Census Reporter

Montgomery County (South)--Bethesda, Potomac & North Bethesda PUMA, MD

182,634 Population
56.9 square miles 3,212.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.9 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Maryland: 39 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$92,633 ±$3,434 Per capita income
  • more than double the amount in Maryland: $43,325 ±$422
  • more than double the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$159,588 ±$7,478 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Maryland: $86,738 ±$934
  • more than double the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

4.6% ±1% (8,224  ±1,788) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Maryland: 9% 532,241 (±0.4% / ±20,417)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

31.8 minutes ±1 (2,724,555  ±180,856) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Maryland: 33.7 97,843,620 (±0.2 / ±961,283)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

71,858 ±2,415 Number of households
  • Maryland: 2,226,767 ±9,709
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.5 ±0.1 (180,649  ±8,411) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Maryland: 2.7 5,905,181 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.2% ±1.6% (2,007  ±617) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 5.2% 73,824 (±0.4% / ±4,997)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

77,254 ±2,656 Number of housing units
  • Maryland: 2,470,307 ±296
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$881,300 ±$26,351 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Maryland: $332,500 ±$2,266
  • more than double the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

15.6% ±2.1% (28,364  ±3,977.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 12.6% 755,239 (±0.4% / ±24,413.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

97.1% ±5.5% (126,925  ±5,066.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 90.4% 3,781,706 (±0.7% / ±31,099.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
81% ±1% (105,862  ±4,493.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about double the rate in Maryland: 40.9% 1,710,230 (±0.5% / ±20,019)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

31.1% ±1.4% (55,451  ±2,551.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Maryland: 19% 1,072,108 (±0.2% / ±8,779.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

26.5% ±2.1% (48,448  ±4,376) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Maryland: 15.4% 929,431 (±0.3% / ±20,049)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

5.4% ±0.9% (7,643  ±1,285) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Maryland: 7.5% 350,423 (±0.2% / ±8,933)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
7,643 Total veterans ±1,285 6,567 Male ±1,090 1,076 Female ±454

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