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Bethesda MD - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	55,277	581 (of 25,150) (98%)	8 (of 368) (98%)
Average Income	$99,102	383 (98%)	20 (95%)
Median House Value	$396,400	449 (98%)	13 (96%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	85.9%	17,452 (of 25,150) (31%)	176 (of 368) (52%)
% Black Population	2.7%	7,226 (71%)	266 (28%)
% Hispanic Population	5.4%	5,739 (77%)	53 (86%)
% Asian Population	7.9%	702 (97%)	36 (90%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	14,490 (42%)	172 (53%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	97.0%	700 (of 25,150) (97%)	14 (of 368) (96%)
% College Graduates	78.9%	51 (100%)	10 (97%)
% Never Married	25.3%	7,566 (70%)	171 (54%)
% Married	59.3%	9,747 (61%)	145 (61%)
% Seperated	1.4%	13,311 (47%)	297 (19%)
% Divorced	7.0%	19,649 (22%)	269 (27%)
% Foreign Born	21.4%	1,173 (95%)	36 (90%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	24,364	511 (of 25,150) (98%)	6 (of 368) (98%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	8.8%	17,342 (31%)	191 (48%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	29.0%	653 (97%)	62 (83%)
Average Rooms in House	6.8	1,374 (95%)	96 (74%)
% Households with No Car	7.3%	11,170 (56%)	159 (57%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	12.0%	20,295 (19%)	286 (22%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	4.2%	539 (98%)	8 (98%)
Median House Value	$396,400	449 (98%)	13 (96%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.0%	13,470 (46%)	139 (62%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	23.8%	446 (98%)	29 (92%)
Average Monthly Rent	$1,013	893 (96%)	54 (85%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	68.4%	6,044 (of 25,150) (76%)	194 (of 368) (47%)
% Drive Alone to Work	60.9%	23,380 (7%)	335 (9%)
% Take Public Transportation	14.7%	341 (99%)	39 (89%)
% Walk to Work	6.0%	4,863 (81%)	32 (91%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	28.2	6,616 (74%)	232 (37%)
% Households making less than $10,000	3.2%	21,930 (13%)	242 (34%)
% Households making over $200,000	18.0%	364 (99%)	14 (96%)
Median Household Income	$99,102	383 (98%)	20 (95%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	0.8%	19,811 (21%)	255 (31%)
Per Capita Income	$58,479	291 (99%)	12 (97%)
Male Worker Income	$84,797	337 (99%)	15 (96%)
Female Worker Income	$57,569	114 (100%)	12 (97%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	1.7%	22,083 (12%)	284 (23%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	3.3%	22,235 (12%)	268 (27%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Washington, District of Columbia	8 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.92

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Yorba Linda, California	0.89
Wayne, New Jersey	0.89
Laguna Niguel, California	0.89
Pleasanton, California	0.88
San Ramon, California	0.87
Bloomfield Township, Michigan	0.86
Goleta, California	0.86
Walnut Creek, California	0.86
Novato, California	0.85
Encinitas, California	0.84

Bethesda MD Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Families Making Over than $200,000	3,805	25
Percent of People with Graduate or Professional Degrees	48.8%	31
Households Making Over than $200,000	4,267	34
Houses Worth Between $500,000 and $999,999	3,510	44
Families Making Between $150,000 and $199,999	2,372	45

Bethesda MD Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 368)
People Born in Oceania	146	1
Households Making Between $150,000 and $199,999	2,824	1
Families Making Between $150,000 and $199,999	2,372	1
Houses Worth Between $300,000 and $499,999	6,252	1
Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1,732	1

Bethesda MD Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	11.2%	24,941
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	6.0%	24,929
Percent of People Working in Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations	1.1%	24,648
Percent of People who Went to High School but did not Graduate	1.5%	24,470
Percent of People Working in Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance Occupations	1.4%	24,395

Bethesda MD Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 368)
Percent of People who Went to High School but did not Graduate	1.5%	358
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	11.2%	357
Percent of People Working in Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance Occupations	1.4%	356
Percent of People Working in Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations	1.1%	356
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	6.0%	355

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Bethesda MD	Yorba Linda, California
Total Population	58,918	55,277
Average Age	37.4	41.4
Average Income	$89,593	$99,102
Median House Value	$346,100	$396,400
% White Population	81.5%	85.9%
% Black Population	1.2%	2.7%
% Asian Population	11.1%	7.9%
% Hispanic Population	10.3%	5.4%

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