Language Spoken At Home in Gaithersburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 55,453 | 100% |
English only | 30,058 | 54.2% |
Language other than English | 25,395 | 45.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,882 | 19.6% |
Spanish | 11,059 | 19.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,762 | 10.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 5,771 | 10.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,213 | 4.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 6,729 | 12.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,428 | 4.4% |
Other languages | 1,836 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 479 | 0.9% |
Ancestry in Gaithersburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 60,223 | 100% |
American | 1,426 | 2.4% |
Arab | 393 | 0.7% |
Czech | 143 | 0.2% |
Danish | 311 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 381 | 0.6% |
English | 4,250 | 7.1% |
French (except Basque) | 1,057 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 327 | 0.5% |
German | 5,753 | 9.6% |
Greek | 205 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 351 | 0.6% |
Irish | 4,969 | 8.3% |
Italian | 1,973 | 3.3% |
Lithuanian | 118 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 240 | 0.4% |
Polish | 1,350 | 2.2% |
Portuguese | 68 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,943 | 3.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 532 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 732 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 91 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 3,255 | 5.4% |
Swedish | 548 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 92 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 177 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 265 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 879 | 1.5% |
Households By Type in Gaithersburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 22,474 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 15,002 | 66.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,804 | 34.7% |
Married-couple family | 10,866 | 48.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,548 | 24.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 968 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 318 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,168 | 14.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,938 | 8.6% |
Nonfamily households | 7,472 | 33.2% |
Householder living alone | 5,953 | 26.5% |
65 years and over | 1,704 | 7.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,282 | 36.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,270 | 19.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Gaithersburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 59,750 | 100% |
Householder | 22,474 | 37.6% |
Spouse | 10,849 | 18.2% |
Child | 18,184 | 30.4% |
Other relatives | 4,455 | 7.5% |
Nonrelatives | 3,788 | 6.3% |
Unmarried partner | 1,152 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Gaithersburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 22,171 | 100% |
Never married | 7,105 | 32.0% |
Now married, except separated | 12,356 | 55.7% |
Separated | 377 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 422 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 1,911 | 8.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 25,618 | 100% |
Never married | 7,900 | 30.8% |
Now married, except separated | 12,001 | 46.8% |
Separated | 1,085 | 4.2% |
Widowed | 1,922 | 7.5% |
Divorced | 2,710 | 10.6% |
Fertility in Gaithersburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 965 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 159 | 16.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 20 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 93 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Gaithersburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,289 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 303 | 23.5% |
Less than 1 year | 81 | 6.3% |
1 or 2 years | 105 | 8.1% |
3 or 4 years | 28 | 2.2% |
5 or more years | 89 | 6.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 303 | 100% |
Who are female | 275 | 90.8% |
Who are married | 147 | 48.5% |
School Enrollment in Gaithersburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,450 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,035 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 1,026 | 6.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,173 | 40.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,328 | 15.1% |
College or graduate school | 4,888 | 31.6% |
Educational Attainment in Gaithersburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 41,600 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,388 | 5.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,773 | 4.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,638 | 16.0% |
Some college, no degree | 6,582 | 15.8% |
Associate's degree | 2,449 | 5.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 11,687 | 28.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 10,083 | 24.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 52.3% |
Veteran Status in Gaithersburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 45,798 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,737 | 6.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Gaithersburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 59,823 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,596 | 7.7% |
Under 18 years | 14,296 | 100% |
With a disability | 268 | 1.9% |
18 to 64 years | 39,975 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,449 | 6.1% |
65 years and over | 5,552 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,879 | 33.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Gaithersburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 59,404 | 100% |
Same house | 50,472 | 85.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 8,523 | 14.3% |
Same county | 5,510 | 9.3% |
Different county | 3,013 | 5.1% |
Same state | 1,021 | 1.7% |
Different state | 1,992 | 3.4% |
Abroad | 409 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Gaithersburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 60,223 | 100% |
Native | 36,580 | 60.7% |
Born in United States | 35,779 | 59.4% |
State of residence | 16,032 | 26.6% |
Different state | 19,747 | 32.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 801 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 23,643 | 39.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Gaithersburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 23,643 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 10,444 | 44.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 13,199 | 55.8% |
Year of Entry in Gaithersburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 24,444 | 100% |
Native | 801 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 801 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 23,643 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 675 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 22,968 | 97.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Gaithersburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 23,643 | 100% |
Europe | 2,212 | 9.4% |
Asia | 9,265 | 39.2% |
Africa | 2,499 | 10.6% |
Oceania | 32 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 9,424 | 39.9% |
Northern America | 211 | 0.9% |