Housing data for ZIP code 20832

ZIP code 20832 has an estimated 25,553 residents and 8,582 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Olney, Montgomery County.

13.1% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $2,453 (±$325) a month.

The median home value is $627,000 (±$15,141).

The median household income is $168,524 (±$6,040) a year.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
25,553 (±1,412)
Median gross rent
$2,453
Median home value
$627,000
Households that rent
13.1%

How ZIP code 20832 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
ZIP 20832OlneyMontgomery CountyMarylandUnited States
Residents25,553 (±1,412)35,7971,065,9496,206,011334,922,499
Housing units8,582 (±326)12,060406,5312,560,784143,775,355
Households that rent13.1% (±2.9 points)10.8%34.7%32.4%34.8%
Median gross rent$2,453 (±$325)$2,404$2,068$1,705$1,413
Median home value$627,000 (±$15,141)$656,600$640,300$419,900$332,700
Median household income$168,524 (±$6,040)$171,458$132,450$103,678$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)$5,492 (±$164)$5,712$5,539$4,093$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income47.1% (±12.4 points)48.7%51.6%51.5%51.1%
Built before 198028.1% (±3.2 points)32.5%49.3%51.2%49.7%
Average commute32.0 minutes (±1.7)31.8 minutes31.9 minutes31.1 minutes26.4 minutes
Households with broadband98.3% (±0.7 points)97.5%95.7%92.4%91.0%
Median age of residents41.0 years (±1.0)41.6 years40.2 years39.4 years38.9 years

In ZIP 20832, median gross rent is higher than in Montgomery County ($2,068).

It is also higher than in Maryland ($1,705).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 20832 is not measurably different from Olney as a whole ($2,404).

Its median home value is lower than in Olney as a whole ($656,600).

Among the 37 ZIP codes in Montgomery County with a published estimate, ZIP 20832 ranks 8 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 44 ZIP codes in Montgomery County with a published estimate, ZIP 20832 ranks 29 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 44 ZIP codes in Montgomery County with a published estimate, ZIP 20832 ranks 17 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 20832

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentZIP 20832Montgomery CountyMarylandUnited States
Less than $5009.9% (±6.9 points)3.0%5.5%6.3%
$500 to $99912.8% (±8.1 points)3.1%9.2%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,4990.0% (±4.0 points)9.3%22.9%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99912.4% (±6.4 points)31.1%30.1%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49916.3% (±7.5 points)26.3%18.3%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,99936.7% (±12.4 points)12.7%7.7%5.5%
$3,000 or more11.8% (±8.8 points)14.6%6.2%6.8%

The most common range is $2,500 to $2,999, paid by 36.7% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 20832

Census median gross rent beside HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent, dollars a month
BedroomsCensus medianHUD Small Area Fair Market Rent
Studio—$2,600
1 bedroom—$2,710
2 bedrooms$1,873 (±$325)$3,000
3 bedrooms$2,537 (±$210)$3,820
4 bedrooms$3,101 (±$288)$4,500

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 20832 is $3,000 a month.

A Fair Market Rent is HUD’s estimate of the gross rent (shelter plus utilities) of a modest rental home in the area.

Rent burden in ZIP code 20832

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentZIP 20832Montgomery CountyMarylandUnited States
Less than 15%16.1% (±7.6 points)10.7%11.5%12.6%
15% to 19.9%6.2% (±3.8 points)12.3%12.0%12.2%
20% to 24.9%26.1% (±10.6 points)13.4%13.1%12.6%
25% to 29.9%4.4% (±4.4 points)12.0%11.9%11.5%
30% to 34.9%3.6% (±3.3 points)9.7%9.2%9.2%
35% or more43.5% (±12.0 points)41.9%42.3%41.9%

47.1% (±12.4 points) of renting households in ZIP code 20832 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 20832

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
ValueZIP 20832Montgomery CountyMarylandUnited States
Less than $50,0000.8% (±0.6 points)1.3%3.0%5.3%
$50,000 to $99,9991.9% (±1.2 points)0.7%2.0%6.1%
$100,000 to $149,9990.2% (±0.2 points)0.9%2.7%6.8%
$150,000 to $199,9990.1% (±0.1 points)1.6%4.8%9.0%
$200,000 to $299,9992.8% (±1.1 points)5.8%14.8%17.8%
$300,000 to $499,99921.8% (±3.2 points)23.2%37.1%26.9%
$500,000 to $999,99966.6% (±3.6 points)47.6%29.7%20.9%
$1,000,000 or more5.8% (±1.9 points)18.8%6.0%7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 20832

