Montgomery County 1997 Census Update Survey Summary Report
The complete Montgomery County '97 Census Update Survey Summary Report document is represented by the index below.
Table of contents menu
Cover, front matter and credits
Introduction
Summary
Population trends
Household trends
Residents aged 65 and older
Residency and mobility
Race and hispanic origin
Employment characteristics of residents
Household income
Appendix
List of tables
Table of figures
Table of maps
Summary of results
Most populous jurisdiction in Maryland on track to 1 million mark
Continuing trend of racial diversity
Gateway Montgomery: most new households are from outside the region
Foreign-born immigration spurs County’s growth and cosmopolitan milieu
New residents contribute to County’s high level of educational attainment
Maturing County is aging in place
Senior population increased by one-third since 1987
Average household size drops a person since 1960
Increased labor force participation by women
White-collar defines the resident workforce
- County’s median household income is nearly twice the nation’s
- 1997 population and housing snapshot by structure type
- Demographic profiles of combined Planning Areas
Population trends
State’s most populous jurisdiction since 1989
Population growth fueled by record level births and new residents influx
Foreign immigration spurs County’s growth & cosmopolitan milieu
Profile of households with a foreign-born head or spouse
Population growth follows the County’s General
Plan
Baby boomers leave their thumbprint on the population
Rising median age
New residents contribute to County’s high level of educational
attainment
Household trends
Household percentage growth matches population’s
I-270 is the County’s high growth corridor
Average household size drops a person since 1960
Slide in single-family and multi-family household size
Life stages and associated household size
Average household size differentiates combined planning areas
County households are headed by increasingly older individuals
Typical suburban household types
Homeownership exceeds national rate
Owner vs. renter household differences
Homeowners enjoy substantial income and housing cost advantages
Rents vary by structure type and location
Younger households pay the highest monthly housing costs
Lowest income households bear the highest proportional housing cost burdens
Rental
households hardest hit
Fewer owners bear excessive housing cost burdens
Widespread
computer ownership
Neighborhood and local parks attract nearby families
Residents plan to retire in the County
Residents aged 65 and older
Growing senior population
Many of the elderly are economically housed
Mobility and migration among the elderly
Senior income lowest of all age groups
Young seniors are working at home
Computers, cars, and parks
Resident and mobility
Residents
are staying put longer
Damascus and Poolesville residents stay put
Three out of seven households recently moved
Most new residents are from outside the region
Most minority households moved 5 years prior
to the survey
Age differences of non-mover and mover households
Movers pay more for housing than non-movers
Almost half of renters are new County residents
Young in-movers have lower incomes
In-movers attracted to General Plan’s Urban
Ring and I-270 Corridor
Profile
by Mobility Status
- Non-mover households
- Intra-county movers
- In-movers
Race and hispanic origin
Continuing
trend of racial diversity
Nonwhite and white in-migration
Nonwhite average household size remains larger
than white’s
Nonwhite tenure status shifts to renters
Housing costs stretch a higher percentage of nonwhite households
Better educated and wealthier
Employment characteristics of residents
Three out of four adults are employed
Modest resident job growth since 1991 recession
Gains in resident employment attributed to
women’s increased participation
Baby boomers are the backbone of the resident workforce
One out of three resident workers is foreign-born
New residents are young professionals
Most employed residents live and work in the County
Dramatic growth of resident employment outside the beltway ebbed
Workers
linked to jobs close to home
One out of four employed residents commutes
to D.C.
Most work in the private sector
White-collar defines the resident workforce
Sex, age, race, and occupation reflected
in wages
The 30 minute commute
Traffic congestion is not enough to change commuting
habits
More people are working at home at least
one day a week
Household income
County’s
median household income is nearly twice the Nation’s
Income
upturn after the decade of almost running in place
Who
won? Who lost?
