Demographic Statistics

Home > Government > Census 2000 > Demographic Statistics

City of Rockville Forecasts
	2005	2010	2015	2020	2025	2030	2035	2040	Change 2005-2040	% Change 2000-2040
Population	59,618	62,476	67,341	71,874	74,503	77,644	80,786	83,929	24,311	40.8%
Household	22,982	24,327	26,644	28,784	30,034	31,509	33,009	34,509	11,527	50.2%
Employment	76,597	74,549	83,596	91,600	96,783	99,403	102,403	105,403	28,806	37.6%

For more information on the projections or the methodology, please contact Manisha Tewari, Planner, at 240-314-8200 or e-mail at mtewari@rockvillemd.gov.

Census 2010 | Population, Household and Employment Forecast

The following statistics provide comparative information about the City of Rockville based on the 1990 and 2000 Census data.

City of Rockville Population
	1990	2000	2005 Census Update**
Total Population	44,835	47,388	53,710
Population < 18	10,379	11,081	12,192
Population 65 +	4,687	6,215	6,553
Population 19-64	29,769	30,092	34,965

Median Age	34.6	37.8	38.1

Total households	15,660	17,247	21,895

Per Capita Income	$21,484	$30,518	N/A

Median Household Income	$52,073	$68,074	$82,640

High School/College Graduate	26,250	29,601	34,618

Unemployment Rate	3.0%	2.1%	N/A

White	35,491	33,262	36,093
Black/African American	3,699	4,675	3,008
American Indian/Alaska Native	119	403	N/A
Asian/Pacific Islander	4,394	7,688	10,688
Hispanic *	3,863	5,529	7,573
Other	1,132	2,946	3,867

Note: Population figures beginning 2000 may add to more than the total population because individuals were able to report more than one race. Hispanic is of any race. *Source: 2005 Census Update Survey; Research & Technology Center, Montgomery County Planning Department, M-NCPPC June 2006.

City of Rockville Population by Race
Census 2000

City of Rockville Population by Race

Racial diversity continues to expand in the City of Rockville as the population growth in the County's minority groups exceeded the change in total population between 1990 and 2000. Between those years the total population saw an increase of 2,553. The minority population grew from 8,803 (20%) in 1990 to 15,268 (32%) in 2000. The Hispanic and Latino population (which can be of any race) grew from 3,668 (8%) in 1990 to 5,529 (12%) in 2000.

City of Rockville Population by Race
Census 1990

Population Growth within the City of Rockville (1860-2003)

Year	Population
1860	365
1870	660
1880	688
1890	1,568
1900	1,110
1910	1,181
1920	1,145
1930	1,422
1940	2,047
1950	6,934
1960	26,090
1970	42,739
1980	43,811
1990	44,835
2000	47,388
2003	52,375

Montgomery County remains the most populous jurisdiction in the State of Maryland, and it is the second largest jurisdiction in the Washington metro region (Fairfax County, VA is first). Montgomery County's growth of 116,314, accounts for one quarter of the State's population change during the period of 1990 to 2000. Growth in Montgomery County outranked the growth at the national and State level. While the County grew by 15.4 percent between 1990 and 2000, the nation's population grew by 13.2 percent and the State by 10.8 percent.

County Growth Outspaces State and U.S. Growth

Montgomery County grew to 873,341, a 15.4 percent increase over 1990's population. The City of Rockville grew to 47,388, a growth of 5.7 percent from 1990 population.

The 1990 Census differed from the one done in 2000 in that the most recent census included many more racial categories that could be selected (More information on the racial categories can be obtained at www.census.gov). For the first time, recipients could specify that they were of two or more races. In 2000, 1,481 persons report themselves as being of multiple races; this was 3 percent of the City's total population.

Additional Census data can be obtained by reviewing the summary tables at www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/tables/redist_md.html. More information is available at www.census.gov/population/www/censusdatat/c2kproducts.html.