Estimated zip code population in 2022: 12,938 Zip code population in 2010: 13,104 Zip code population in 2000: 12,086
Houses and condos: 4,809 Renter-occupied apartments: 528
% of renters here:
11%
State:
32%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 20872: 171.3 (very high, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 20.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 620 people per square mile
(low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.8% ($3,963)
Maryland:
0.9% ($3,777)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,820 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,215 (0.9%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $480,231
20872:
$480,231
Maryland:
$398,100
According to our research of Maryland and other state lists, there were 9 registered sex offenders living in 20872 zip code as of June 10, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 20872 is 1,493 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
42.3 years
Maryland median age:
39.7 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.8 people
Maryland:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 20872, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $88,676 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$88,676
State:
$86,905
Salary/wage: $82,492 (reported on 82.7% of returns)
Here:
$82,492
State:
$73,953
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1203.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3809.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6956.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10574.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20390.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 68145.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $936 (reported on 42.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$936
Maryland:
$1,528
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.3% for AGIs below $25k, 16.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 39.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 118.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 377.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $4,475 (reported on 24.7% of returns)
Here:
$4,475
State:
$8,028
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.3% for AGIs below $25k, 59.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 109.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 108.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 365.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1071.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,662 (reported on 21.4% of returns)
Here:
+$12,662
State:
+$25,238
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs below $25k, 41.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 200.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 457.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5636.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$12,708 (reported on 22.3% of returns)
Here:
+$12,708
State:
+$11,398
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 263.1% for AGIs below $25k, 297.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 212.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 322.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 537.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2750.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,131 (reported on 7.6% of returns)
20872:
$17,131
Maryland:
$20,944
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.6% for AGIs below $25k, 82.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 108.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 219.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 406.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1203.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $15,400 (reported on 0.6% of returns)
20872:
$15,400
Maryland:
$29,558
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 187.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Total itemized deductions: $28,293 (reported on 23.5% of returns)
Here:
$28,293
State:
$30,672
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.1% for AGIs below $25k, 374.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 805.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1408.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2060.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5332.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $6,036 (reported on 18.4% of returns)
Here:
$6,036
State:
$9,065
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 171.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 355.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1173.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $8,513 (reported on 23.3% of returns)
20872:
$8,513
State:
$8,475
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.9% for AGIs below $25k, 78.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 237.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 471.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 685.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1489.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,277 (reported on 9.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,277
State:
$2,151
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.2% for AGIs below $25k, 64.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 89.4%
Here:
89%
State:
90%
(% for various income ranges: 85.2% for AGIs below $25k, 91.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 92.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 20872, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $76,271 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$76,271
State:
$72,703
Salary/wage: $71,296 (reported on 87.2% of returns)
Here:
$71,296
State:
$62,228
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.9% for AGIs below $25k, 81.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 77.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $707 (reported on 47.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$707
Maryland:
$1,413
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,773 (reported on 26.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,773
State:
$6,933
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,037 (reported on 19.5% of returns)
Here:
+$5,037
State:
+$14,830
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$12,561 (reported on 19.0% of returns)
Here:
+$12,561
State:
+$12,606
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,017 (reported on 8.4% of returns)
20872:
$15,017
Maryland:
$17,065
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Self-employment retirement plans: $15,183 (reported on 0.9% of returns)
20872:
$15,183
Maryland:
$24,439
Total itemized deductions: $27,081 (23% of AGI, reported on 54.9% of returns)
Here:
$27,081
State:
$27,886
Here:
23.3% of AGI
State:
22.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.9% for AGIs below $25k, 17.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 21.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 22.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 17.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $3,321 (reported on 46.5% of returns)
Here:
$3,321
State:
$4,452
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $11,360 (reported on 54.6% of returns)
20872:
$11,360
State:
$11,690
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,225 (reported on 9.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,225
State:
$2,199
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 44.8%
Here:
45%
State:
52%
(% for various income ranges: 41.4% for AGIs below $25k, 43.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 47.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 47.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 52.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 20872, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $65,542 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$65,542
State:
$60,339
Salary/wage: $61,185 (reported on 87.7% of returns)
Here:
$61,185
State:
$52,211
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.6% for AGIs below $10k, 79.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,054 (reported on 57.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,054
Maryland:
$1,701
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,665 (reported on 32.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,665
State:
$4,235
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$6,916 (reported on 24.6% of returns)
Here:
+$6,916
State:
+$15,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$16,669 (reported on 16.9% of returns)
Here:
+$16,669
State:
+$12,221
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $10k, 8.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,935 (reported on 3.1% of returns)
20872:
$2,935
Maryland:
$2,968
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $11,492 (reported on 1.1% of returns)
Here:
$11,492
Maryland:
$17,155
Total itemized deductions: $23,124 (24% of AGI, reported on 58.9% of returns)
Here:
$23,124
State:
$22,960
Here:
23.8% of AGI
State:
23.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.1% for AGIs below $10k, 18.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 22.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 24.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,993 (3% of AGI, reported on 52.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,993
State:
$4,031
Here:
3.0% of AGI
State:
3.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $9,811 (reported on 81.9% of returns)
20872:
$9,811
State:
$10,167
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,628 (reported on 6.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,628
State:
$1,700
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 46.9%
Here:
47%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 35.9% for AGIs below $10k, 49.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 50.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 47.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 195 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4,371
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 164 (141 now married, 23 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,764 (1,106 now married, 1,658 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 20872 with a mortgage: 2,912 (433 second mortgage, 365 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 14
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,258 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $684
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
7.9%
Whole state:
9.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
3.1%
Whole state:
4.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
8.0
State:
7.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.2
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Churches in zip code 20872 include: Bethesda United Methodist Church (A), Damascus Seventh Day Adventist Church (B), Damascus United Methodist Church (C), First Baptist Church (D), Montgomery United Methodist Church (E), Mountain View United Methodist Church (F), Pleasant Grove Community Church (G), Redeemer Lutheran Church (H), Saint Paul Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 20872 include: Upper Magruder Branch Park (1), Moyer Road Park (2), Oak Ridge Conservation Park (3), John Haines Park (4), Damascus Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
2,006 married couples with children.
