Rockville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 67,297 people and 29 associated neighborhoods, Rockville is the 12th largest community in Maryland. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Rockville, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Rockville, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Rockville’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Rockville does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $122,384.00.

Rockville home prices are not only among the most expensive in Maryland, but Rockville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Rockville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Rockville has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Of important note, Rockville is also a city of artists. Rockville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Rockville’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Rockville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 30.19% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing noticeable about Rockville, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Rockville is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Rockville a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

One downside of living in Rockville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Rockville, the average commute to work is 31.57 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Rockville is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Rockville area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

If knowledge is power, Rockville is a pretty powerful place. 64.60% of the adults in Rockville have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Rockville in 2022 was $62,636, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $250,544 for a family of four. However, Rockville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rockville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rockville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rockville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Rockville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.81% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rockville include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

Rockville also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 35.50%.

The most common language spoken in Rockville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.