Downtown Demographics
Silver Spring is a 360 acre Central Business District(CBD) centered on a Metro Station. The area is a high density urban environment with a population density of 15,600 per square mile. The CBD contains 17.6 acres of parkland, 7,254,729 square feet of office space (2004), plus 5216 dwelling units. Click here for a map of this demographic region.

The following statistics are often used to describe downtown Silver Spring for retail purposes:

INCOME
2002 Average HH Income 1 mile $69,325 3 miles $74,196 5 miles $78,981	2003 Median HH Income 1 Mile $60, 445 3 Miles $71,461 5 Miles $75,149	2007 Average HH Income 1 mile $75,458 3 miles $81,400 5 miles $86,952

POPULATION
2002 Population 1 mile 30,986 3 miles 218,872 5 miles 560,334	2003 Daytime Population 1 mile 29,028 2 miles 53,002 3 miles 79,037
2003 Residential Population 1 Mile 30,333 3 Miles 185,147 5 Miles 481,062	2007 Population 1 mile 33,407 3 mile 234,619 5 mile 589, 295

TRAFFIC
2001 ADT Traffic
65,200 Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road
55,278 Georgia Avenue and Wayne Avenue
13,275 Ellsworth Avenue and Fenton Street

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