Montgomery News

Gaithersburg ranked 121st among cities in Maryland by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August.

The median income of Gaithersburg residents was an inflation-adjusted $40,125 per year. Gaithersburg had 24,377 households in 2017, with a population of 67,417.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Brookmont. Brookmont's median income was $119,286 per year after adjusting for inflation – $79,161 more than Gaithersburg. It had 1,300 households in 2017 and a population of 3,585.

Jennings had the lowest annual resident income among cities in Maryland, with a median income of only $11,549 per year. That was $28,576 less than the median income in Gaithersburg at the time. Jennings had 71 households in 2017 and a population of 251.

The table below shows the top 100 cities ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.

Rank	City	Earnings per resident ($$$)
1	Brookmont	119,286
2	Chevy Chase Section Five	113,750
3	Chevy Chase Section Three	111,875
4	Chevy Chase	107,917
5	Somerset	107,266
6	Martin's Additions	97,500
7	North Chevy Chase	91,250
8	Chevy Chase	87,989
9	Travilah	80,664
10	Glen Echo	79,167
11	Garrett Park	78,833
12	Chevy Chase View	78,125
13	Gapland	77,045
14	Fairwood	76,353
15	South Kensington	73,637
16	Darnestown	73,244
17	Broomes Island	72,721
18	North Potomac	66,648
19	Herald Harbor	63,824
20	Brock Hall	63,512
21	Woodmore	62,176
22	Arden on the Severn	60,726
23	Point of Rocks	60,500
24	Queensland	60,328
25	Tall Timbers	60,167
26	Kensington	59,750
27	Scaggsville	59,539
28	Bensville	59,167
29	Annapolis Neck	58,519
30	New Market	58,403
31	Linganore	56,250
32	Poolesville	55,931
33	Highland Beach	55,833
34	Quantico	55,735
35	Brookeville	55,250
36	Ilchester	55,212
37	Parole	54,770
38	Breathedsville	53,929
39	Kent Narrows	53,707
40	Lake Arbor	53,685
41	Baden	53,676
42	Rosaryville	52,782
43	Hampton	52,741
44	Washington Grove	52,663
45	Mayo	52,613
46	Marlton	52,455
47	Laytonsville	52,422
48	Middletown	52,206
49	Westphalia	51,566
50	Oxford	51,458
51	Upper Marlboro	51,215
52	Mitchellville	51,078
53	Bowie	50,451
54	Sykesville	50,306
55	Colesville	50,171
56	Mays Chapel	49,730
57	Rockville	49,643
58	Four Corners	49,412
59	Konterra	49,400
60	Piney Point	49,141
61	Bivalve	48,438
62	Kettering	48,365
63	Eagle Harbor	48,333
64	Barnesville	47,614
65	Cheverly	47,391
66	Forest Glen	47,369
67	Beaver Creek	47,361
68	Queen Anne	47,112
69	Riverside	46,901
70	Buckeystown	46,818
71	Rosemont	46,806
72	Cape St. Claire	46,722
73	Kemp Mill	46,122
74	Cloverly	46,122
75	Eldersburg	45,947
76	Croom	45,795
77	Summerfield	45,697
78	Mount Airy	45,687
79	Pleasant Hills	45,675
80	Charlestown	45,516
81	Myersville	45,388
82	Spring Ridge	45,069
83	Queenstown	44,875
84	North Laurel	44,847
85	Friendly	44,389
86	Keedysville	44,333
87	Bel Air South	44,249
88	Laurel	43,994
89	Antietam	43,750
90	Walkersville	43,664
91	Bel Air North	43,610
92	Layhill	43,546
93	Springdale	43,348
94	North Beach	43,229
95	La Plata	43,070
96	North Kensington	42,715
97	Spencerville	42,679
98	Kingsville	42,547
99	Pasadena	42,532
100	National Harbor	42,515

* All values are inflation-adjusted