Appendix 2: Germantown Planning Area Demographics Research & Technology Center (RTC)
Appendix 2: Germantown Planning Area Demographics Research & Technology Center (RTC)
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FAMILY TOWN- GARDEN HIGH- ALL
DETACHED HOUSE APT. RISE TYPES
Language Spoken at Home
P Persons 5 Years and Older 24,175 72,800 33,610 0 15,015
O % Speak Language Other than English 36.3% 41.2% 44.7% 40.3%
P % Speak English less than "Very Well" 10.3% 10.8% 19.6% 12.4%
U Educational Attainment:
L Persons 25 Years and Older 15,570 23,620 11,600 0 50,790
A % Less than High School Diploma 3.8% 6.6% 8.0% 6.1%
T % High School Graduate 20.2% 34.0% 33.1% 29.6%
I % Associate or Trade School 6.0% 9.8% 9.6% 8.6%
O % Bachelor's Degree 34.5% 27.0% 29.9% 29.9%
N % Grad, Professional or Doctoral 35.4% 22.6% 19.4% 25.8%
Number of Employed Residents2 14,790 22,500 10,450 0 47,740
% Females Who Are Employed2 72.0% 78.9% 72.3% 75.3%
Women with Children Under Age 6 2,270 3,270 1,460 0 7,000
L % Employed 2 57.5% 64.5% * 61.5%
A Work Location:
B % Montgomery County 72.6% 70.7% 78.0% 72.9%
O % Prince George's County 3.0% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2%
R % Elsewhere in Maryland 5.0% 3.6% 5.6% 4.4%
% Washington, D.C. 12.2% 13.0% 8.6% 11.8%
% Virginia 6.8% 8.5% 4.3% 7.1%
F % Outside MD-VA-DC 0.4% 0.9% 0.4% 0.7%
O Work Trip:
R % Driving 84.6% 83.7% 82.4% 83.7%
C % Alone 76.8% 73.4% 77.1% 75.3%
E % Carpool 7.8% 10.3% 5.3% 8.4%
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Planning Area # 19 (continued) SINGLE-
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DETACHED HOUSE APT. RISE TYPES
% Public Transit or Rail 10.1% 13.0% 13.5% 12.3%
% Walk/Bicycle/Other 1.2% 1.0% 2.2% 1.3%
% Work at Home 4.1% 2.3% 1.9% 2.8%
Average Commuting Time to Work (minutes)
Overall 32.8 33.7 31.1 N/A 32.9
By Car 30.0 30.2 27.1 N/A 29.5
By Public Transit 57.5 58.6 59.0 N/A 58.4
Households by Structure Type 7,590 13,100 8,355 0 29,045
% Total Households by Structure Type 26.1% 45.1% 28.8% 100.0%
Average
e Household Size 3.48 2.82 1.95 2.74
Tenure:
% Rental 1.2% 8.0% 57.1% N/A 20.4%
Average Monthly Costs:
H Homeowner $2,023 $1,349 $1,027 N/A $1,507
O Renter * * $1,010 N/A $1,034
U Residence in April 2000:
S % in Same Home 58.9% 50.1% 28.0% 46.2%
I % Elsewhere in County 29.2% 30.0% 37.2% 31.9%
N % Elsewhere in Maryland 2.4% 5.7% 7.3% 5.3%
G % D.C or Northern Virginia 2.8% 3.0% 2.6% 2.9%
% Outside Metro Area 6.6% 11.2% 24.8% 13.8%
Median Years in Same Home 6 5 2 N/A 4
Average Age of Household Head 46.9 43.4 43.3 N/A 44.3
% Households with Foreign Born Head or Spouse 43.7% 36.8% 33.8% 37.7%
% Households Speaking Spanish 9.3% 14.8% 19.5% 14.7%
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Households by Type:
% Family Households 93.8% 77.2% 57.2% 75.8%
% Married-Couple 87.3% 62.6% 33.9% 60.8%
% Single-Parent 5.3% 12.4% 18.0% 12.2%
% Nonfamily Households 6.2% 22.8% 42.8% 24.2%
% Householder Living Alone 6.1% 21.1% 39.0% 22.3%
% 5+ Persons 21.1% 14.2% 2.3% 12.6%
Average Number of Cars 2.4 1.9 1.4 N/A 1.9
% of Households with Computers 98.1% 93.8% 86.8% 92.9%
% of these visiting M-NCPPC website 36.9% 28.6% 24.7% 29.8%
2004 Household Income Distribution:
% Under $15,000 1.0% 3.8% 6.5% 3.8%
% $15,000 to $29,999 0.5% 4.5% 13.8% 6.2%
I % $30,000 to $49,999 4.8% 12.2% 32.0% 16.0%
N % $50,000 to $69,999 5.6% 25.4% 20.3% 18.9%
C % $70,000 to $99,999 24.2% 27.3% 18.0% 23.8%
O % $100,000 to 149,999 38.4% 21.7% 8.2% 22.1%
M % $150,000 to 199,999 18.2% 4.3% 1.2% 7.0%
E % $200,000+ 7.3% 0.7% 0.0% 2.2%
$116,560 $75,495 $48,765 N/A $76,655
2004 Median Household Income
% of Households Spending More Than
30% of Income on Housing Costs:
% Homeowners *14.6% 21.8% 18.0% N/A 19.0%
% Renters * * 35.3% 38.9%
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New units by type Student generation by level
Cluster Single detached Townhouse Mid-rrise Total units K²5 6²8 9 - 12
Clarksburg 0 73 1,208 1,281 66 55 47
Northwest 0 0 1,413 1,413 59 55 47
Seneca Valley 0 80 5.995 6,075 269 243 206
New development total 0 153 8.616 8,769 394 353 300
Redevelopment of Rolling Hills -95 -35 -50
Apartments* (Northwest cluster)
Redevelopment of Middlebrook Mobile -70 -25 -40
Home Park* (Clarksburg cluster)
Deductions for redevelopment -165 -60 -90
Total Master Plan student generation 229 293 210
*The Master Plan (MP) total subtracts students currently residing in Rolling Hills Apartments (468 garden apartments) and Middlebrook Mobile Home Park (200
homes). These communities are replaced in the Master Plan by lower yielding, mid-rise units included in the units shown for the Clarksburg and Northwest
clusters.
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