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Gaithersburg grows more diverse and older; foreign‑born share holds near 40%
Summary
Staff reported that Gaithersburg’s population has become more diverse since 2010, the white non‑Hispanic share fell to about one‑third, people of color rose to about two‑thirds, the median age increased to 37.4 in 2022, and roughly 40% of residents are foreign‑born.
City planning staff said Gaithersburg has continued the demographic trends first noted in the 2019 visioning report: the city is more diverse, slightly older and has a substantial foreign‑born population.
"Gaithersburg has been a very diverse city since the 2000 census," Kirk Eby, a city planning staff member, told the work session. Staff presented ACS‑based measures showing the white non‑Hispanic share declined from just under one‑half to about one‑third of the population and that people of…
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