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People QuickFacts |
Rockville |
Maryland |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
55,213 | 5,508,909 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
16.5% | 4.0% |
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Population, 2000 |
47,388 | 5,296,486 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
4.9% | 10.8% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.3% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
23.4% | 25.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
13.1% | 11.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.2% | 51.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
67.8% | 64.0% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
9.1% | 27.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
14.8% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
4.8% | 1.8% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
3.1% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
11.7% | 4.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.1% | 55.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
31.0% | 9.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
36.9% | 12.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
89.1% | 83.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
52.9% | 31.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
30.4 | 31.2 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
17,786 | 2,145,283 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
67.7% | 67.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$198,700 | $146,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
17,247 | 1,980,859 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.65 | 2.61 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$68,074 | $52,868 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$30,518 | $25,614 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
7.8% | 8.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Rockville |
Maryland |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
2,937,339 | 54,906,650 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
983,574 | 46,428,206 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$21,199 | $9,116 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
104,948 | 5,972,467 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
6,669 | 400,203 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
20.6% | 20.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
23.8% | 28.9% |
