Green Valley, Maryland

Green Valley, Maryland
Census-designated place
Location of Green Valley, Maryland
Country	United States of America
State	Maryland
County	Frederick
Area
• Total	20.6 sq mi (53.4 km2)
• Land	20.6 sq mi (53.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	397 ft (121 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	12,262
• Density	595.1/sq mi (229.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	24-35412
GNIS feature ID	0588667

Green Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in southern Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,262 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Green Valley is located at 39°20′30″N 77°14′26″W (39.341801, -77.240437).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.6 square miles (53 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,262 people, 3,882 households, and 3,470 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 595.1 people per square mile (229.8/km²). There were 3,928 housing units at an average density of 190.6/sq mi (73.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.91% White, 1.24% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.

There were 3,882 households out of which 49.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.7% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.6% were non-families. 7.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 31.2% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $81,732, and the median income for a family was $84,607. Males had a median income of $53,482 versus $37,726 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $29,408. About 1.9% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 0.4% of those age 65 or over.