North Potomac

Population: 23,994
Median household income: $186,438
Median home value: $793,200

Located in Montgomery County, Maryland, North Potomac is a community with a population of 23,994. Its median household income of $186,438 runs above the Montgomery County figure of $128,733.

From 2019 to 2023, North Potomac's population held roughly steady from 23,914 to 23,994, while its median home value rose 17.9% from $672,900 to $793,200.

77.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,994
Median age: 45.5 yrs
Median household income: $186,438
Median home value: $793,200
Median gross rent: $2,433
Housing units: 8,433
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 77.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,914	$171,066	$672,900	$2,129
2020	24,146	$166,383	$670,600	$2,160
2021	24,449	$174,591	$686,800	$2,323
2022	24,692	$182,083	$770,000	$2,593
2023	23,994	$186,438	$793,200	$2,433

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 347.3%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	748	3.1%
5 to 17	4,242	17.7%
18 to 24	2,360	9.8%
25 to 34	1,763	7.3%
35 to 44	2,704	11.3%
45 to 54	3,973	16.6%
55 to 64	3,618	15.1%
65 to 74	2,831	11.8%
75 and over	1,755	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,154	42.3%
Black or African American	1,535	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.1%
Asian	9,649	40.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	100	0.4%
Two or more races	899	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,633	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate5.7%

Some college or associate's13.7%

Bachelor's degree34.2%

Graduate or professional degree42.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	572	3.4%
High school graduate	954	5.7%
Some college or associate's	2,285	13.7%
Bachelor's degree	5,699	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7,134	42.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone52.2%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit3.3%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home36.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,403	52.2%
Carpooled	733	6.0%
Public transit	403	3.3%
Walked	38	0.3%
Bicycle	43	0.4%
Worked from home	4,511	36.8%
Other means	136	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	994	12.8%
15 to 29 min	2,656	34.2%
30 to 44 min	1,995	25.7%
45 to 59 min	903	11.6%
60+ min	1,208	15.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 5.4% (1,303 of 23,972)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,549	79.9%
Nonfamily households	1,649	20.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,198	97.2%
Vacant	235	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,828	83.3%
Renter-occupied	1,370	16.7%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached22.7%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,635	66.8%
1-unit, attached	1,912	22.7%
2 to 4 units	60	0.7%
5 to 19 units	481	5.7%
20 or more units	337	4.0%
Mobile home & other	8	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2456875
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 39.0968, -77.2385