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building typeZIP 20832Montgomery CountyMarylandUnited States
Single-family, detached61.3% (±3.0 points)46.6%51.2%61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)33.2% (±3.1 points)17.8%21.3%6.2%
2 units0.7% (±0.7 points)0.7%1.5%3.4%
3 or 4 units0.6% (±0.6 points)1.4%2.1%4.3%
5 to 9 units1.0% (±0.6 points)4.9%5.2%4.5%
10 to 19 units0.5% (±0.5 points)8.2%7.3%4.3%
20 or more units2.7% (±0.9 points)20.2%10.2%10.3%
Mobile home0.0% (±0.5 points)0.2%1.3%5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.0.0% (±0.5 points)0.0%0.0%0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 20832 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year builtZIP 20832Montgomery CountyMarylandUnited States
2020 or later0.2% (±0.2 points)1.3%1.4%2.0%
2010 to 20193.9% (±1.4 points)8.8%8.1%9.4%
2000 to 20097.0% (±1.6 points)10.7%11.5%13.6%
1990 to 199921.9% (±2.9 points)10.5%13.1%12.4%
1980 to 198938.9% (±3.2 points)19.2%14.8%12.9%
1970 to 197920.4% (±2.6 points)14.9%13.5%14.2%
1960 to 19695.3% (±1.5 points)14.3%11.5%9.9%
1950 to 19590.8% (±0.6 points)11.1%10.5%9.5%
1940 to 19490.5% (±0.7 points)4.8%5.0%4.4%
1939 or earlier1.1% (±0.7 points)4.2%10.7%11.7%

28.1% of the homes in ZIP code 20832 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 20832

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostZIP 20832Montgomery CountyMarylandUnited States
Utility gas60.9% (±3.6 points)53.1%43.1%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.1.5% (±0.7 points)2.4%6.6%3.9%
Electricity35.1% (±3.2 points)41.2%44.1%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)1.7% (±1.1 points)1.8%3.8%4.9%
Wood0.0% (±0.5 points)0.1%1.0%1.4%
Solar energy0.3% (±0.3 points)0.4%0.4%0.3%
Coal or coke0.0% (±0.5 points)0.0%0.1%0.1%
Other fuel0.2% (±0.3 points)0.3%0.5%0.5%
No fuel used0.3% (±0.3 points)0.6%0.6%1.2%

How people in ZIP code 20832 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportationZIP 20832Montgomery CountyMarylandUnited States
Drove alone57.5% (±3.7 points)52.8%64.7%68.8%
Carpooled6.4% (±2.1 points)7.6%7.7%8.5%
Public transportation2.0% (±0.9 points)7.5%4.2%3.2%
Walked2.5% (±1.5 points)1.7%2.0%2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)1.0% (±0.5 points)2.1%2.0%2.0%
Worked from home30.7% (±3.1 points)28.3%19.3%15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 20832 take an average of 32.0 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 20832

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
PlaceShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeMedian gross rentHouseholds that rent
Olney99%$2,40410.8%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 20832

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP codeDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
208602.3 mi$1,405$654,200—12.8%
208553.0 mi$2,413$640,300$149,11025.6%
208533.5 mi$1,861$631,900$159,08014.0%
208623.9 mi—$810,600$189,6670.0%
208334.2 mi$2,074$797,100$204,3755.2%
208614.2 mi—$852,700$163,4381.5%
209064.5 mi$1,963$455,800$97,52133.6%
208794.7 mi$1,942$468,100$112,10430.2%

Crime reported to police in Montgomery County

In 2025, the police departments that report for Montgomery County recorded 169 violent and 1,549 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the figure for the county as a whole.

ZIP code 20832 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 20832: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 20832

What is the median rent in ZIP code 20832?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 20832 is $2,453 (±$325) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 20832?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 20832 is $627,000 (±$15,141) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 20832?

The median household income in ZIP code 20832 is $168,524 (±$6,040) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 20832 in?

ZIP code 20832 lies mostly in Olney.

What is the Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in ZIP 20832?

HUD’s fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom home in ZIP 20832 is $3,000 a month.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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