Moving to Bethesda, Maryland

About Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda

Bethesda () is an unincorporated, census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is located just northwest of Washington, D.C. 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. The National Institutes of Health's main campus and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center are in Bethesda, in addition to several corporate and government headquarters.

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