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As of 2010, the per capita income of Montgomery County Public Schools is $44,829, which is higher than the state average of $33,772 and is much higher than the national average of $26,059. Montgomery County Public Schools median household income is $93,373. On average Montgomery County Public Schools residents spend 30.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 29.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 23.7 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, #1

Montgomery County Public Schools	44,829 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

Montgomery County Public Schools	43,534 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

Montgomery County Public Schools	51,569 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

Montgomery County Public Schools	36,919 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, #2

Montgomery County Public Schools	89,155 USD
Maryland	68,854 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Montgomery County Public Schools	120,201 USD
Maryland	89,563 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Montgomery County Public Schools	1.26%
Maryland	30.24%
U.S.	19.17%

*The Montgomery County Public Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Maryland and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Montgomery County Public Schools		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	35.07%	$16,500, see rank	24.57%	$13,142	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	21.07%	$17,159, see rank	24.85%	$16,363	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	1.85%	$4,494, see rank	2.48%	$4,010	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	16.77%	$38,009, 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

Montgomery County Public Schools	108,828 USD
Maryland	83,137 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Montgomery County Public Schools	141,456 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

	Montgomery County Public Schools	Maryland	U.S.
White	$104,465, see rank	$76,588	$52,480
Black	$59,648, see rank	$54,549	$33,578
Hispanic	$65,314, see rank	$60,878	$40,165
Asian	$97,602, see rank	$83,722	$67,022
One Race, Other	$60,328, see rank	$57,521	$38,230
Two or More Races	$69,889, see rank	$60,710	$43,597

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Montgomery County Public Schools	Maryland	U.S.
less than 25	$47,679, see rank	$35,746	$24,143
25 to 44	$84,655, see rank	$71,666	$54,024
45 to 64	$111,674, see rank	$83,583	$60,683
65 or over	$63,749, see rank	$44,712	$34,381

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

Employment Status

	Montgomery County Public Schools	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	769,306	see rank	4,596,659	243,832,923
Male¹	362,792	47.16%, see rank	47.70%	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	291,702	80.40%, see rank	74.03%	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,619	0.72%, see rank	1.05%	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	289,083	79.68%, see rank	72.98%	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	268,832	92.99%, see rank	90.52%	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	20,251	7.01%, see rank	9.48%	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	71,090	19.60%, see rank	25.97%	30.22%
Female¹	406,514	52.84%, see rank	52.30%	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	275,943	67.88%, see rank	65.32%	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,091	0.27%, see rank	0.26%	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	274,852	67.61%, see rank	65.06%	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	255,032	92.79%, see rank	91.91%	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	19,820	7.21%, see rank	8.09%	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	130,571	32.12%, see rank	34.68%	40.74%

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 2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Montgomery County Public Schools	%	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	513,199	100%	2,847,946	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	332,681	64.82%, see rank	73.02%	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	57,064	11.12%, see rank	10.68%	9.69%
Public Transportation	77,525	15.11%, see rank	8.62%	4.94%
Walked	10,156	1.98%, see rank	2.28%	2.77%
Other Means	5,388	1.05%, see rank	1.09%	1.70%
Worked at Home	30,385	5.92%, see rank	4.31%	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Montgomery County Public Schools	30.8 minutes
Maryland	29.3 minutes
U.S.	23.7 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 2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Montgomery County Public Schools	%	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	523,864	-	2,886,015	139,033,928
Male¹	268,832	51.32%, see rank	50.19%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	147,570	54.89%, see rank	41.06%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	33,458	12.45%, see rank	14.52%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	39,622	14.74%, see rank	16.84%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	193	0.07%, see rank	0.30%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20,770	7.73%, see rank	9.46%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	19,502	7.25%, see rank	12.20%	17.70%
Female¹	255,032	48.68%, see rank	49.81%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	143,781	56.38%, see rank	47.17%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	44,857	17.59%, see rank	18.88%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	60,725	23.81%, 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	486	0.19%, see rank	0.30%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,896	1.92%, 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.

Industry

	Montgomery County Public Schools	%	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	523,864	100%	2,886,015	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	999	0.19%, see rank	0.46%	1.90%
Construction	30,963	5.91%, see rank	6.83%	6.25%
Manufacturing	15,790	3.01%, see rank	5.31%	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	6,021	1.15%, see rank	1.96%	2.83%
Retail Trade	41,531	7.93%, see rank	9.57%	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10,476	2.00%, see rank	4.18%	4.92%
Information	16,346	3.12%, see rank	2.40%	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	32,943	6.29%, see rank	6.40%	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	111,816	21.34%, see rank	14.73%	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	114,768	21.91%, see rank	23.34%	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	45,371	8.66%, see rank	7.79%	9.25%
Public Administration	59,856	11.43%, see rank	11.68%	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	36,984	7.06%, see rank	5.35%	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Montgomery County Public Schools	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	74,701	7.71%, see rank	9.87%	15.33%
Family in Poverty	11,989	4.88%, see rank	6.63%	11.28%

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