North Bethesda vs Olney

A side-by-side comparison of North Bethesda and Olney: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Bethesda has the higher population (49,498 vs 36,000 in Olney). Olney has the higher median household income ($171,766 vs $128,970 in North Bethesda). North Bethesda has the higher median home value ($712,100 vs $632,400 in Olney).

Population, income & housing

	North Bethesda	Olney
Population	49,498	36,000
Median age	40.2 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$128,970	$171,766
Median home value	$712,100	$632,400
Median gross rent	$2,161	$2,409
Housing units	23,158	12,076
Homeownership rate	49.2%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.2%	64.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Bethesda	Olney
Population	49,872 → 49,498 (-0.7%)	35,191 → 36,000 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$107,220 → $128,970 (+20.3%)	$143,396 → $171,766 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$567,500 → $712,100 (+25.5%)	$506,400 → $632,400 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,910 → $2,161 (+13.1%)	$1,948 → $2,409 (+23.7%)

North Bethesda

Population

49,87249,498

Median household income

$107,220$128,970

Median home value

$567,500$712,100

Median gross rent

$1,910$2,161

Olney

Population

35,19136,000

Median household income

$143,396$171,766

Median home value

$506,400$632,400

Median gross rent

$1,948$2,409

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Bethesda	Olney
Under 5	4.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.2%	20.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	15.5%	8.9%
35 to 44	14.8%	13.0%
45 to 54	13.7%	14.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	14.5%
65 to 74	9.4%	9.3%
75 and over	8.1%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Bethesda	Olney
White (non-Hispanic)	52.3%	54.9%
Black or African American	9.9%	14.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	15.3%	11.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.1%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.6%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Bethesda	Olney
No high school diploma	5.8%	3.5%
High school graduate	7.8%	12.5%
Some college or associate's	12.2%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.4%	33.7%
Graduate or professional degree	43.8%	31.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Bethesda	Olney
Drove alone	46.9%	62.1%
Carpooled	4.8%	6.2%
Public transit	12.8%	2.3%
Walked	1.9%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	32.0%	26.6%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Bethesda	Olney
1-unit, detached	28.2%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	11.6%	28.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	17.3%	2.4%
20 or more units	41.2%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Bethesda	Olney
Poverty rate	5.7%	4.4%
Average household size	2.22	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1982	1986