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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD compare?
| Figure | Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 5,746 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 560 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 4.6 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 9.4% |
| Measure | Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD |
|---|---|
| Total population | 5,630±834 |
| Median age | 48.6±3.2 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 10.0%±6.4 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 63.8%±9.8 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 11.9%±3.5 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 7.8%±5.2 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 13.7%±6.2 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 66.1%±8.7 pts |
| Median household income | $174,063±$33,857 |
| Per capita income | $78,526±$14,920 |
| People below the poverty line | 1.8%±2.1 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 2.3%±2.9 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $809,200±$90,259 |
| Median gross rent | $1,369±$143 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 27.4%±27.2 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 94.0%±4.6 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 1.6%±2.0 pts |
| Worked from home | 39.2%±8.2 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 53.9%±6.6 pts |
| Public transportation | 4.7%±4.2 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 36.1 min±6.6 |
| No health insurance coverage | 2.9%±2.3 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov