Bethesda.
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Maryland·Montgomery County
19 tracts·71K people·$1.2M median·5,364/mi²
White 66 · Asian 13 · Hispanic 10 · Black 6 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1
Married couple 56 · Living alone 30 · Other 14
Professional 48 · Health 15 · Public admin 13 · Retail 7 · Leisure 6 · Manufacturing 5 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 80 · Sales · office 12 · Service 7 · Production · transport 1 · Construction · maintenance 1
Drive alone 40 · Work from home 38 · Transit 9 · Carpool 7 · Walk 5 · Bike 2
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bethesda is $1,169,900 (Census ACS) — 2.5× the US median of $458,812.
Bethesda has 69,397 residents across 18 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.8; the population is 65.7% White, 12.7% Asian, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% Black, 5.0% Multiracial and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 87.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.3% (Census ACS).
Bannockburn Elementary (88%), Bradley Hills Elementary (81%) and Wood Acres Elementary (81%) lead the elementary schools; Thomas W. Pyle Middle (80%), North Bethesda Middle (68%) and Westland Middle (64%) lead the middle schools; Walt Whitman High (53%) and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High (47%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,469/month, 56% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bethesda is $192,237 a year, 123% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Bethesda, median rent is $2,469/month and the median home value is $1,169,900 (Census ACS).
Bethesda reported 2.0 violent crimes and 18.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Montgomery County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 45 inches; snowfall averages 6 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bethesda are winter weather (63), wildfire (35) and hail (34), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bethesda, 5.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).