Moving to Germantown, Maryland

About Germantown, Maryland
Germantown

Germantown is an urbanized census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland. With a population of 91,249 as of the 2020 census, it is the third most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore and Columbia. Germantown is located approximately 28 miles (45 km) outside the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C., and is an important part of the Washington metropolitan area.

Germantown was founded in the early 19th century by European immigrants, though much of the area's development did not take place until the mid-20th century. The original plan for Germantown divided the area into a downtown and six town villages: Gunners Lake Village, Kingsview Village, Churchill Village, Middlebrook Village, Clopper's Mill Village, and Neelsville Village. The Churchill Town Sector at the corner of Maryland Route 118 and Middlebrook Road most closely resembles the center of Germantown because of the location of the Upcounty Regional Services Center, the Germantown Public Library, the Black Rock Arts Center, and pedestrian shopping that features an array of restaurants. Three exits to Interstate 270 [I-270] are less than one mile away, the Maryland Area Regional Commuter train is within walking distance, and the Germantown Transit Center that provides Ride On shuttle service to the Shady Grove station of the Washington Metro's Red Line.

Germantown has the assigned ZIP codes of 20874 and 20876 for delivery and 20875 for post office boxes. It is the only "Germantown, Maryland" recognized by the United States Postal Service, though three other Maryland counties have unincorporated communities with the same name.

Gender
Gender Germantown Maryland Country
Female 51.2% 51.5% 50.8%
Male 48.8% 48.5% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Germantown Maryland Country
Less than $10,000 3.8% 4.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 1.3% 2.6% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 3.2% 5.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 5.4% 6.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 7.6% 9.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 16.1% 15.2% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.2% 13% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 23.6% 19.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 11.9% 10.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 13.9% 13.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Germantown Maryland Country
< 9th Grade 6% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 5% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 15% 24% 27.0%
Other College 17% 19% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 27% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 16% 13% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 4% 3% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Germantown Maryland Country
White 28.5% 50.2% 60.1%
African American 23% 29.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 20% 6.3% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.6% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.9% 3.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 23.9% 10.3% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity