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As of 2010, the per capita income of Germantown is $36,352, which is higher than the state average of $33,772 and is higher than the national average of $26,059. Germantown median household income is $85,396, which has grown by 36.78% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 30.24% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Germantown residents spend 36.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 31.9 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #177

Germantown, MD	36,352 USD
Maryland	33,772 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Germantown, MD	48,122 USD
Maryland	38,214 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Germantown, MD	53,436 USD
Maryland	42,610 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Germantown, MD	35,764 USD
Maryland	33,022 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #149

Germantown, MD	87,165 USD
Maryland	68,854 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Germantown, MD	99,577 USD
Maryland	89,563 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #122

Germantown, MD	36.78%
Maryland	30.24%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Germantown, MD		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.25%	$2,504, see rank	24.57%	$13,142	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	13.20%	$13,036, see rank	24.85%	$16,363	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	1.75%	$0, see rank	2.48%	$4,010	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	9.27%	$35,839, see rank	19.60%	$28,325	17.45%	$22,006

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Germantown, MD	98,164 USD
Maryland	83,137 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Germantown, MD	109,530 USD
Maryland	104,164 USD
U.S.	79,338 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Germantown, MD	Maryland	U.S.
White	$94,865, see rank	$76,588	$52,480
Black	$60,455, see rank	$54,549	$33,578
Hispanic	$75,126, see rank	$60,878	$40,165
Asian	$115,401, see rank	$83,722	$67,022
One Race, Other	$82,787, see rank	$57,521	$38,230
Two or More Races	$115,047, see rank	$60,710	$43,597

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Germantown, MD	Maryland	U.S.
less than 25	$60,229, see rank	$35,746	$24,143
25 to 44	$89,955, see rank	$71,666	$54,024
45 to 64	$89,312, see rank	$83,583	$60,683
65 or over	$54,397, see rank	$44,712	$34,381

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Germantown, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	64,644	see rank	4,503,062	238,733,844
Male¹	31,243	48.33%, see rank	47.64%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	27,047	86.57%, see rank	74.56%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	289	0.93%, see rank	1.00%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	26,758	85.64%, see rank	73.56%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	25,014	93.48%, see rank	93.05%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,744	6.52%, see rank	6.95%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,196	13.43%, see rank	25.44%	29.08%
Female¹	33,401	51.67%, see rank	52.36%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	25,477	76.28%, see rank	65.16%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	105	0.31%, see rank	0.27%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	25,372	75.96%, see rank	64.89%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	23,824	93.90%, see rank	93.82%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,548	6.10%, see rank	6.18%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,924	23.72%, see rank	34.84%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Germantown, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	48,046	100%	2,855,936	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	34,429	71.66%, see rank	73.17%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,736	11.94%, see rank	10.61%	10.35%
Public Transportation	5,354	11.14%, see rank	8.70%	4.94%
Walked	506	1.05%, see rank	2.50%	2.85%
Other Means	534	1.11%, see rank	1.16%	1.72%
Worked at Home	1,487	3.09%, see rank	3.87%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Germantown, MD	36.0 minutes
Maryland	31.9 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Germantown, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	48,597	-	2,886,015	139,033,928
Male¹	25,866	53.23%, see rank	50.19%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13,066	50.51%, see rank	41.06%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	3,374	13.04%, see rank	14.52%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,240	16.39%, see rank	16.84%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.30%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,335	9.03%, see rank	9.46%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,178	8.42%, see rank	12.20%	17.70%
Female¹	22,731	46.77%, see rank	49.81%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,327	45.43%, see rank	47.17%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	3,914	17.22%, see rank	18.88%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,845	34.51%, see rank	30.05%	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	68	0.30%, see rank	0.30%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	577	2.54%, see rank	3.27%	5.67%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Germantown, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,417	7.73%, see rank	9.87%	15.33%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical poverty level data.