
Median age
39.6yrs
Median household income
$128,649
Median home value
$682,300
Median gross rent
$2,274/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
65.6%
Poverty rate
7.6%

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 Rockville

How Rockville 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).

White43.2%
Asian22.1%
Hispanic or Latino18.1%
Black11.0%
Two or more races4.5%
Some other race1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Rockville

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 Rockville.

Rockville at a glance
Employed Residents
29,122
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
32.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Washington
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Rockville 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 Rockville 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

42 / 100

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

Rockville

29,122 commutes, one dot at a time

Rockville

Where 29,122 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Rockville0.0 mi4,217
2Washington14.1 mi3,258
3Bethesda7.2 mi2,668
4North Bethesda3.7 mi1,983
5Gaithersburg4.7 mi1,553
6Potomac4.5 mi1,150
7Baltimore32.6 mi659
8Silver Spring9.1 mi562

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Rockville.

1Germantown8.8 mi4,831
2Rockville0.0 mi4,217
3Gaithersburg4.7 mi3,426
4Aspen Hill3.7 mi2,160
5Washington14.1 mi2,108
6Olney6.1 mi1,947
7Wheaton5.6 mi1,796
8Montgomery Village6.7 mi1,720

Top industries

The sectors that employ Rockville’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%)
PAPublic Administration20.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services19.5%
EDEducational Services17.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.0%
RTRetail Trade4.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services4.7%
FIFinance and Insurance3.0%
COConstruction2.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Rockville

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
See all internet providers in Rockville

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