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Silver Spring, MD (Maryland) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $619,300 (it was $183,300 in 2000)
Silver Spring:

$619,300
Maryland:

$398,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $409,000 - $848,600

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $797,859
Here:

$797,859
State:

$526,819

Townhouses or other attached units: $645,480
Here:

$645,480
State:

$328,305

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $226,142
Here:

$226,142
State:

$295,378

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $417,883
Here:

$417,883
State:

$350,378

Total population: 71,452 (All urban)

Houses: 35,441 (34,709 occupied: 13,129 owner occupied, 21,580 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

62%
State:

32%

Housing density: 3,762 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $868,821.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,620 (lower quartile is $1,343, upper quartile is $1,912)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,609


Median gross rent in Silver Spring, MD in 2022: $1,667

Housing units in Silver Spring with a mortgage: 10,202 (761 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 582 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $178,702

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $111,800

Median monthly housing costs: $1,712

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Silver Spring, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1954

Median year apartment built: 1977

Household type by relationship:

Households: 75,313
  • Male householders: 16,048 (5,996 living alone), Female householders: 18,661 (9,410 living alone)
  • 11,153 spouses (10,955 opposite-sex spouses), 2,595 unmarried partners, (2,560 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 19,545 children (17,574 natural, 214 adopted, 1,757 stepchildren), 842 grandchildren, 1,280 brothers or sisters, 1,198 parents, 0 foster children, 1,068 other relatives, 2,737 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 186

Size of family households: 6,514 2-persons, 4,738 3-persons, 2,901 4-persons, 2,001 5-persons, 444 6-persons, 163 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,406 1-person, 2,086 2-persons, 277 3-persons, 179 4-persons.

10,601 married couples with children.
3,563 single-parent households (1,535 men, 2,028 women).

55.7% of residents of Silver Spring speak English at home.
22.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
6.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
11.9% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 24,133 (32.0%)
(45.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.2
State:

7.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.2
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Silver Spring, Maryland
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Silver Spring, Maryland
  • 0no bedroom
  • 9431 bedroom
  • 1,9382 bedrooms
  • 4,8333 bedrooms
  • 3,6354 bedrooms
  • 1,7805+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Silver Spring, Maryland
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Silver Spring, Maryland
  • 3,597no bedroom
  • 10,3281 bedroom
  • 6,7772 bedrooms
  • 7973 bedrooms
  • 814 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Silver Spring in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Silver Spring in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 657no vehicle
  • 4,9301 vehicle
  • 5,5092 vehicles
  • 1,7213 vehicles
  • 3124 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Silver Spring in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Silver Spring in renter-occupied apartments
  • 6,536no vehicle
  • 10,6841 vehicle
  • 4,1592 vehicles
  • 2013 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Silver Spring, Maryland
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Silver Spring, Maryland
  • 01 room
  • 752 rooms
  • 1,3063 rooms
  • 9504 rooms
  • 8075 rooms
  • 1,4376 rooms
  • 2,8827 rooms
  • 2,3098 rooms
  • 3,3639+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Silver Spring, Maryland
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Silver Spring, Maryland
  • 2,8681 room
  • 2,3612 rooms
  • 8,1503 rooms
  • 4,7634 rooms
  • 2,7345 rooms
  • 2916 rooms
  • 777 rooms
  • 2408 rooms
  • 969+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Silver Spring, MD
  • Silver Spring, MD household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Silver Spring, MD in 2022
  • 1,362Less than $10,000
  • 1,251$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,197$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,853$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,759$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,977$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,168$60,000 to $74,999
  • 5,183$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,712$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,513$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,700$150,000 to $199,999
  • 6,034$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Silver Spring, MD

