ZIP 20861 · Ashton
Who lives in ZIP code 20861 (Ashton, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ashton, MD · Montgomery County
uszips 2026
People2,890
Median age51.0
Household income$163,438
Home value$843,911
Median rent—
Poverty6.5%
College degree+77.4%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Metro division
- Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 216 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 917
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.5% are 65 or older; 79.7% are adults.
Household income
73.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $61,573.
Education (adults 25+)
46.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 69.2%
- Never married
- 24.3%
- Divorced
- 3.9%
- Widowed
- 2.6%
- Family size
- 3.39
- Dual-income families
- 53.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 98.5%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 43% / 57%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.0%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 21.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 53.3%
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 4.4%
- No health insurance
- 2.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.