North Potomac vs Redland

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

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

North Potomac has the higher population (23,994 vs 18,976 in Redland). North Potomac has the higher median household income ($186,438 vs $123,587 in Redland). North Potomac has the higher median home value ($793,200 vs $519,600 in Redland).

Population, income & housing

	North Potomac	Redland
Population	23,994	18,976
Median age	45.5 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$186,438	$123,587
Median home value	$793,200	$519,600
Median gross rent	$2,433	$2,145
Housing units	8,433	6,021
Homeownership rate	83.3%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.1%	50.6%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Potomac	Redland
Population	23,914 → 23,994 (+0.3%)	17,414 → 18,976 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$171,066 → $186,438 (+9.0%)	$117,944 → $123,587 (+4.8%)
Median home value	$672,900 → $793,200 (+17.9%)	$418,500 → $519,600 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,129 → $2,433 (+14.3%)	$1,736 → $2,145 (+23.6%)

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

Redland

Population

17,41418,976

Median household income

$117,944$123,587

Median home value

$418,500$519,600

Median gross rent

$1,736$2,145

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Potomac	Redland
Under 5	3.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.7%	17.8%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	7.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	15.1%
45 to 54	16.6%	12.7%
55 to 64	15.1%	14.6%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.0%
75 and over	7.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Potomac	Redland
White (non-Hispanic)	42.3%	28.5%
Black or African American	6.4%	13.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	40.2%	17.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.7%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	35.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Potomac	Redland
No high school diploma	3.4%	12.8%
High school graduate	5.7%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	13.7%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	34.2%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	42.9%	24.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Potomac	Redland
Drove alone	52.2%	59.1%
Carpooled	6.0%	9.4%
Public transit	3.3%	8.7%
Walked	0.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	36.8%	21.2%
Other means	1.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Potomac	Redland
1-unit, detached	66.8%	56.5%
1-unit, attached	22.7%	26.1%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	10.8%
20 or more units	4.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Potomac	Redland
Poverty rate	5.4%	3.3%
Average household size	2.92	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1988	1980