Median household income (1999): $60,296
Estimated median household income in 2005: $69,444
| This zip code | $69,444 | | Maryland: | $61,592 |
Nearest zip codes: 20895, 20906, 20901, 20910, 20896, 20853.
Housing units in zip code 20902 with a mortgage: 6,910 (613 second mortgage, 754 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,127
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,396
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $355
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.4% | | Whole state: | 8.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.9 | | State: | 6.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 29
- 1995 to 1998: 147
- 1990 to 1994: 433
- 1980 to 1989: 1,390
- 1970 to 1979: 1,486
- 1960 to 1969: 4,243
- 1950 to 1959: 5,448
- 1940 to 1949: 2,088
- 1939 or earlier: 270
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Silver Spring, MD (20902):
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- no bedroom: 122
- 1 bedrooms: 537
- 2 bedrooms: 1,368
- 3 bedrooms: 4,607
- 4 bedrooms: 2,833
- 5 or more bedrooms: 809
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 454
- 1 bedrooms: 1,234
- 2 bedrooms: 1,735
- 3 bedrooms: 995
- 4 bedrooms: 368
- 5 or more bedrooms: 74
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Vehicles available in 20902 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 492
- 1 vehicle: 3,526
- 2 vehicles: 4,341
- 3 vehicles: 1,455
- 4 vehicles: 426
- 5 or more vehicles: 36
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 1,100
- 1 vehicle: 2,126
- 2 vehicles: 1,284
- 3 vehicles: 288
- 4 vehicles: 36
- 5 or more vehicles: 26
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 20902:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 5
- $15,000 to $19,999: 17
- $50,000 to $59,999: 9
- $60,000 to $69,999: 28
- $70,000 to $79,999: 15
- $80,000 to $89,999: 91
- $90,000 to $99,999: 190
- $100,000 to $124,999: 660
- $125,000 to $149,999: 1449
- $150,000 to $174,999: 2517
- $175,000 to $199,999: 1721
- $200,000 to $249,999: 1474
- $250,000 to $299,999: 482
- $300,000 to $399,999: 300
- $400,000 to $499,999: 37
- $500,000 to $749,999: 20
- $750,000 to $999,999: 22
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 20902:
- Less than $100: 75
- $100 to $149: 147
- $150 to $199: 70
- $200 to $249: 87
- $250 to $299: 53
- $300 to $349: 24
- $350 to $399: 33
- $400 to $449: 33
- $450 to $499: 65
- $500 to $549: 194
- $550 to $599: 14
- $600 to $649: 105
- $650 to $699: 193
- $700 to $749: 492
- $750 to $799: 494
- $800 to $899: 978
- $900 to $999: 532
- $1,000 to $1,249: 813
- $1,250 to $1,499: 190
- $1,500 to $1,999: 40
- $2,000 or more: 8
- No cash rent: 220
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $143,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $405,155
- Black or African American householders: $394,719
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $405,851
- Asian householders: $382,891
- Some other race householders: $354,365
- Two or more races householders: $386,138
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $364,338
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 9,337
- One, attached: 2,149
- Two: 84
- 3 or 4: 234
- 5 to 9: 1,046
- 10 to 19: 882
- 20 to 49: 269
- 50 or more: 1,520
- Mobile homes: 13

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 12,766 (61%)
- Carpooled: 2,802 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1,790 (9%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 10 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 2,100 (10%)
- Railroad: 58 (0%)
- Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
- Taxi: 53 (0%)
- Bicycle: 43 (0%)
- Walked: 456 (2%)
- Other means: 77 (0%)
- Worked at home: 852 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 255
- 5 to 9 minutes: 696
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1207
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2223
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2647
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1363
- 30 to 34 minutes: 3651
- 35 to 39 minutes: 911
- 40 to 44 minutes: 1266
- 45 to 59 minutes: 3556
- 60 to 89 minutes: 1791
- 90 or more minutes: 597
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 53.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 42,717
- In family households: 36,814 (7,690 male householders, 2,875 female householders)
8,238 spouses, 12,636 children (11,962 natural, 312 adopted, 362 stepchildren), 598 grandchildren, 930 brothers or sisters, 606 parents, 1,556 other relatives, 1,685 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5,903 (1,963 male householders (1,490 living alone)), 2,634 female householders (2,209 living alone)), 1,306 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 153 (75 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,919 2-persons, 2,184 3-persons, 2,104 4-persons, 1,166 5-persons, 538 6-persons, 654 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,699 1-person, 659 2-persons, 142 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 26 6-persons.
