Germantown.
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Maryland·Montgomery County
17 tracts·78K people·$422K median·4,554/mi²
Black 27 · White 23 · Hispanic 23 · Asian 21 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1
Married couple 51 · Other 25 · Living alone 24
Professional 31 · Health 19 · Retail 19 · Manufacturing 15 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 54 · Sales · office 16 · Service 15 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 59 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 20 · Transit 5 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Germantown is $422,400 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Germantown has 90,719 residents across 14 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.5; the population is 27.2% Black, 23.2% White, 22.9% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% Asian, 5.2% Multiracial and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 50.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.8% (Census ACS).
Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary (69%), William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary (61%) and Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary (56%) lead the elementary schools; Kingsview Middle (53%), Martin Luther King Jr. Middle (37%) and Roberto W. Clemente Middle (36%) lead the middle schools; Seneca Valley High (59%) and Northwest High (40%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,040/month, 29% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Germantown is $117,546 a year, 37% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Germantown, median rent is $2,040/month and the median home value is $422,400 (Census ACS).
Germantown reported 2.0 violent crimes and 18.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Montgomery County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 45 inches; snowfall averages 33 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Germantown are winter weather (89), landslide (69) and heat wave (63), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Germantown, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).