Moving to Gaithersburg, Maryland

About Gaithersburg, Maryland
Gaithersburg

Gaithersburg ( GAY-thərz-burg) is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. At the time of the 2020 United States census, Gaithersburg had a population of 69,657, making it the third-largest incorporated city and the ninth-most populous community in the state. Gaithersburg is located to the northwest of Washington, D.C., and is considered a suburb and a primary city within the Washington metropolitan area. Gaithersburg was incorporated as a town in 1878 and as a city in 1968.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is headquartered in Gaithersburg directly west of I-270. Other major employers in the city include IBM, Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Services business area headquarters, AstraZeneca. Gaithersburg is also the location of the garrison of the United States Army Reserve Legal Command.

Gender
Gender Gaithersburg Maryland Country
Female 51.5% 51.5% 50.8%
Male 48.5% 48.5% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.052%49%Female51.5%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.05%2%6%5%8%16%13%20%12%15%$100K to $150K19.5%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Gaithersburg Maryland Country
Less than $10,000 4.7% 4.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 1.9% 2.6% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 5.6% 5.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 4.7% 6.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 8.3% 9.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 15.7% 15.2% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 12.8% 13% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 19.5% 19.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 11.7% 10.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 15.1% 13.4% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.07%5%16%13%6%28%17%3%5%Bachelor Degree28%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Gaithersburg Maryland Country
< 9th Grade 7% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 5% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 16% 24% 27.0%
Other College 13% 19% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 6% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 28% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 17% 13% 9.0%
Professional Degree 3% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 5% 3% 1.0%
Household Income
 Gaithersburg Maryland  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K4.74.65.81.92.64.15.65.68.54.76.18.68.39.31215.715.217.212.81312.819.519.315.611.710.87.115.113.48.3
Education
 Gaithersburg Maryland  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade73556716242713192067928222017139332531
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.033%17%0%20%25%0%4%0%White33.1%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Gaithersburg Maryland Country
White 33.1% 50.2% 60.1%
African American 17.1% 29.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0.3% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 20.2% 6.3% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.5% 3.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 25.3% 10.3% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Gaithersburg Maryland  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0017.53552.570Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite33.150.260.117.129.412.20.30.20.620.26.35.60.100.20.40.40.33.53.32.825.310.318.2