Potomac Heights

Population: 1,102
Median household income: $68,831
Median home value: $87,900

Potomac Heights is a community in Charles County, Maryland, home to 1,102 residents. At $68,831, its median household income sits below Charles County's $120,592.

Between 2019 and 2023, Potomac Heights's population declined 14.5% from 1,289 to 1,102, while its median home value rose 31.6% from $66,800 to $87,900.

Households average 1.93 people. 25.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,102
Median age: 51.7 yrs
Median household income: $68,831
Median home value: $87,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 635
Homeownership rate: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,289	$62,639	$66,800	$1,097
2020	1,247	$58,291	$59,000	$1,078
2021	1,115	$61,083	$59,400	—
2022	1,166	$66,202	$75,000	—
2023	1,102	$68,831	$87,900	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 241.8%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5422.7%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over19.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	177	16.1%
18 to 24	20	1.8%
25 to 34	68	6.2%
35 to 44	161	14.6%
45 to 54	250	22.7%
55 to 64	108	9.8%
65 to 74	106	9.6%
75 and over	212	19.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	869	78.9%
Black or African American	88	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	23	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.7%
Two or more races	23	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	91	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	93	10.3%
High school graduate	251	27.7%
Some college or associate's	327	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	169	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	65	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	420	82.5%
Carpooled	26	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	37	7.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	5.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	113	23.4%
15 to 29 min	156	32.3%
30 to 44 min	46	9.5%
45 to 59 min	44	9.1%
60+ min	124	25.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.93
Poverty rate: 4.1% (45 of 1,102)

	Count	Share
Family households	225	39.5%
Nonfamily households	345	60.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	570	89.8%
Vacant	65	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	434	76.1%
Renter-occupied	136	23.9%

1-unit, detached53.4%

1-unit, attached46.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	339	53.4%
1-unit, attached	296	46.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2463375
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.07 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 38.5982, -77.1323