Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD

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2021 Population
146,752
1.6% 1-year growth
US Senator
Ben Cardin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
42.1
1.45% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
3.44%
1.72% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$152,505
5.86% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$563,100
3.63% 1-year growth

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In 2021, Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD had a population of 147k people with a median age of 42.1 and a median household income of $152,505. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD grew from 144,437 to 146,752, a 1.6% increase and its median household income grew from $144,058 to $152,505, a 5.86% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD are White (Non-Hispanic) (53.2%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (18.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12.4%), White (Hispanic) (4.67%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.75%).

30.4% of the households in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.2% of the residents in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD was $563,100, and the homeownership rate was 87.8%.

Most people in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD was 2 cars per household.

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Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD is home to a population of 147k people, from which 93.2% are citizens. As of 2021, 23.7% of Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD residents were born outside of the country (34.7k people).

In 2021, there were 2.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (78.1k people) in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26.7k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 18.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD are Spanish (12,476 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (6,040 households), and Korean (2,771 households).

Citizenship

93.2%
2021 Citizenship
93.5%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 93.2% of Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD was 93.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    78.1k ± 2.63k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    26.7k ± 1.49k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    18.2k ± 1.61k
11.6%
Hispanic Population
17k people

In 2021, there were 2.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (78.1k people) in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26.7k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 18.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.6% of the people in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD are hispanic (17k people).

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Foreign-Born Population

23.7%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
34.7k people
22.8%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
32.9k people

As of 2021, 23.7% of Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD residents (34.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD was 22.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    12,476 households (9.01%)
  2. Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
    6,040 households (4.36%)
  3. Korean
    2,771 households (2%)

30.4% of the households in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD was Spanish. 9.01% of the households in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,977 ± 337
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,624 ± 262
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,219 ± 244

Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD employs 73.5k people. The largest industries in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD are Elementary & secondary schools (5,225 people), Construction (5,105 people), and Computer Systems Design (5,038 people), and the highest paying industries are Software publishing ($334,038), Electronic shopping and mail-order houses ($254,377), and Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers ($208,397).

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
35,010
Women
47.8%
38,219
Men
52.2%

The workforce of Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD in 2020 was 73,229 people, with 47.8% woman, and 52.2% men.

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Occupations

73.5k
2021 Value
0.336%
1 Year growth
± 0.336%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD grew at a rate of 0.336%, from 73.2k employees to 73.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD, are Other managers (3,740 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (2,313 people), and Software developers (2,231 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

73.5k
2021 Value
0.336%
1 Year growth
± 0.336%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD grew at a rate of 0.336%, from 73.2k employees to 73.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD, are Elementary & secondary schools (5,225 people), Construction (5,105 people), and Computer Systems Design (5,038 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD, though some of these residents may live in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$86,539
Median earning men ± $3,283
$61,804
Median earning women ± $2,999

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($126,742), Public Administration ($123,250), and Manufacturing ($123,148).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($107,289), Wholesale Trade ($106,375), and Manufacturing ($94,232).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Maryland

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Ben Cardin
Senator from Maryland1
Assumed office on January 3, 2007
Chris Van Hollen
Senator from Maryland3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Maryland

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maryland have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2021, 0.567% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD in 2021 were Bachelors Degree (33.9k), Graduate Degree (31.1k), and Some college (17.3k).

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The median property value in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD was $563,100 in 2021, which is 2.3 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $543,400 to $563,100, a 3.63% increase. The homeownership rate in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD is 87.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD have an average commute time of 36.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD is $152,505. In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD was Bethesda, Potomac & North Bethesda PUMA, MD with a value of $164,873, followed by Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD and Columbia (West) & Ellicott City (Northwest) PUMA, MD, with respective values of $152,505 and $150,215.

Property

$563,100
Median Property Value 2021
±$9,160
$42,831
Median Property Taxes
±$1,375

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

87.8%
Homeownership
2021
70.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 87.8% of the housing units in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.3%.

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Income by Location

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In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD was Bethesda, Potomac & North Bethesda PUMA, MD with a value of $164,873, followed by Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD and Columbia (West) & Ellicott City (Northwest) PUMA, MD, with respective values of $152,505 and $150,215.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$152,505
Median Household Income
± $5,760
48.8k
Number of Households
± 1,609

In 2021, the median household income of the 48.8k households in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD grew to $152,505 from the previous year's value of $144,058.

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Wage Distribution

0.456
2021 Wage GINI in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD
0.467
2020 Wage GINI in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD

In 2021, the income inequality in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.39% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (67.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (19.4%)
  3. Carpooled (6.91%)

In 2021, 67.6% of workers in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.4%) and those who carpooled to work (6.91%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

36.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD have a longer commute time (36.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 4.81% of the workforce in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

3.44% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD (5k out of 145k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD is White, followed by Asian and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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96.9% of the population of Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD has health coverage, with 64.3% on employee plans, 6.93% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 1.89% on military or VA plans.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.8% under 18 years, 14.9% between 18 and 34 years, 44% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

3.05%
Uninsured
64.3%
Employer Coverage
6.93%
Medicaid
10.6%
Medicare
13.2%
Non-Group
1.89%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Olney, Damascus, Clarksburg & Darnestown PUMA, MD grew by 11.4% from 2.74% to 3.05%.

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