About Rockville

Rockville is the fifth largest city in Maryland and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It occupies 13.03 square miles within the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area and is located 12 miles northwest of the nation’s capital. A major portion of the prestigious I-270 corridor is within the City’s corporate limits.

Money Magazine ranked Rockville No. 66 in its 2008 list of “Best Places to Live in the United States.”

The City of Rockville operates under the council-manager form of municipal government and derives its governing authority from a charter granted by the General Assembly of Maryland. The governing body is the Mayor and Council, which formulates policies for the administration of the City. The Mayor and Council are comprised of a mayor and four councilmembers elected at large for a two-year term. The mayor is chosen on a separate ballot. The city manager is appointed by the Mayor and Council to serve as the City’s chief executive officer. As mandated by state law, Montgomery County provides school, library, social services, and fire protection in Rockville. In addition to the Montgomery County Police, Rockville residents are served by the City’s own Police Department. Rockville’s community policing services are specially designed to meet the needs of the community. The Rockville Volunteer Fire Department, consisting of 100 paid professional and 187 volunteer fire fighters, provides fire protection to Rockville.

The City provides a full range of services including:

Zoning and planning
Water, sewer, and refuse collection services
One-stop location for licenses, permits, and inspections
Snow removal, leaf collection, street maintenance, and other public works functions
Recreation and parks services
Special programs for senior citizens, youth, and low-income residents

Rockville is a residential community and an employment center. Rockville offers a wide variety of housing styles, prices, sizes, and neighborhoods from mid-rise condominiums to Victorian homes, from contemporary models to the more traditional.

Demographic Statistics

Community Facilities

Private Neighborhood Swim Clubs: 17
Libraries: 2
Community Recreation Centers: 9
Public Parks: 58
Civic Center Complex (153-acres, 500-seat theatre): 1
Public Golf Course: 1
Swim Center: 1
Nature Center: 1
Senior Center: 1
Skate Park: 1
Farmer’s Market: 1
(Data from Department of Recreation and Parks)

Occupation of Residents

Managerial and Professional: 55.7%
Sales and Office Occupations: 22.0%
Service Occupations: 12.3%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance: 5.2%
Production, Transportation, Material Moving: 4.8%
(Data from 2000 Census)

Ten Largest Corporate Real Property Taxpayers

Federal Realty Investment Trust: 1.43%
Realty Associates Fund III LLP: 1.33%
King Farm LLC: 1.21%
Tower Dawson LLC: 1.06%
Prentiss Property Research: 1.02%
Washington Real Estate Investments: 0.89%
ARE Acquisitions: 0.83%
T A Western LLC: 0.80%
William M. Rickman: 0.78%
Research Grove Associates: 0.69%
(Data from State of Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation)

Major Shopping Centers (75,000 sq. ft. or more)

Rockville Pike Corridor
Congressional Plaza	327,874 sq. ft.
Congressional North	185,229 sq. ft.
Wintergreen Plaza	154,072 sq. ft.
Twinbrook Square	91,411 sq. ft.
Total:	758,586 sq. ft.
Town Center
Courthouse Center	44,000 sq. ft.
Fallsgrove Village Center	150,000 sq. ft.
King Farm Village Center	122,486 sq. ft.
College Plaza	106,687 sq. ft.
Twinbrook Shopping Center	75,000 sq. ft.
Total:	454,173 sq. ft.
(Data from Department of CPDS)

Top Twelve Largest Private Employers (2007)

Name	Product/Services	Employees
Westat Inc.	Research Organization	1,800
Aspen Systems Corporation	Consultants	800
Wolpoff & Abramson, LLP	Attorneys	700
Mid Atlantic Medical Services (MAMSI)	Managed Health Care and Insurance	613
Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children	Non-profit Servicing Disabled Persons	545
Booz Allen Hamilton	Management Consulting	500
BAE Applied Technologies	Systems, Defense, and Aerospace Contractor	400
Otsuka		435
BioReliance / Invitrogen Bioservices		425
BAE Applied Technologies	Systems, Defense and Aerospace Contractor	400
EU Services	Printing and Direct Mail Productions	385
Thompson Financial	Publications and Information	375
Source: Rockville Economic Development, Inc. 2007

The following map provides an orientation of the City of Rockville within the State of Maryland.

Map of where the City of Rockville is within the State of Maryland

Map of where the City of Rockville is within the State of Maryland

The Community Profile is published by the City of Rockville Public Information Office in cooperation with the Department of Community Planning and Development Services.

For further information on the Community Profile and other demographic data, development, or planning-related information and publications, please contact the Department of Community Planning and Development Services at 240-314-8200.

(Updated from FY 2006 Adopted Operating Budget and Capital Improvements Program.)