Population

69,397

US Census ACS 2024 5-year average

Median home value

$1,169,900

Owner-occupied units

Bethesda, MD

Maryland · 38.987° N, 77.119° W · 13 sq mi

Bethesda is a city in Maryland, with a population of 69,397 and about 5,231 residents per square mile. The median household earns $192,237 a year, and the median home is worth $1,169,900.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

13 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

5,231

People per square mile

Rank by population

#599

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#769

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$192,237

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,469

Per month

Homeownership

64%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

27.7 min

One way

People

Median age

42.8

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

87.1%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

26.2%

Households

27,937

2.46 people each

What people here do for work

Professional & business services 29^%

Education & health care 22^%

Public administration 14.4^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 9.8^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Maryland

Name

Annette Lerner & family

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$5.5B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Chevy Chase

Source of wealth

Real estate

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Maryland · private sector

Employer

Johns Hopkins

Sector

Education & health

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Maryland

Company

Lockheed Martin

Revenue

$71.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Bethesda

Ticker

LMT

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Maryland

State bird

Baltimore Oriole

State flower

Black-eyed Susan

State capital

Annapolis

Nickname

The Old Line State

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