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Silver Spring, Maryland

Census designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland · ZIP 20815, 20901, 20903

  • Montgomery County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 13 public schools
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  • 82,129 (2019-2023 estimate)Population
  • 34,167Households
  • $98,880Median household income
  • $619,400Median home value
  • 13Public schools
  • 5ZIP codes

About Silver Spring

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Population, 2000 to 2020+5.8%
70k75k80k85k2000: 76,54020002010: 71,45220102020: 81,015202076,54081,015
Population of Silver Spring at each census
CensusPopulation
200076,540
201071,452
202081,015

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 24, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 24, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 24, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Silver Spring
Under $50k24.4%
$50k to $100k25.8%
$100k to $150k18.3%
$150k to $200k11.9%
$200k and over19.6%

Median household income $98,880 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 24, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Silver Spring
Owner occupied
13,039 units
Renter occupied
21,128 units
Vacancy rate
4.1%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 24, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Silver Spring compared with its county and state
Silver Spring compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureSilver SpringMontgomery CountyMaryland
Population82,1291,057,5866,170,738
Median household income$98,880$128,733$101,652
Median age35.240.139.3
Median home value$619,400$615,200$397,700
Bachelor’s degree or higher59.8%60.3%42.7%
Foreign-born residents33.5%33.4%16.3%
Owner-occupied homes38.2%65.3%67.5%
Mean commute to work32.9 minutes32.4 minutes31.5 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 24, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Silver Spring13
Public schools in Silver Spring, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
East Silver Spring ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Montgomery County Public Schools
Highland View ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery Knolls ElementaryPublicPre-K–2Montgomery County Public Schools
New Hampshire Estates ElemPublicPre-K–2Montgomery County Public Schools
Oak View ElementaryPublic3–5Montgomery County Public Schools
Rock Creek Forest ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Montgomery County Public Schools
Rolling Terrace ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Montgomery County Public Schools
Roscoe R Nix ElementaryPublicPre-K–2Montgomery County Public Schools
Rosemary Hills ElementaryPublicPre-K–2Montgomery County Public Schools
Sligo Creek ElementaryPublicPre-K–5Montgomery County Public Schools
Woodlin ElementaryPublicK–5Montgomery County Public Schools
Eastern MiddlePublic6–8Montgomery County Public Schools
Silver Spring International MiddlePublic6–8Montgomery County Public Schools

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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