North Bethesda

Population: 49,498
Median household income: $128,970
Median home value: $712,100

North Bethesda is a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, home to 49,498 residents. The median household income of $128,970 is in line with the Montgomery County median ($128,733).

Between 2019 and 2023, North Bethesda's population held roughly steady from 49,872 to 49,498, while its median home value rose 25.5% from $567,500 to $712,100.

28.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1982.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 49,498
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $128,970
Median home value: $712,100
Median gross rent: $2,161
Housing units: 23,158
Homeownership rate: 49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 74.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	49,872	$107,220	$567,500	$1,910
2020	49,719	$111,694	$594,100	$1,941
2021	50,695	$120,261	$596,100	$2,013
2022	49,763	$131,142	$714,500	$2,180
2023	49,498	$128,970	$712,100	$2,161

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,353	4.8%
5 to 17	7,027	14.2%
18 to 24	3,414	6.9%
25 to 34	7,693	15.5%
35 to 44	7,313	14.8%
45 to 54	6,783	13.7%
55 to 64	6,246	12.6%
65 to 74	4,650	9.4%
75 and over	4,019	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,895	52.3%
Black or African American	4,925	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.1%
Asian	7,577	15.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.0%
Some other race	301	0.6%
Two or more races	2,543	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,219	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate7.8%

Some college or associate's12.2%

Bachelor's degree30.4%

Graduate or professional degree43.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,132	5.8%
High school graduate	2,863	7.8%
Some college or associate's	4,464	12.2%
Bachelor's degree	11,153	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16,092	43.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone46.9%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit12.8%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home32.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,844	46.9%
Carpooled	1,325	4.8%
Public transit	3,513	12.8%
Walked	516	1.9%
Bicycle	95	0.3%
Worked from home	8,772	32.0%
Other means	347	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,833	15.2%
15 to 29 min	6,838	36.7%
30 to 44 min	4,870	26.1%
45 to 59 min	2,436	13.1%
60+ min	1,663	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 5.7% (2,765 of 48,595)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,622	53.2%
Nonfamily households	10,224	46.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,846	94.3%
Vacant	1,312	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,747	49.2%
Renter-occupied	11,099	50.8%

1-unit, detached28.2%

1-unit, attached11.6%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units17.3%

20 or more units41.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,542	28.2%
1-unit, attached	2,676	11.6%
2 to 4 units	383	1.7%
5 to 19 units	4,008	17.3%
20 or more units	9,538	41.2%
Mobile home & other	11	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2456337
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.0368, -77.1203