Potomac

Population: 46,230
Median household income: $239,205
Median home value: $1,105,900

Potomac, a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, has 46,230 residents. Its median household income of $239,205 runs above the Montgomery County figure of $128,733.

Between 2019 and 2023, Potomac's population held roughly steady from 45,940 to 46,230, while its median home value rose 23.7% from $893,800 to $1,105,900.

70.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 46,230
Median age: 47.0 yrs
Median household income: $239,205
Median home value: $1,105,900
Median gross rent: $2,616
Housing units: 16,843
Homeownership rate: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 84.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

45,94046,230

Median household income

$195,884$239,205

Median home value

$893,800$1,105,900

Median gross rent

$1,990$2,616

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	45,940	$195,884	$893,800	$1,990
2020	46,256	$189,729	$905,800	$2,024
2021	46,891	$198,870	$937,000	$2,340
2022	46,499	$218,710	$1,044,900	$2,584
2023	46,230	$239,205	$1,105,900	$2,616

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 345.3%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,149	4.6%
5 to 17	8,978	19.4%
18 to 24	3,071	6.6%
25 to 34	2,468	5.3%
35 to 44	5,128	11.1%
45 to 54	7,206	15.6%
55 to 64	6,585	14.2%
65 to 74	5,656	12.2%
75 and over	4,989	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,790	57.9%
Black or African American	2,519	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.1%
Asian	9,570	20.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	406	0.9%
Two or more races	2,150	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,763	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate4.0%

Some college or associate's8.5%

Bachelor's degree29.4%

Graduate or professional degree55.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	945	3.0%
High school graduate	1,293	4.0%
Some college or associate's	2,718	8.5%
Bachelor's degree	9,418	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17,658	55.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone53.9%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit4.2%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home33.1%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,740	53.9%
Carpooled	1,201	5.5%
Public transit	914	4.2%
Walked	226	1.0%
Bicycle	36	0.2%
Worked from home	7,204	33.1%
Other means	449	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,195	15.1%
15 to 29 min	4,711	32.3%
30 to 44 min	4,008	27.5%
45 to 59 min	2,047	14.1%
60+ min	1,605	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 3.7% (1,693 of 45,884)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,839	78.9%
Nonfamily households	3,441	21.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,280	96.7%
Vacant	563	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,851	85.1%
Renter-occupied	2,429	14.9%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached15.0%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units12.2%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,836	70.3%
1-unit, attached	2,519	15.0%
2 to 4 units	155	0.9%
5 to 19 units	271	1.6%
20 or more units	2,048	12.2%
Mobile home & other	14	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2463300
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 25 sq mi
Water area: 1.42 sq mi
Center point: 39.0133, -77.1936