People QuickFacts	Gaithersburg	Maryland
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	61,045	5,828,289
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	59,933	5,773,552
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	1.9%	0.9%
 	Population, 2010    	59,933	5,773,552
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	8.3%	6.3%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	24.2%	23.4%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	9.5%	12.3%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	51.4%	51.6% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	50.8%	58.2%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	16.3%	29.4%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.5%	0.4%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	16.9%	5.5%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.1%	0.1%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	4.8%	2.9%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	24.2%	8.2%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	40.0%	54.7% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	80.4%	85.9%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	40.2%	13.2%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	48.5%	15.9%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	89.9%	87.8%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	52.8%	35.7%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	30.6	31.3 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	56.2%	69.0%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	48.0%	25.7%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$390,100	$329,400
 	Households, 2006-2010    	22,832	2,121,047
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.53	2.62
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$37,955	$34,849
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$78,736	$70,647
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	7.5%	8.6%

   	Business QuickFacts	Gaithersburg	Maryland
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	7,775	528,112
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	19.3%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	0.6%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	14.8%	6.8%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.1%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	11.5%	4.9%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	32.0%	32.6% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	559,477	41,456,097
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	499,111	51,276,797
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	2,068,364	75,664,186
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$35,463	$13,429
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	265,860	10,758,428

   	Geography QuickFacts	Gaithersburg	Maryland
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	10.20	9,707.24
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	5,875.2	594.8
 	FIPS Code    	31175	24
 	Counties    	Montgomery County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts