Gaithersburg is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 68,952 people and 35 associated neighborhoods, Gaithersburg is the ninth largest community in Maryland. Housing costs in Gaithersburg are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.Gaithersburg is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.28% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Gaithersburg is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gaithersburg who work in management occupations (12.24%), office and administrative support (9.01%), and computer science and math (8.59%). Also of interest is that Gaithersburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Gaithersburg has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.89% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Gaithersburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Gaithersburg, the average commute to work is 30.71 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. For the size of the city, public transportation in Gaithersburg is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Gaithersburg, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.If knowledge is power, Gaithersburg is a pretty powerful place. 53.45% of the adults in Gaithersburg have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Gaithersburg in 2022 was $52,624, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $210,496 for a family of four. However, Gaithersburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gaithersburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gaithersburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gaithersburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Gaithersburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.97% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gaithersburg include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Other Subsaharan African. Foreign born people are also an important part of Gaithersburg's cultural character, accounting for 41.08% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Gaithersburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