7,160 married couples with children.
2,029 single-parent households (401 men, 1,628 women).
58.2% of residents of 20902 zip code speak English at home.
23.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% very well, 30% well, 23% not well, 8% not at all).
8.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% very well, 23% well, 13% not well, 2% not at all).
7.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% very well, 33% well, 22% not well, 3% not at all).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (76% very well, 21% well, 3% not well).
Foreign born population: 15,146 (35.6%)
(39.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 35.6% | | Whole state: | 9.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- El Salvador (24%)
- Vietnam (6%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- Peru (4%)
- Honduras (3%)
- Jamaica (3%)
- Mexico (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 3,579
- 1990 to 1994: 3,150
- 1985 to 1989: 2,904
- 1980 to 1984: 2,147
- 1975 to 1979: 1,154
- 1970 to 1974: 687
- 1970 to 1974: 453
- 1965 to 1969: 1,072
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 18723
- Irish: 2038
- German: 2031
- United States or American: 1925
- English: 1523
- Subsaharan African:: 1447
- Italian: 1278
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1027
- Russian: 902
- Polish: 854
- Jamaican: 514
- French (except Basque): 456
- Scottish: 442
- African: 399
- British: 390
- Ethiopian: 383
- Greek: 353
- European: 339
- Scotch-Irish: 268
- Arab:: 243
- Haitian: 218
- Portuguese: 208
- Eastern European: 206
- Nigerian: 188
- Sierra Leonean: 151
- Hungarian: 147
- Guyanese: 139
- Swedish: 136
- Austrian: 133
- Other Subsaharan African: 132
- Norwegian: 128
- Dutch: 127
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 125
- Brazilian: 122
- Armenian: 114
- Israeli: 111
- West Indian: 102
- Iranian: 101
- Ukrainian: 99
- Yugoslavian: 99
- Czech: 95
- Ghanian: 92
- Swiss: 87
- Lithuanian: 87
- Slovak: 86
- Czechoslovakian: 70
- Lebanese: 65
- Welsh: 56
- Canadian: 56
- Turkish: 49
- Latvian: 48
- Moroccan: 47
- Scandinavian: 45
- Croatian: 45
- French Canadian: 41
- Other Arab: 36
- Belgian: 36
- Finnish: 33
- Senegalese: 32
- Danish: 31
- Romanian: 31
- Cape Verdean: 30
- Bulgarian: 30
- Barbadian: 29
- Icelander: 26
- Northern European: 24
- Arab/Arabic: 23
- Jordanian: 19
- Slavic: 18
- Bahamian: 17
- Liberian: 17
- Palestinian: 16
- Kenyan: 15
- Syrian: 14
- Egyptian: 12
- Iraqi: 11
- Luxemburger: 9
- British West Indian: 9
- Pennsylvania German: 8
- Albanian: 8
- Somalian: 8
- Belizean: 7
- Estonian: 6
- Bermudan: 6
- Slovene: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $162,500


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8808
- Northeast: 5379
- Midwest: 2090
- South: 9934
- West: 1011
58% of the 20902 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Maryland.
Population in 1990: 40,299. Population change in the 1990s: +2,204 (+5.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,097
| Here: | 21.8% | | Maryland: | 14.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 423
| Here: | 17.6% | | Maryland: | 13.3% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 392
| Here: | 20.0% | | Maryland: | 21.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 7 establishments, 10-19 employees: 11 establishments, 5-9 employees: 19 establishments, 1-4 employees: 33 establishments)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249: 2, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 9, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 14, 1-4: 6)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 7, 10-19: 7, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 19)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (250-499: 1, 10-19: 2)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Translation and Interpretation Services (250-499: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Payroll Services (250-499: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 75 people in nursing homes
- 33 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 9 people in religious group quarters
- 8 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 3 people in other group homes
- 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
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