Bethesda, Maryland Neighborhood Info

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Bethesda, Maryland QuickFacts

	Bethesda, Maryland	United States
Total population	55,277	281,421,906
State	Maryland
City	bethesda

Bethesda, Maryland Population

	Bethesda, Maryland	%, Bethesda, Maryland	United States
Male	25,820	46.71%	49.06%
Female	29,457	53.29%	50.94%
Median age (years)	41.4		35.3

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	Bethesda, Maryland	%, Bethesda, Maryland	United States
18 years and over	43,165	78.09%	74.31%
21 years and over	42,261	76.45%	69.97%
62 years and over	10,917	19.75%	14.66%
65 years and over	9,524	17.23%	12.43%

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	Bethesda, Maryland	%, Bethesda, Maryland	United States
White	47,460	85.86%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,476	2.67%	12.32%
Asian	4,376	7.92%	3.64%
Some other race	798	1.44%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,167	2.11%	2.43%

Bethesda, Maryland Housing

	Bethesda, Maryland	%, Bethesda, Maryland	United States
Total households	23,659		105,480,101
Family households (families)	14,466	61.14%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	9,193	38.86%	31.94%

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	Bethesda, Maryland	%, Bethesda, Maryland	United States
Total housing units	24,364		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	709	2.91%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	23,659	97.11%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	16,352	67.12%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	7,307	29.99%	30.77%

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	Bethesda, Maryland	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	34	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	23	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	126	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	323	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	2,480	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	6,252	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	3,510	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	553	0.57%
Median (dollars)	396,400	119,600

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	Bethesda, Maryland	%, Bethesda, Maryland	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,251	17.97%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,708	28.35%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,486	14.73%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,964	16.75%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,367	10.0%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,887	12.2%	9.65%

Bethesda, Maryland Education

	Bethesda, Maryland	%, Bethesda, Maryland	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,514		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,322	9.78%	6.47%
Kindergarten	745	5.51%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,686	42.07%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,870	21.24%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,891	21.39%	22.81%

Bethesda, Maryland Economy

	Bethesda, Maryland	%, Bethesda, Maryland	United States
Population 16 years and over	44,414		217,168,077
In labor force	30,401	68.45%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	29,870	67.25%	63.39%
- - Employed	29,241	65.84%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	629	1.42%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	2.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	531	1.2%	0.53%
Not in labor force	14,013	31.55%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	24,181	54.44%	51.66%
In labor force	14,799	33.32%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	14,658	33.0%	29.65%
- - Employed	14,247	32.08%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	3,712	8.36%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,271		12,787,501

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	Bethesda, Maryland	%, Bethesda, Maryland	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	23,654		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	754	3.19%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	477	2.02%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	913	3.86%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,287	5.44%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,748	7.39%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,638	15.38%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,113	13.16%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,633	19.59%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,824	11.94%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	4,267	18.04%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	99,102		41,994

	Bethesda, Maryland	%, Bethesda, Maryland	United States
With earnings	19,451	43.79%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	123,309		56,604
With Social Security income	5,740	12.92%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,335		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	307	0.69%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,402		6,320
With public assistance income	190	0.43%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,594		3,032
With retirement income	5,059	11.39%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	42,796		17,376

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