  • Distribution of house value in Silver Spring, MD in 2022
  • 69Less than $10,000
  • 6$30,000 to $34,999
  • 12$40,000 to $49,999
  • 31$50,000 to $59,999
  • 18$60,000 to $69,999
  • 5$80,000 to $89,999
  • 11$90,000 to $99,999
  • 32$100,000 to $124,999
  • 34$125,000 to $149,999
  • 179$150,000 to $174,999
  • 118$175,000 to $199,999
  • 390$200,000 to $249,999
  • 368$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,283$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,426$400,000 to $499,999
  • 5,100$500,000 to $749,999
  • 3,266$750,000 to $999,999
  • 687$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 54$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 64$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Silver Spring, MD

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Silver Spring, MD in 2022
  • 78Less than $100
  • 5$100 to $149
  • 98$150 to $199
  • 66$200 to $249
  • 133$250 to $299
  • 12$300 to $349
  • 60$350 to $399
  • 11$400 to $449
  • 50$450 to $499
  • 49$500 to $549
  • 18$550 to $599
  • 26$600 to $649
  • 42$700 to $749
  • 332$800 to $899
  • 221$900 to $999
  • 1,782$1,000 to $1,249
  • 5,125$1,250 to $1,499
  • 8,182$1,500 to $1,999
  • 3,482$2,000 to $2,499
  • 1,298$2,500 to $2,999
  • 301$3,000 to $3,499
  • 172$3,500 or more
  • 261No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.0%
Number of people working at home: 12,031 (26.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 90
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 677
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,543
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,325
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,746
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,773
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 6,504
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,426
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,594
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 4,951
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 3,575
  • 90 or more minutes: 981
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Silver Spring

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 21,071 (48.3%)
  • Carpooled: 3,936 (9.0%)
  • Bus: 2,251 (5.2%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 1,267 (2.9%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 422 (1.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 54 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 834 (1.9%)
  • Bicycle: 315 (0.7%)
  • Walked: 1,029 (2.4%)
  • Worked at home: 12,062 (27.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.1%Males
  • 4.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.4%Males
  • 2.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 26.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.9%Males
  • 4.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 1.6%Males
  • 10.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 1.3%Males
  • 1.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.2%Males
  • 7.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Silver Spring, Maryland
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Silver Spring, Maryland
  • 13,3922010 or later
  • 8,2592000 to 2009
  • 3,6721990 to 1999
  • 8,3921980 to 1989
  • 2,5571970 to 1979
  • 1,920Before 1970
Ancestries in Silver Spring, MD

First ancestries reported:

  • Ethiopian: 8,264 (16.1%)
  • African: 1,423 (2.8%)
  • American: 1,270 (2.5%)
  • English: 1,191 (2.3%)
  • European: 1,055 (2.1%)
  • Irish: 869 (1.7%)
  • German: 837 (1.6%)
  • Italian: 644 (1.3%)
  • Jamaican: 504 (1.0%)
  • Eastern European: 470 (0.9%)
  • Afghan: 469 (0.9%)
  • Nigerian: 458 (0.9%)
  • Ghanaian: 379 (0.7%)
  • Polish: 376 (0.7%)
  • Haitian: 364 (0.7%)
  • Russian: 293 (0.6%)
  • Sudanese: 284 (0.6%)
  • Scottish: 227 (0.4%)
  • Portuguese: 168 (0.3%)
  • British: 161 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 147 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 127 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 122 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 121 (0.2%)
  • West Indian: 120 (0.2%)
  • Latvian: 113 (0.2%)
  • Ugandan: 101 (0.2%)
  • French: 92 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 87 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 77 (0.1%)
  • Liberian: 77 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 70 (0.1%)
  • Finnish: 67 (0.1%)
  • Bahamian: 62 (0.1%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 62 (0.1%)
  • Guyanese: 60 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 58 (0.1%)
  • Moroccan: 58 (0.1%)
  • Swedish: 54 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 53 (0.1%)
  • British West Indian: 47 (0.09%)
  • Lebanese: 46 (0.09%)
  • Slovak: 43 (0.08%)
  • Dutch: 36 (0.07%)
  • Iraqi: 35 (0.07%)
  • Jordanian: 30 (0.06%)
  • French Canadian: 28 (0.05%)
  • Kenyan: 28 (0.05%)
  • Turkish: 27 (0.05%)
  • Slavic: 27 (0.05%)
  • Serbian: 23 (0.04%)
  • Austrian: 23 (0.04%)
  • Canadian: 22 (0.04%)
  • Bulgarian: 20 (0.04%)
  • Danish: 18 (0.04%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 18 (0.04%)
  • Senegalese: 17 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 17 (0.03%)
  • Lithuanian: 16 (0.03%)
  • German Russian: 14 (0.03%)
  • Egyptian: 13 (0.03%)
  • Welsh: 8 (0.02%)
  • Brazilian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Hungarian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Croatian: 6 (0.01%)
  • Scandinavian: 6 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Ethiopia
Silver Spring:

