Park and Planning has written a “snapshot report” on Montgomery County that covers the demographics, population breakdown, tax data sets, education levels and more. The data reveal a great deal about our council district (#5), the county and the region, including: 

• With a population of 173,045, District 5 has the smallest population among the five individual districts 
• At $78,580, District 5 has the lowest median income (the highest is District 1 [Bethesda-Chevy Chase] with $128,655, while the county’s median is $94,319) 
• The racial make-up of District 5 is 46% White, 24% Black, 19% Latino, 8% Asian
• 34% of residents in District 5 have advanced degrees 
• 29% of District 5 residents commute via public transportation, compared to 15% of all county residents
• Silver Spring and Bethesda tie for the highest walkability score of 95; Fairland has the lowest at 22  
• The assessed value of District 5 is $29.2 billion, compared to the county’s assessed value of $211.8 billion 
• Montgomery County is the region’s third largest job center with 510,000 jobs; Fairfax is second with 700,900; Washington, DC leads with 788,200

Click here to read the report for yourself