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Derwood, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Derwood, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,295. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DERWOOD-MD · Derwood, MD 1 ZIPs · 14,295 pop · #881/25278 · Montgomery County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $149,110
  • RANK-TOP #881/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Burtonsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,295
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $640,300

Nearest income peer: Burtonsville, MD ( $8,802 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Derwood

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Derwood on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Derwood, MD sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,295
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$149,110
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $149,110 and home value $640,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 66.8%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Derwood as a pure owner town.

Within Maryland, Bowie is the closest lower-income city and Harwood the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 4 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Derwood.

Population concentration

Derwood reads through its lone ZIP, 20855

14,295 ACS residents, one ZIP: 20855 is not the leading code inside Derwood, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Derwood's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 480 establishments, 7,802 employees , annual payroll $493,942k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20855 (480 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (95) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Derwood, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Montgomery County, which covers 45 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Derwood. See the Montgomery County roll-up →

Derwood lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Montgomery County: Bethesda, Potomac and Chevy Chase earn more and Silver Spring, Gaithersburg and Rockville earn less. Potomac marks the far end of that range at $250,000+, 68% above Derwood.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20855 14,295 $149,110 480 420
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Derwood roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Derwood, .