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20901

Silver Spring, MD · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
36,435
Median household income
$131,386
People below poverty
8.4%
Median home value
$589,800

Income

The median income of households in 20901 was $131,386. An estimated 3.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 32.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 20901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.3
$10,000 to $14,999 1.5
$15,000 to $24,999 2.8
$25,000 to $34,999 5.4
$35,000 to $49,999 4.7
$50,000 to $74,999 10.5
$75,000 to $99,999 8.4
$100,000 to $149,999 18.1
$150,000 to $199,999 12.8
$200,000 or more 32.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 20901 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 100722
Female 93143

An estimated 85.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 24% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,276. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 20901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 85.3
Social Security 24
Retirement income 21.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.4
Cash public assistance income 2.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 11.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 20901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 11.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7.4

In 2020-2024, 8.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 50.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 32.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 37.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 20901 in 2020-2024, 92.4% had health insurance coverage and 7.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71.8% and public coverage was 31.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.6%.


In 2020-2024, 20901 had a total population of 36,435 - 18,204 (50%) females and 18,231 (50%) males. The median age was 39.5 years. An estimated 22.3% of the population was under 18 years, 35.5% was 19 to 44 years, 25.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 20901 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 832 1108
5 to 9 1464 1049
10 to 14 1140 1161
15 to 19 1144 978
20 to 24 1080 1086
25 to 29 815 917
30 to 34 1712 1279
35 to 39 1258 1521
40 to 44 1545 1739
45 to 49 1131 1078
50 to 54 1550 1114
55 to 59 1194 1252
60 to 64 891 1132
65 to 69 1236 821
70 to 74 630 909
75 to 79 209 475
80 to 84 252 219
85 and over 148 366

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 40.8% were White; 28.6% were Black or African American; 3.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 7.1% were Asian; 9.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 18.7% of the people in 20901 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 39.2% of the people in 20901 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 13,114 households in 20901. The average household size was 2.77 people.

Married-couple households made up 51.4% of the households in 20901 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.8% of all households, while 16% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.1% of all households.

In 20901, 35% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 20901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 51.4
Cohabiting Couples 5.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51.9% of males and 48.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 37.3 32.4
Now married, except separated 51.9 48.3
Separated 1.7 1.6
Widowed 1.7 5.5
Divorced 7.3 12.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 20901, 382 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 26.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 67.6% of the people living in 20901 were U.S. natives. 24.1% of the 20901 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 32.4% of 20901 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 55.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 67.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 20901 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 20901.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 20901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 36.1
Asia 18.1
Europe 6.7
Africa 38.9
Northern America 0.1
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 20901 in 2020-2024, 37.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 15.8% of people at least five years old; 18.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 20901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 15.8
Other Indo-European languages 7.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.4
Other languages 10.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88 % of the people at least one year old living in 20901 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 20901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88
Different house, same county 6.5
Different county, same state 2.4
Different state 1.7
Abroad 1.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 58.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 20901 was 8,992 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 379 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,507. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,106.

Educational Attainment of People in 20901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.4
High school diploma or equivalency 13
Some college, no degree 10.8
Associate's degree 7.1
Bachelor's degree 26
Graduate or professional degree 32.6

Disability

In 20901, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.2% of people under 18 years old, to 6.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 20901, 67.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 14,241 72.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,080 20.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,268 6.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 20901 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 20901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 6
Manufacturing 1.7
Wholesale trade 0.8
Retail trade 7.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5
Information 2.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 21.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.8
Other Services, except public administration 8
Public administration 11

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 20901 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 12,059 61.4
Service occupations 3,004 15.3
Sales and office occupations 2,037 10.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,216 6.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,318 6.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 50.6% of 20901 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 20901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 50.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 9.4
Walked 0.8
Other means 3.8
Worked from home 28.9

In 2020-2024, 20901 had a total of 13,495 housing units. Of these housing units, 71.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 27.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 20901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 71.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 27.8
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 20901 was 6.6 rooms, and of these housing units 68.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 20901 had 13,114 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 381 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 68.1% while renters occupied 31.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.77 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.77.

4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.1% and another 15.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 20901:

House Heating Fuel Used in 20901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 71.3
Electricity 27.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.5
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 20901 was $589,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 76.1 % had a mortgage. 23.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,708 and for owners without a mortgage it was $795.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 20901 was $1,823. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.