Clarksburg vs North Potomac

A side-by-side comparison of Clarksburg and North Potomac: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clarksburg has the higher population (29,246 vs 23,994 in North Potomac). North Potomac has the higher median household income ($186,438 vs $178,641 in Clarksburg). North Potomac has the higher median home value ($793,200 vs $646,200 in Clarksburg).

Population, income & housing

	Clarksburg	North Potomac
Population	29,246	23,994
Median age	38.2 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$178,641	$186,438
Median home value	$646,200	$793,200
Median gross rent	$2,298	$2,433
Housing units	9,198	8,433
Homeownership rate	87.3%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.2%	77.1%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarksburg	North Potomac
Population	24,767 → 29,246 (+18.1%)	23,914 → 23,994 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$147,070 → $178,641 (+21.5%)	$171,066 → $186,438 (+9.0%)
Median home value	$482,500 → $646,200 (+33.9%)	$672,900 → $793,200 (+17.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,089 → $2,298 (+10.0%)	$2,129 → $2,433 (+14.3%)

Clarksburg

Population

24,76729,246

Median household income

$147,070$178,641

Median home value

$482,500$646,200

Median gross rent

$2,089$2,298

North Potomac

Population

23,91423,994

Median household income

$171,066$186,438

Median home value

$672,900$793,200

Median gross rent

$2,129$2,433

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarksburg	North Potomac
Under 5	8.3%	3.1%
5 to 17	21.8%	17.7%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.8%
25 to 34	8.9%	7.3%
35 to 44	19.0%	11.3%
45 to 54	16.7%	16.6%
55 to 64	10.8%	15.1%
65 to 74	6.1%	11.8%
75 and over	3.1%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarksburg	North Potomac
White (non-Hispanic)	26.3%	42.3%
Black or African American	15.7%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	40.6%	40.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarksburg	North Potomac
No high school diploma	5.8%	3.4%
High school graduate	10.7%	5.7%
Some college or associate's	15.2%	13.7%
Bachelor's degree	35.1%	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	33.1%	42.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarksburg	North Potomac
Drove alone	60.1%	52.2%
Carpooled	6.9%	6.0%
Public transit	2.6%	3.3%
Walked	0.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	28.3%	36.8%
Other means	1.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarksburg	North Potomac
1-unit, detached	54.6%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	34.3%	22.7%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	5.7%
20 or more units	2.5%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Clarksburg	North Potomac
Poverty rate	4.5%	5.4%
Average household size	3.25	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	2010	1988