Rockville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 67,297 people and 29 associated neighborhoods, Rockville is the 12th largest community in Maryland. Much of the housing stock in Rockville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Rockville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Rockville, where the median household income is $122,384.00.

Rockville home prices are not only among the most expensive in Maryland, but Rockville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Rockville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 30.19% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another interesting thing about Rockville, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

One downside of living in Rockville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.57 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Rockville is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For Rockville, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Rockville. 64.60% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Rockville in 2022 was $62,636, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $250,544 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 describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rockville residents report their race to be 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 17.81% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rockville include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

Rockville also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 35.50%.

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