County
median disguises underlying diversity
Race & Hispanic monetary split
Rural
fringes attract the affluent
Appendix
Methodology of the 1997 Census Update Survey
- Sample design
- Response rates
- Survey mailing list
- Census Update Survey form
- Confidentiality of reports
- Estimating procedure
Definitions
of survey data items
Questionnaire used in the 1997 Census Update
Survey
- Profile of Montgomery County
- Profile of Bethesda/Chevy Chase Combined Planning Area
- Profile of Colesville Combined Planning Area
- Profile Damascus Combined Planning Area
- Profile of I-270 Corridor Combined Planning Area
- Profile of Kensington/Wheaton Combined Planning Area
- Profile of Olney Combined Planning Area
- Profile of Poolesville Combined Planning Area
- Profile of Potomac Combined Planning Area
- Profile of Rockville/North Bethesda Combined Planning Area
- Profile of Silver Spring/Takoma Park Combined Planning Area
- Annual Population Growth Rate 1970-1997
- Household Income by Foreign-Born Status
- Profile of Foreign-Born Head or Spouse Households
- Residential Population by Combined Planning Areas 1987 and 1997
- Residential Population 1987 and 1997
- Household Population by Age and Sex
- Montgomery County Population Growth 1970-1997
- Educational Attainment by Age and Sex
- Educational Attainment by Race and Hispanic Origin
- Households by Combined Planning Area 1987 and 1997
- Average Household Size 1977-2025
- Age of Householder by Average Household Size
- Average Household Size by Combined Planning Area
- Median Age of Householder by Structure Type
- Householder Age by Structure Type
- Household Types by Structure Type 1987 and 1997
- Tenure by Structure Type 1987and 1997
- Household Income by Tenure and Householder Age
- Tenure and Average Household Size by Race and Structure Type
- Household Income by Tenure
- Profile of Owner Occupied Households
- Profile of Renter Occupied Households
- Characteristics of Households Owning Computers
- Park Usage by Selected Household Types
- Elderly Age Groups 1987-2025
- Household Population by Age and Sex
- Income Spent on Housing Costs by Tenure and Head Age
- Income of Householders Age 65+ by Household Size
- Years in Present Dwelling by Structure Type
- Years in Residence by Tenure and Structure Type
- 1997 Place of Residence by Previous Place of Residence
- Previous Place of Residence by Structure Type 1987 and 1997
- Previous Place of Residence
- Mobility of Householders by Age and Structure Type
- Tenure by Previous Place of Residence
- Household Income by Previous Place of Residence
- Previous Place of Residence by Combined Planning Area
- Profile by Mobility Status
- Previous Place of Residence by Race
- Average Household Size by Tenure and Race
- Structure Type and Length of Residence by Tenure and Race
- Educational Attainment by Race and Hispanic Origin
- Profile by Race and Hispanic Origin
- Employment Status of Residents Age 16+
- Resident Employment Growth
- Resident Employment Growth by Sex 1977-1997
- Employment by Age and Sex 1977-1997
- Employment Characteristics of New Residents
- Work Location by Sex and Age of Employed Residents
- Work Location of Employed Residents
- Employed Residents by Place of Residence and Work Location
- Employed Residents by Employer
- Employed Residents by Occupational Types
- Average Wages by Employment Characteristics and Sex
- Principal Mode of Transportation to Work
- Worker’s Transportation to Metrorail
- Household Income by Householder Age
- Median Household Income Changes 1987 and 1997
- Household Income by Structure Type
- Household Income by Household Type
- Household Income by Household Size
- Household Income by Householder’s Race or Hispanic Origin
- Household Income by Combined Planning Areas
- County Growth Trends 1950-2020
- Annual Population Growth Rate and Minority Share of Growth
- Previous Location of New Residents
- Percentage of Maryland’s Foreign-Born Residing in the County
- Educational Attainment in 1990 and 1997
- Average Household Size 1950-1997
- Labor Force Participation of Women 1950-1997
- 1996 Median Household Incomes of the County and the Nation
- Annual Birth Rate 1960-2010
- Legal Immigration into County 1991-1998
- Top 15 Countries of Origin for Legal Immigrants
- Average Age of Foreign-Born and Native-Born Population
- Households with Children by Foreign-Born Status
- Median Age of Population 1970-1997
- Educational Attainment by Foreign-Born Status
- County Growth Trends 1950-2020
- Average Household Size 1950-1997
- Age of Householder by Structure Type
- 1996 Household Income by Tenure
- Computer Ownership 1994 and 1997
- Park Usage by Types of Parks
- Percentage Share of Population Age 65+
- 1996 Median Monthly Housing Cost
- Median Household Income by Age of Elderly Householder
- Employment by Age of Elderly
- Mover Status by Householder’s Race or Hispanic Origin
- Previous Place of Residence by Householder’s Race or Hispanic Origin
- In-Mover’s Choice of Structure Type Varies by Race and Hispanic Origin
- Race and Hispanic Origin of In-Mover and All Householders
- Annual Population Growth Rate and Minority Share of Growth
- Change in Race and Hispanic Origin Population 1990 and 1997
- Median Household Income by Race and Hispanic Origin
- Labor Force Participation of Women 1950-1997
- Employment by Sex 1977-1997
- Age of Employed Females 1977-1997
- Employed Residents Living and Working in the County
- Employment Location of Residents
- Commuting Times of Employed Residents
- 1996 Median Incomes of the County and the Nation
- Median Household Income by Race and Hispanic Origin
- Combined Planning Areas
- Percent of Population Foreign-Born
- Asian and Pacific Islander Percent of Population
- Black Percent of Population
- Hispanic Origin Percent of Population
- 1996 Median Household Income