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Bethesda, MD

71,717 Population
13.3 square miles 5,407.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Maryland: 39.8 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$124,436 ±$13,980 Per capita income
  • about double the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $63,559 ±$522
  • more than double the amount in Maryland: $53,199 ±$548
  • more than double the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$187,236 ±$20,400 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $126,244 ±$1,374
  • nearly double the amount in Maryland: $102,905 ±$1,404
  • more than double the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

5.2% ±1.9% (3,696  ±1,357) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.3% 523,048 (±0.4% / ±23,764)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Maryland: 9.1% 555,770 (±0.4% / ±25,230)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.4 minutes ±5 (794,320  ±97,335) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 33.8 93,357,944 (±0.3 / ±1,118,366)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Maryland: 32.3 87,922,816 (±0.3 / ±1,040,848)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

29,299 ±2,008 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,415,530 ±7,433
  • Maryland: 2,401,394 ±7,099
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (71,130  ±5,922) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,333,457 (±0 / ±2,832)
  • a little less than the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,133,638
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.8% ±2.5% (510  ±451) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 80,297 (±0.4% / ±5,800)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Maryland: 5% 73,197 (±0.4% / ±5,454)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

30,878 ±2,129 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,550,314 ±1,620
  • Maryland: 2,588,337 ±274
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$1,247,600 ±$74,993 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $604,800 ±$4,223
  • more than double the amount in Maryland: $436,300 ±$3,089
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

15.8% ±3.9% (11,223  ±2,887.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 12.5% 798,264 (±0.5% / ±28,753.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Maryland: 10.7% 660,535 (±0.4% / ±26,018.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

98% ±0.9% (46,863  ±1,510.3) High school grad or higher * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.4% 3,976,110 (±0.4% / ±16,769)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 91.2% 3,920,643 (±0.4% / ±16,975.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
87.1% ±1.2% (41,647  ±1,404.9) Bachelor's degree or higher * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 54.4% 2,364,097 (±0.3% / ±12,209)
  • about double the rate in Maryland: 43.5% 1,868,776 (±0.3% / ±11,133.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

26.6% ±3.9% (19,044  ±3,200) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.7% 1,589,838 (±0.5% / ±29,196)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Maryland: 17.1% 1,070,852
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.2% ±2% (2,880  ±1,126) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 6.8% 338,418 (±0.2% / ±9,315)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Maryland: 6.8% 331,906 (±0.2% / ±10,821)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,880 Total veterans ±1,126 2,148 Male ±823 732 Female ±752

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