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Household size*
1980 - 2.77
1990 - 2.65
2000 - 2.66
2003 - 2.70
2006 - 2.66

Racial breakdown for 2006**
White - 519,000
Black - 146,525
Asian & Pacific Islander - 122,260
Hispanic - 129,540
Other - 13,675

Type of Employer**
Private for profit - 257,360 | 48.9%
Private not-for-profit - 73,520 | 14.0%
Self-employed - 63,335 | 12.0%
Federal government - 85,625 | 16.3%
State government - 16,140 | 3.1%
Local government - 30,850 | 5.9%

2006 Household income**
Under $20,000 - 20,995 | 6.0%
$20,000 to $49,999 - 70,020 | 20.0%
50,000 to $69,999 - 52,590 | 15.0%
$70,000 to $99,999 - 65,265 | 18.6%
$100,000 to 124,999 - 45,610 | 13.0%
$125,000 to 149,999 - 27,405 | 7.8 %
$150,000 to 199,999 - 30,775 | 8.8 %
$200,000+ - 37,340 | 10.7%
2006 Median Household Income - $91,641

2007 average apartment rent***
Efficiency - $987
1 bedroom - $1,073
2 bedroom - $1,267
3 bedroom - $1,608
4+ bedroom - $1,869

Household type**
Total households - 358,000
Family households - 74.4%
Married-couple families - 61.9%
Single-parent families - 10.2%
Other families - 2.2%
Non-family households - 25.6%
Living alone - 23.6%
65 and older - 11.3%

2007 median housing sales price****
New | Resale
Single-family, detached - $881,600 | $552,500
Single-family, attached - $518,510 | $356,750
Condominium - $373,848 | $313,496
SOURCES:
*M-NCPPC Research & Technology Center, Round 7.1 Cooperative Forecast
**M-NCPPC Research & Technology Center, 2005 Census Update Survey
***Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Development, 2006 Rental Apartment Vacancy Report
****Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation