Gaithersburg is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 68,952 people and 35 associated neighborhoods, Gaithersburg is the ninth largest community in Maryland.

Housing costs in Gaithersburg are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.

Also of interest is that Gaithersburg 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 Gaithersburg 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.89% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One thing noticeable about Gaithersburg, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Gaithersburg is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Gaithersburg a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

One downside of living in Gaithersburg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.71 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 Gaithersburg is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Gaithersburg, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

If knowledge is power, Gaithersburg is a pretty powerful place. 53.45% of the adults in Gaithersburg have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Gaithersburg in 2022 was $52,624, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $210,496 for a family of four. However, Gaithersburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gaithersburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gaithersburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gaithersburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Gaithersburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.97% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gaithersburg include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Other Subsaharan African.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Gaithersburg's cultural character, accounting for 41.08% of the city’s population.

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