Rockville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 47,257 people and 19 constituent neighborhoods, Rockville is the 15th largest community in Maryland.

Rockville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.99% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rockville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rockville who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.16%), management occupations (11.92%), and sales jobs (9.88%).

Also of interest is that Rockville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Rockville has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Of important note, Rockville is also a city of artists. Rockville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Rockville's character.

In addition, Rockville is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Rockville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Rockville a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Rockville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Rockville's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Rockville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Rockville, the average commute to work is 30.36 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Rockville Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Rockville. 52.93% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Rockville in 2000 was $30,518, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,072 for a family of four. However, Rockville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rockville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rockville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Rockville is White, followed by Asian. Rockville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.46% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Rockville include Irish, German, English, Russian, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Rockville's cultural character, accounting for 30.99% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Rockville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.