ZIP 20874 · Germantown
Who lives in ZIP code 20874 (Germantown, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Germantown, MD · Montgomery County
uszips 2026
People62,738
Median age37.6
Household income$115,022
Home value$402,224
Median rent$1,995/mo
Poverty8.3%
College degree+48.9%
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
- 1,068 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 22,662
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.8% are 65 or older; 76.9% are adults.
Household income
56.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $56,446.
Education (adults 25+)
59.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
22.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.0%
- Never married
- 35.4%
- Divorced
- 11.2%
- Widowed
- 3.4%
- Family size
- 3.33
- Dual-income families
- 62.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.4%
- Rent burden
- 30.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 73.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Self-employed
- 16.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 37.2%
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 10.4%
- No health insurance
- 5.1%
- Limited English
- 7.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.