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Average Household Size for Planning Areas

M-NCPPC Census Update Data 1977-2003

Average Household Size for Montgomery County Planning Areas, 1977-2003
Persons per Household

Planning Area

1977

1984

1987

1994

1997 
2003 
Montgomery County

2.93

2.64

2.62

2.65

 2.64
2.70
Aspen Hill

3.34

2.72

2.68

2.46

 2.48
 2.47
Bethesda/Chevy Chase

2.60

2.37

2.41

2.33

 2.37
 2.45
Clarksburg

3.75

3.30

3.38

3.10

 3.11
 3.09
Cloverly/Norwood

3.58

3.35

3.21

3.15

 3.08
 3.29
Colesville/White Oak
 3.01
 2.67
2.72
 2.62
 2.71
 2.85
Damascus & Vicinity (10,11,14,15)

3.44

3.28

3.10

3.16

 3.15
 3.18
Darnestown

3.51

3.46

3.29

3.35

 3.33
 3.35
Fairland

3.35

2.65

2.55

2.63

 2.66
 2.68
Gaithersburg & Vicinity (20,21)

2.85

2.62

2.68

2.73

 2.62
 2.66
Germantown

3.09

2.68

2.52

2.80

 2.75
 2.83
Kemp Mill/Four Corners

2.91

2.64

2.47

2.61

 2.58
 2.65
Kensington/Wheaton 
 2.99
 2.69
 2.50
 2.66
 2.66
 2.78
North Bethesda

2.83

2.53

2.30

2.27

 2.27
 2.17
Olney & Vicinity

3.51

3.20

3.24

3.16

 3.26
 3.24
Poolesville & Vicinity (12,16,17,18)

2.38

3.16

3.30

3.10

 3.08
 3.12
Potomac

3.78

3.19

3.15

2.89

 2.91
 2.93
Rockville

3.18

2.73

2.72

2.54

 2.62
 2.63
Silver Spring

2.04

1.98

1.98

2.12

 2.06
 2.23
Takoma Park

2.47

2.27

2.46

2.72

 2.63*
 2.60
Travilah

3.67

3.32

3.20

3.40

 3.40
 3.59
Upper Rock Creek

3.59

3.36

3.25

3.38

 3.23
 3.11

More detailed data are available in the Planning Area Profiles section.

Source: Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center, Census Update Surveys.

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Planning Areas, Policy Areas, Tracts, and more

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