Moving to Bethesda, Maryland

About Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda

Bethesda () is an unincorporated, census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Located just northwest of Washington, D.C., it is a major business and government center of the Washington metropolitan region and a national center for medical research. According to the 2020 census, the community had a total population of 68,056.

It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House (1820, rebuilt 1849), which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda.

Gender
Gender Bethesda Maryland Country
Female 52.5% 51.5% 50.8%
Male 47.5% 48.5% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Bethesda Maryland Country
Less than $10,000 2.1% 4.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 1.1% 2.6% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 2.7% 5.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 2.6% 6.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 4.2% 9.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 9.9% 15.2% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 7.7% 13% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 13.5% 19.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 13% 10.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 43.2% 13.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Bethesda Maryland Country
< 9th Grade 1% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 1% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 4% 24% 27.0%
Other College 5% 19% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 2% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 29% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 27% 13% 9.0%
Professional Degree 18% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 13% 3% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Bethesda Maryland Country
White 71.8% 50.2% 60.1%
African American 4.4% 29.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 10.7% 6.3% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.5% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.5% 3.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 9.1% 10.3% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity