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Compare Greenbelt to Silver Spring

This post compares Greenbelt, Maryland to Silver Spring, Maryland across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Greenbelt (city) Silver Spring (CDP)
Population 23,289 79,483
Income (median) $53,603 $56,277
Home Value (median) $201,000 $477,800
White 29% 41%
Black 51% 27%
Asian 7% 7%
With Kids 33% 31%
Age (median) 33 34
Rentals 54% 64%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Greenbelt or Silver Spring?
A: Greenbelt has a much smaller population count than Silver Spring: 23289 compared with 79483 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Greenbelt or in Silver Spring?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Greenbelt.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Greenbelt or Silver Spring?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Greenbelt.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Silver Spring does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 54% for Greenbelt versus 64% for Silver Spring.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Greenbelt may include: Owings-Mills, Laurel, and South-Laurel.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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