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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Population
71,113
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$496,500
Owner-occupied units

Gaithersburg, MD

Maryland · 39.149° N, 77.195° W · 10 sq mi

Gaithersburg is a city in Maryland, with a population of 71,113 and about 6,871 residents per square mile. The median household earns $112,467 a year, and the median home is worth $496,500.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
10 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
6,871
People per square mile
Rank by population
#583
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#811
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$112,467
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,058
Per month
Homeownership
50.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
29.4 min
One way

People

Median age
37.8
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
52.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
44.3%
Households
25,772
2.69 people each

What people here do for work

Professional & business services 23.9%
Education & health care 18%
Public administration 9.9%
Construction 8.1%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Maryland

Name
Annette Lerner & family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$5.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Chevy Chase
Source of wealth
Real estate

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Maryland · private sector

Employer
Johns Hopkins
Sector
Education & health

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Maryland

Company
Lockheed Martin
Revenue
$71.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Bethesda
Ticker
LMT

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Maryland

State bird
Baltimore Oriole
State flower
Black-eyed Susan
State capital
Annapolis
Nickname
The Old Line State

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