Benedict vs Potomac Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Benedict and Potomac Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Benedict and Potomac Heights are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Potomac Heights has the higher population (1,102 vs 68 in Benedict). Since 2019, Potomac Heights's population has grown faster (-14.5% vs -66.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Benedict	Potomac Heights
Population	68	1,102
Median age	75.1 yrs	51.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$68,831
Median home value	—	$87,900
Housing units	42	635
Homeownership rate	71.4%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benedict	Potomac Heights
Population	203 → 68 (-66.5%)	1,289 → 1,102 (-14.5%)
Median household income	—	$62,639 → $68,831 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$236,300 → $245,300 (+3.8%)	$66,800 → $87,900 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,097 → $1,078 (-1.7%)

Benedict

Population

20368

Median home value

$236,300$245,300

Potomac Heights

Population

1,2891,102

Median household income

$62,639$68,831

Median home value

$66,800$87,900

Median gross rent

$1,097$1,078

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benedict	Potomac Heights
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	16.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	6.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	22.7%
55 to 64	0.0%	9.8%
65 to 74	47.1%	9.6%
75 and over	52.9%	19.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benedict	Potomac Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	78.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benedict	Potomac Heights
No high school diploma	16.2%	10.3%
High school graduate	29.4%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	54.4%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benedict	Potomac Heights
Drove alone	100.0%	82.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benedict	Potomac Heights
1-unit, detached	100.0%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	46.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Benedict	Potomac Heights
Poverty rate	51.5%	4.1%
Average household size	1.62	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	—	32
Median year structure built	1938	1946