Montgomery County - What Happened?

[Anonymous]

Montgomery County had the highest median family income out of any county in America with more than 20,000 residents in the 1980s. It was close to the top in the 70s as well.

Now it’s ranked 20th, with 5 counties in NoVa in front of it. What has changed since the 1980s and can it change course?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1984/03/21/which-is-richerfairfax-and-montgomery-lead-census-bureaus-list-of-wealthiest-large-counties/48976a8b-e4cf-4aac-8c4b-a3bd43d10c92/

Fairfax and Montgomery counties, the Washington area's two most affluent suburbs, are also the two richest large counties in the nation, according to a new compilation of data by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Four county equivalents called boroughs in oil-rich and high-priced Alaska have even higher median household incomes, the bureau said, but none of them has more than 20,000 residents. The highest is Bristol Bay, Alaska--median income $33,516, population 1,094.

The rankings, published in the Census Bureau's new County and City Data Book, come from the 1980 census.
Fairfax and Montgomery were also at the top of the county income heap in the 1970 census. At that time, the rankings were compiled according to median family income and placed Montgomery slightly ahead of Fairfax.

In the new data, incomes are given for households, including not only families, which the census defines as married couples and their children living at home, but also unmarried couples, roommates and singles.

By this reckoning the median household income for Fairfax is $30,011, more than a thousand dollars above the $28,987 reported for Montgomery. However, Montgomery is still slightly ahead of Fairfax in median family income, $33,702 to $33,173

[Anonymous]

Why do we need to be #1? I especially don’t want it if it means living among giant data centers everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do we need to be #1? I especially don’t want it if it means living among giant data centers everywhere.

Arlington and Falls Church City have zero giant data centers.

[Anonymous]

NOVA caught up, that’s what happened. We had tons of local land, and it was relatively cheap for a long time. Eventually it became a place people wanted to live.

[Anonymous]

It’s not only getting lapped by NoVa, Montgomery County is lower on the list than Calvert County. Calvert County!!! SMH.

[Anonymous]

Montgomery county is more affordable to live in than Fairfax county. Houses aren’t as expensive so more people of varying incomes can afford to live there. I’m not sure why this is a problem? Talking about medium income like this means you’re pushing people out of your community.

[Anonymous]

Moco is on the Baltimore city game plan. Just look to balt city if you want to see the future of moco.

[Anonymous]

The type of jobs held by people residing in Mont Cty has shifted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery county is more affordable to live in than Fairfax county. Houses aren’t as expensive so more people of varying incomes can afford to live there. I’m not sure why this is a problem? Talking about medium income like this means you’re pushing people out of your community.

So it’s a good thing to slip in median income rankings relative to your peers? I’m sure if it slipped to 300th in the country it would be even more affordable. Your argument makes no sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Moco is on the Baltimore city game plan. Just look to balt city if you want to see the future of moco.

Racists like YOU hate it? Yes please! Yes you’re racist. Your mother lied to you, you’re a bad person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Moco is on the Baltimore city game plan. Just look to balt city if you want to see the future of moco.

Racists like YOU hate it? Yes please! Yes you’re racist. Your mother lied to you, you’re a bad person.

Who said anything about “race”? You need to take your meds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Moco is on the Baltimore city game plan. Just look to balt city if you want to see the future of moco.

Racists like YOU hate it? Yes please! Yes you’re racist. Your mother lied to you, you’re a bad person.

A lot of cope and deflection but no answers. Why did it slip from the richest county in the country to poorer than Calvert County and Stafford County?

Current Rankings:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-income_counties_in_the_United_States

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Moco is on the Baltimore city game plan. Just look to balt city if you want to see the future of moco.

Racists like YOU hate it? Yes please! Yes you’re racist. Your mother lied to you, you’re a bad person.

A lot of cope and deflection but no answers. Why did it slip from the richest county in the country to poorer than Calvert County and Stafford County?

Current Rankings:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-income_counties_in_the_United_States

I’ve noticed a trend on this board from people that are in north Virginia. They seem to have an inferiority complex about MoCo. People in MoCo rarely think about NoVa or post about it but people from there seem to be obsessed with Montgomery county. It’s truly a mental illness.

[Anonymous]

The problem with MoCo is they build tons of affordable housing which brings in people with lower incomes that work in service jobs across the region. The region needs this housing to support local business.workforce needs, but MoCo is eating too much of the costs for the whole region. In addition, local elected officials are too focused on getting their next jobs so they constantly make things harder for businesses to operate with little actual benefit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Moco is on the Baltimore city game plan. Just look to balt city if you want to see the future of moco.

Racists like YOU hate it? Yes please! Yes you’re racist. Your mother lied to you, you’re a bad person.

A lot of cope and deflection but no answers. Why did it slip from the richest county in the country to poorer than Calvert County and Stafford County?

Current Rankings:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-income_counties_in_the_United_States

I’ve noticed a trend on this board from people that are in north Virginia. They seem to have an inferiority complex about MoCo. People in MoCo rarely think about NoVa or post about it but people from there seem to be obsessed with Montgomery county. It’s truly a mental illness.

Why did it slip from 1st to 20th though? Do you have any insight?