What is the population of Silver Spring, Maryland?

The population of Silver Spring, Maryland is 81,029.

What is the median household income in Silver Spring, Maryland?

The median household income in Silver Spring, Maryland is $99,663, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Silver Spring, Maryland is $137,500, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Silver Spring, Maryland is 4.9%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income B

Education A+

Metric	Silver Spring	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Population	81,029	6,103,597	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	10241.0	492.0	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.79%	0.50%	0.57%
Median age	35.4	37.9	37.1
Households	34,106	2,338,890	128,459,983

Year	Silver Spring

Group	Share

Silver Spring has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Silver Spring	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$99,663	$101,971	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.53%	4.27%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.9%	5.2%

Metric	Silver Spring	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$137,500	$285,029	$242,182
Median rent	$1,900	$1,661	$1,342
Homeownership rate	38.2%	67.5%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Silver Spring	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	32.0	28.8	22.5
Work from home	23.9%	17.2%	13.4%

Silver Spring has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Silver Spring	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.3%	39.3%	31.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.58	2.54

Silver Spring has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	Silver Spring	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	81.8	78.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	11.4%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	11.2%	15.9%	19.0%