490 single-parent households (122 men, 368 women).
77.4% of residents of 20872 zip code speak English at home.
12.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 23% well, 6% not well, 2% not at all).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 9% well, 7% not well, 1% not at all).
3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% very well, 14% well, 22% not well).
3.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 1,995 (15.4%) (70.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
15.4%
Whole state:
16.7%
20%Costa Rica
13%Cabo Verde
4%Chile
4%Bhutan
4%Guyana
3%Guatemala
3%Malaysia
18%English
8%American
8%Irish
5%Italian
4%German
4%Romanian
4%Ghanaian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
6102010 or later
6722000 to 2009
4331990 to 1999
581Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AMOCO 26234 RIDGE ROAD (26234 RIDGE ROAD in DAMASCUS, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY GOVERNMENT (21700 RIDGE ROAD in DAMASCUS, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS Alternative names: MONT. CO. GOV. - 21700 RIDGE ROAD, MONTG. CO. GOV'T.-RIDGE ROAD
MAIN STREET GAS - 9929 MAIN STREET (9929 MAIN STREET in DAMASCUS, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Alternative names: DAMASCUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MAIN STREET 9929 DAMASCUS
MAIN STREET MOBIL (9871 MAIN STREET in DAMASCUS, MD)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Maryland Air Emissions Database) - AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Alternative names: MOBIL - 9871 MAIN STREET, U SAVE 9871 MAIN STREET
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MIDDLE (13737 WISTERIA DR in GERMANTOWN, MD)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-150107 Organizations: MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
NU-LOOK ONE HOUR CLEANERS (26138 RIDGE RD in DAMASCUS, MD)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, O'SULLIVAN, FRANCES E (CONTACT/OWNER)
MONTGOMERY METHODIST CHILDREN'S CENTER (28325 KEMPTOWN RD in DAMASCAS, MD)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
PLEASANT PLAINS PRESCHOOL (9700 NEW CHURCH ST in DAMASCUS, MD)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
ENVIRO SAFE (25254 CONCORD COURT in DAMASCUS, MD)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.3% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.6%
48.3%Electricity
32.9%Utility gas
12.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2.1%Wood
0.7%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 10,446. Population change in the 1990s: +1,640 (+15.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,648
Northeast: 2,022
Midwest: 711
South: 1,806
West: 405
62% of the 20872 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maryland.
92% of the 20872 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 144
Here:
11.1%
Maryland:
15.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 57
Here:
5.9%
Maryland:
14.4%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 118
Here:
19.4%
Maryland:
20.2%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
132,065Computer and mathematical occupations
125,059Life, physical, and social science occupations
119,907Law enforcement workers including supervisors
110,158Architecture and engineering occupations
97,882Management occupations
91,944Community and social service occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (DAMASCUS, MD):
BTMD, INC (11401 MOUNTAIN VIEW RD; small business) : $849,766 in 3 contractsfrom 2001 to 2003
$375,000 with Air Force for Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2002-09-09. Completion date: 2004-09-06.
$374,926, same as above.Signed on 2003-05-06. Completion date: 2004-09-06.
$99,840 with Air Force for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2001-05-07. Completion date: 2002-02-14.
ADVANCED LIGHTNING SYSTEMS, IN (20 CLEARWATER CT; small business) : $48,545 in 2 contractsfrom 2001 to 2003
$35,545 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components. Signed on 2001-09-29. Completion date: 2001-12-28.
$13,000, same as above.Signed on 2003-09-28. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
GLADHILL TRACTOR MART INC (28129 RIDGE ROAD; small business)
$11,339 with Army for Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled. Signed on 2004-08-23. Completion date: 2004-09-12.
LABTECH (24809 SHRUBBERY HILL COURT)
$4,690 with Navy for Hospital Furniture, Equipment, Utensils, and Supplies. Signed on 2005-09-21. Completion date: 2005-10-20.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 45. The highest number of reported fires - 103 took place in 2010, and the least - 17 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (54.2%), and Outside Fires (28.9%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 20872