Cities / Maryland / Germantown

Germantown, MD

90,719 people

Right Now

Weather

77°F

Today: Sunny, high 84°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Metro Baltimore)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 20.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BWI

21 mi — Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Population & People

Population

90,719

Median age

37.5

Median household income

$117,546

Poverty rate

8.8%

Unemployment rate

5.5%

Bachelor's degree+

50.4%

Avg. commute

24 min

Hispanic or Latino

22.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$422,400

Median gross rent

$2,040/mo

Homeownership rate

67.25%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,857

HUD Fair Market Rent (Anne Arundel County, 7 mi from Germantown), 2026. Efficiency $1362, 1BR $1511, 2BR $1857, 3BR $2358, 4BR $2611. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Maryland commercial electricity

14.74¢/kWh

Maryland industrial electricity

12.5¢/kWh

Maryland residential electricity

19.48¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

568139.7

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

436172

All-Transactions House Price Index for Maryland

720.1

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Source: FRED, Maryland-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BWI

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

21 mi away

DCA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

28 mi away

IAD

Washington Dulles International Airport

50 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Maryland energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Maryland economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).