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Wheaton, Maryland.

A community in Montgomery County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Montgomery County’s.

Living in Wheaton, Montgomery County, Maryland

Wheaton, in Montgomery County, had 52,150 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $111,478 a year and half less, against $132,450 across Montgomery County; 13% of its people live below the poverty line. 65% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 35% are rented. Unemployment in Montgomery County was 3.5% in August 2026, and the county had 1.3% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in professional services, then schools and health care.

People 52,150 in the 2020 census; median age 37.7
Household income $111,478 the median, give or take $8,996 · Montgomery County: $132,450
Unemployment 3.5% Montgomery County, August 2026; 4.2% a year before
Homes 65% lived in by their owners; 35% rented
  • 16,932households
  • 39%of adults have a degree
  • 13%below the poverty line
  • 32 mintypical commute
  • 20%work from home

What residents work in

  • Professional and business services20%
  • Schools, hospitals and social care18%
  • Building trades12%
  • Shops (retail)10%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment10%
  • Government9%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Montgomery County had 456,358 jobs in 2025, 1.3% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 42° and 27°; warmest in July, 87° and 69° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 42° 27° F M A M J J 87° 69° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 42° and 27°; warmest in July, 87° and 69° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 42° 27° F M A M J J 87° 69° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 42° and lows near 27°; warmest in July, with highs near 87° and lows near 69°. About 41 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Rockville Northeast weather station, 6 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Wheaton

  1. Montgomery County Public SchoolsBus operation, school and employee409
  2. Costco WholesaleWholesale grocer385
  3. TargetDiscount department stores257
  4. Complete Care at WheatonHomes for the elderly with nursing care137
  5. Macy'sDepartment stores135
  6. Preferred HealthSkilled nursing facilities113
  7. JCPenneyRetail81
  8. NAI Saturn EasternSupermarkets and other grocery stores81

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 11 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,713 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherRelatively high
  2. Heat wavesRelatively moderate
  3. Strong windRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Wheaton’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Montgomery County.