Poolesville, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

5,764

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.9

5.84% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.76%

1.66% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$205,919

4.95% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Poolesville, MD is home to a population of 5.76k people, from which 96.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 11.9% of Poolesville, MD residents were born outside of the country (688 people).

In 2024, there were 9.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.2k people) in Poolesville, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 460 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 416 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.4%

2024 Citizenship

93%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.4% of Poolesville, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Poolesville, MD was 93%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Poolesville, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Poolesville, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.2k ± 420
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
460 ± 188
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
416 ± 280

8.69%

Hispanic Population

501 people

8.69% of the people in Poolesville, MD are hispanic (501 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Poolesville, MD as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maryland.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
133,677 ± 8,879 people
India
61,989 ± 6,082 people
Nigeria
50,832 ± 5,513 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 133,677 Maryland residents, followed by India with 61,989 and Nigeria with 50,832.

Foreign-Born Population

11.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

688 people

14.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

850 people

As of 2024, 11.9% of Poolesville, MD residents (688 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Poolesville, MD was 14.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Poolesville, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
125 ± 114
Vietnam
104 ± 118
Gulf War (1990s)
65 ± 69

Poolesville, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Poolesville, MD.

Economy

The economy of Poolesville, MD employs 3.14k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Poolesville, MD were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (578 people), Educational Services (370 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (340 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($216,161), Finance & Insurance ($187,938), and Public Administration ($171,143).

Employment

Occupations

3.14k

2024 Value

± 489

11.8%

1 Year growth

± 20%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Poolesville, MD grew at a rate of 11.8%, from 2.81k employees to 3.14k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Poolesville, MD, are Management Occupations (941 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (355 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (253 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Poolesville, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.14k

2024 Value

± 489

11.8%

1 Year growth

± 20%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Poolesville, MD grew at a rate of 11.8%, from 2.81k employees to 3.14k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Poolesville, MD, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (578 people), Educational Services (370 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (340 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Poolesville, MD, though some of these residents may live in Poolesville, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$142,107

Median earning men ± $28,648

$79,485

Median earning women ± $21,323

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($161,743), Construction ($151,875), and Public Administration ($140,929).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($177,059), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($160,274), and Information ($118,438).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Poolesville, MD was $752,300 in 2024, which is 2.26 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $672,300 to $752,300, a 11.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Poolesville, MD is 95%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Poolesville, MD have an average commute time of 38.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Poolesville, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$752,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$70,671

$1,933

Median Property Taxes

±$280

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Poolesville, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Poolesville, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

95%

Homeownership

2024

68.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 95% of the housing units in Poolesville, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 95.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Poolesville, MD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$205,919

Median Household Income

± $41,292

2.03k

Number of Households

± 324

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.03k households in Poolesville, MD declined from $205,919 from the previous year's value of $216,653.

The following chart displays the households in Poolesville, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Poolesville, MD is from Maryland.

0.448

2024 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2024, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maryland across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (57.5%)
Worked At Home (36.2%)
Carpooled (4.68%)

In 2024, 57.5% of workers in Poolesville, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (36.2%) and those who carpooled to work (4.68%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

38.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Poolesville, MD have a longer commute time (38.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.595% of the workforce in Poolesville, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Poolesville, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Poolesville, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Poolesville, MD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.76% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Poolesville, MD (159 out of 5.76k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Poolesville, MD is Two Or More, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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