Gaithersburg is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 70,686 people and 35 associated neighborhoods, Gaithersburg is the ninth largest community in Maryland.Unlike some cities, Gaithersburg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gaithersburg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gaithersburg is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gaithersburg who work in management occupations (11.89%), business and financial occupations (8.66%), and computer science and math (8.50%). Also of interest is that Gaithersburg 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 Gaithersburg 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 26.00% 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. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Gaithersburg use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Gaithersburg‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.If knowledge is power, Gaithersburg is a pretty powerful place. 52.47% of the adults in Gaithersburg 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 Gaithersburg in 2022 was $54,861, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $219,444 for a family of four. However, Gaithersburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gaithersburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gaithersburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Gaithersburg, accounting for 30.55% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Gaithersburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Gaithersburg include German, Irish, English, Italian, and African. Foreign born people are also an important part of Gaithersburg's cultural character, accounting for 44.32% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Gaithersburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
