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Indicators of Montgomery County Progress January 2011

The document summarizes population changes in Montgomery County, Maryland's five council districts between 2000 and 2010. It finds that: - Council District 2 had the largest population increase of 20.5%, gaining 36,469 people. Much of this growth occurred in Germantown and Clarksburg. - Hispanic populations increased the most across all districts, growing by 64,794 people countywide. Council District 5 had the largest number of Hispanics. - Asian populations also increased substantially. Council District 3 had the largest number and highest percentage of Asians, reflecting growth in Rockville and Gaithersburg. - Minorities now comprise over half the population in every district except District 1, reflecting the

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Indicators of Montgomery County Progress January 2011

The document summarizes population changes in Montgomery County, Maryland's five council districts between 2000 and 2010. It finds that: - Council District 2 had the largest population increase of 20.5%, gaining 36,469 people. Much of this growth occurred in Germantown and Clarksburg. - Hispanic populations increased the most across all districts, growing by 64,794 people countywide. Council District 5 had the largest number of Hispanics. - Asian populations also increased substantially. Council District 3 had the largest number and highest percentage of Asians, reflecting growth in Rockville and Gaithersburg. - Minorities now comprise over half the population in every district except District 1, reflecting the

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trendsheet INDICATORS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY PROGRESS January 2011

montgomery county population


b y c o u n c i l d i s t r i c t s, 2 0 1 0 Council District 2 had the highest total population (214,315) and the
greatest increase (20.5 percent) between 2000 and 2010. Germantown
Montgomery County’s population gained almost 100,000 people, or 11.3 percent, in the last and Clarksburg, two of the County’s fastest-growing communities,
decade, to total 971,777 people. The County’s population grew more diverse over the last accounted for 86 percent of the district’s population increase.
decade, becoming a majority minority county for the first time. The five Council Districts reflect
the increasing diversity that characterizes Montgomery County in 2010.

CHANGE IN POPULATION: 2000-2010 by Council Districts


POPULATION INCREASE
 Council District 2 had the highest total population (214,315) and the greatest increase
(20.5 percent), gaining 36,469 people between 2000 and 2010. Germantown and
Clarksburg, two of the County’s fastest-growing communities, accounted for 86 percent
of the population increase.
 Population growth in the cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg fueled the 14.3 percent gain
in Council District 3, to total 197,661 people in 2010.
 Council District 4 gained 16,051 people over the decade, totaling 189,652 in 2010, a
9.2 percent gain.
 Council Districts 1 and 5 each grew by about 6 percent. District 1 gained 10,906 to total
185,462; District 5, the county’s least populated district, gained 10,219 people to reach
184,687 residents.

C O U N C I L D I S T R I C T P O P U L A T I O N C H A N G E: 2 0 0 0 - 2 0 1 0 *

Total Population 2000-2010


Council Districts 2000 % of total 2010 % of total Gain % of change
District 1 174,556 20.0% 185,462 19.1% 10,906 6.2%
District 2 177,846 20.4% 214,315 22.1% 36,469 20.5%
District 3 172,870 19.8% 197,661 20.3% 24,791 14.3%

District 4 173,601 19.9% 189,652 19.5% 16,051 9.2%


District 5 174,468 20.0% 184,687 19.0% 10,219 5.9%
Total 873,341 100.0% 971,777 100.0% 98,436 11.3%
* District boundaries established 2001

Source: Census 2010 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171), U.S. Census Bureau;
prepared by Montgomery County Planning Department, M-NCPPC.

Montgomery County Planning Department, M-NCPPC


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P O P U L A T I O N C H A N G E W I T H I N C O U N C I L D I S T R I C T S* B Y R A C E,
DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTS
2 0 0 0-2 0 1 0
 Minorities (all people identifying themselves as other than non-Hispanic white) make up at
least half of the population in each district except for Council District 1.
Council Districts Hispanic White Black Asian Other Pop. increase
 Council District 5 has the highest percentage of minorities (113,314 people or 61.4
percent), while Council District 4 has the highest number of minorities (114,576 or 60.4 Change in Number
percent). District 1 3,693 (1,758) 1,979 5,612 1,380 10,906
 Those of Hispanic or Latino origin, the county’s fastest-growing group, became the District 2 19,780 (14,730) 13,547 15,684 2,188 36,469
largest minority in 2010. About 29 percent of all Hispanics in the county live in Council
District 3 12,651 (5,327) 4,526 11,591 1,350 24,791
District 5, which has the greatest number of Latinos (47,077) among the districts.
Council Districts 2, 3 and 4 each have more than 33,000 Hispanics, comprising 16 to District 4 17,207 (15,143) 10,443 2,773 771 16,051
18 percent of each area’s population. Hispanics are the second largest minority group in District 5 11,463 (3,595) 1,823 812 (284) 10,219
Council District 1, with 13,869 people or 7.5 percent of the area’s population. County Total 64,794 (40,553) 32,318 36,472 5,405 98,436
 Blacks make up 16.6 percent of the county’s population and predominately reside in the
eastern part of the county. Council District 4 has 48,342 black residents, or 25.5 percent Percent Change
of the population; Council District 5 has 45,281 black residents, comprising 24.5 District 1 36.3% -1.3% 33.5% 33.6% 35.0% 6.2%
percent.
District 2 143.9% -12.2% 59.2% 98.7% 43.9% 20.5%
 Council District 3 has the highest number (40,972) and the highest percentage of Asians
(20.7 percent) among all the Council Districts. The percentage of Asians living in Council District 3 54.7% -5.6% 23.5% 39.5% 26.2% 14.3%
Districts 1, 2, and 4 range from 12 percent to 14.7 percent, which is close to the 13.9 District 4 95.9% -16.8% 27.6% 12.4% 14.8% 9.2%
percent found countywide. Council District 5 has the lowest concentration – 15,137 District 5 32.2% -4.8% 4.2% 5.7% -4.7% 5.9%
Asians or 8.2 percent. Total 64.4% -7.8% 25.0% 37.0% 21.3% 11.3%
* District boundaries established 2001

Source: Census 2010 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171), U.S. Census Bureau;
prepared by Montgomery County Planning Department, M-NCPPC.
C O U N C I L D I S T R I C T S* B Y P O P U L A T I O N, R A C E A N D H I S P A N I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S, 2 0 1 0

Council Districts
2010 Data District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5
Population % Population % Population % Population % Population % Total Percent
Total Population 185,462 100.0% 214,315 100.0% 197,661 100.0% 189,652 100% 184,687 100.0% 971,777 100%
Minority Population
Hispanic or Latino 13,869 7.5% 33,525 15.6% 35,775 18.1% 35,152 18.5% 47,077 25.5% 165,398 17.0%
Black 7,887 4.3% 36,422 17.0% 23,757 12% 48,342 25.5% 45,281 24.5% 161,689 16.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander 22,339 12.0% 31,572 14.7% 40,972 20.7% 25,084 13.2% 15,137 8.2% 135,104 13.9%
Other Race 5,319 2.9% 7,176 3.3% 6,509 3.3% 5,998 3.2% 5,819 3.2% 30,821 3.2%
Total 49,414 26.6% 108,695 50.7% 107013 54.1% 114,576 60.4% 113,314 61.4% 493,012 50.7%
White Population 136,048 73.4% 105,620 49.3% 90,648 45.9% 75,076 39.6% 71,373 38.6% 478,765 49.3%
* District boundaries established 2001

Source: Census 2010 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171), U.S. Census Bureau; prepared by Montgomery County Planning Department, M-NCPPC.

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