Rockville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 68,417 people and 29 associated neighborhoods, Rockville is the 12th largest community in Maryland. Much of the housing stock in Rockville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Rockville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Rockville, where 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 30.19% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Another interesting thing about Rockville, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with 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.

In addition, Rockville has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (35.50%).

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