26.4% (7,618)
Maryland:

3.2% (30,870)

El Salvador
Silver Spring:

13.6% (3,912)
Maryland:

12.0% (115,412)

Guatemala
Silver Spring:

8.5% (2,438)
Maryland:

4.4% (42,350)

Honduras
Silver Spring:

5.2% (1,490)
Maryland:

2.5% (24,026)

Bangladesh
Silver Spring:

4.5% (1,301)
Maryland:

0.7% (7,124)

Vietnam
Silver Spring:

2.7% (766)
Maryland:

1.9% (18,716)

India
Silver Spring:

2.5% (729)
Maryland:

6.4% (61,725)

Ghana
Silver Spring:

2.4% (706)
Maryland:

1.8% (17,774)

Korea
Silver Spring:

2.1% (593)
Maryland:

3.4% (32,635)

Nicaragua
Silver Spring:

1.8% (514)
Maryland:

0.6% (5,899)

Cameroon
Silver Spring:

1.7% (495)
Maryland:

2.5% (23,969)

Afghanistan
Silver Spring:

1.6% (464)
Maryland:

0.4% (3,905)

Nigeria
Silver Spring:

1.6% (455)
Maryland:

4.6% (44,825)

Other Western Africa
Silver Spring:

1.5% (445)
Maryland:

0.7% (6,317)

Mexico
Silver Spring:

1.5% (444)
Maryland:

3.5% (34,065)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Silver Spring:

1.5% (443)
Maryland:

4.6% (44,742)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 14,850
  • Other state: 34,536
  • Northeast: 9,378
  • Midwest: 5,264
  • South: 16,074
  • West: 3,820

86.7% of Silver Spring residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36.9% lived in Maryland.


Silver Spring:

86.7%
State average:

88.5%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,108
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 384
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,129
  • 7th and 8th grade: 356
  • 9th grade: 374
  • 10th grade: 86
  • 11th grade: 40
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 291
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,419
  • Less than 1 year of college: 618
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,982
  • Associate degree: 1,791
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,360
  • Master's degree: 5,016
  • Professional school degree: 1,281
  • Doctorate degree: 2,066
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 519
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 680
  • 5th and 6th grade: 532
  • 7th and 8th grade: 157
  • 9th grade: 305
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 91
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 426
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,474
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,467
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,603
  • Associate degree: 1,791
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,422
  • Master's degree: 7,097
  • Professional school degree: 2,034
  • Doctorate degree: 1,191
Educational Attainment for Females
Silver Spring marital status for males
Silver Spring marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,429
  • One, attached: 2,021
  • Two: 720
  • 3 or 4: 1,436
  • 5 to 9: 3,536
  • 10 to 19: 2,172
  • 20 to 49: 729
  • 50 or more: 15,228
  • Mobile homes: 170
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Silver Spring
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Silver Spring, MD
  • 76.3%Utility gas
  • 20.9%Electricity
  • 1.1%Other fuel
  • 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Solar energy
  • 0.1%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Silver Spring, MD
  • 53.4%Electricity
  • 41.4%Utility gas
  • 1.5%No fuel used
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%Other fuel
  • 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 577
Here:

8.6%
Maryland:

15.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 262
Here:

10.1%
Maryland:

14.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 841
Here:

34.1%
Maryland:

20.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability