Bethesda vs Powhatan Point

A side-by-side comparison of Bethesda and Powhatan Point: population, income, housing, and more.

Bethesda and Powhatan Point are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Powhatan Point has the higher population (1,511 vs 1,230 in Bethesda). Powhatan Point has the higher median household income ($49,453 vs $33,606 in Bethesda). Powhatan Point has the higher median home value ($110,000 vs $98,800 in Bethesda).

Population, income & housing

	Bethesda	Powhatan Point
Population	1,230	1,511
Median age	33.0 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$33,606	$49,453
Median home value	$98,800	$110,000
Median gross rent	$739	$453
Housing units	641	806
Homeownership rate	60.6%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethesda	Powhatan Point
Population	1,149 → 1,230 (+7.0%)	1,642 → 1,511 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$45,652 → $33,606 (-26.4%)	$41,929 → $49,453 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$94,500 → $98,800 (+4.6%)	$88,500 → $110,000 (+24.3%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $739 (+37.4%)	$442 → $453 (+2.5%)

Bethesda

Population

1,1491,230

Median household income

$45,652$33,606

Median home value

$94,500$98,800

Median gross rent

$538$739

Powhatan Point

Population

1,6421,511

Median household income

$41,929$49,453

Median home value

$88,500$110,000

Median gross rent

$442$453

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethesda	Powhatan Point
Under 5	9.3%	4.4%
5 to 17	11.5%	13.5%
18 to 24	18.5%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	9.9%
45 to 54	5.8%	13.7%
55 to 64	13.3%	18.1%
65 to 74	9.9%	17.5%
75 and over	6.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethesda	Powhatan Point
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethesda	Powhatan Point
No high school diploma	11.7%	14.0%
High school graduate	47.0%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethesda	Powhatan Point
Drove alone	96.8%	84.3%
Carpooled	0.8%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethesda	Powhatan Point
1-unit, detached	64.9%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	10.0%
20 or more units	3.7%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Bethesda	Powhatan Point
Poverty rate	21.2%	22.0%
Average household size	2.35	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1955	1963