Population

81,462

US Census ACS 2024 5-year average

Median home value

$643,300

Owner-occupied units

Silver Spring, MD

Maryland · 39.002° N, 77.021° W · 8 sq mi

Silver Spring is a city in Maryland, with a population of 81,462 and about 10,337 residents per square mile. The median household earns $99,860 a year, and the median home is worth $643,300.

Conditions

Humidity & wind

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

8 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

10,337

People per square mile

Rank by population

#481

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#845

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$99,860

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,913

Per month

Homeownership

38.3%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

34 min

One way

People

Median age

35.6

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

60.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

33.9%

Households

33,988

2.39 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 22.2^%

Professional & business services 20.7^%

Public administration 10.9^%

Other services 9.9^%

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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