What is the population of North Bethesda CDP?

North Bethesda CDP has 49,498 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #19 of 536 in Maryland.

What is the median household income in North Bethesda CDP?

Median household income in North Bethesda CDP is $128,970 a year, 64.2% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in North Bethesda CDP?

Median gross rent is $2,161 a month and the median home value is $712,100, so rent absorbs about 20.1% of median household income.

Is North Bethesda CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North Bethesda CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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North Bethesda, MD population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of North Bethesda, Maryland (North Bethesda, MD — Census place “North Bethesda CDP”) is 49,498 residents, ranking #19 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $128,970, the median home is worth $712,100 and median gross rent runs $2,161 a month. Looking for the North Bethesda Maryland ZIP code list? 6 ZIP codes serve North Bethesda, MD: 20814, 20817, 20851, 20852, 20895, 20896.

Population: 49,498North Bethesda CDP residents
Median household income: $128,970Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $712,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $2,161Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 49.2%Owner-occupied households

North Bethesda ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps North Bethesda.

The North Bethesda MD ZIP code list below covers 6 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in North Bethesda CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the North Bethesda CDP median would spend about 20.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.7% of residents and 49.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

North Bethesda CDP, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

North Bethesda CDP is a small city in Maryland, with 49,498 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #19 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 40.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in North Bethesda CDP earn a median of $128,970 a year, 64.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 18% above the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 5.7% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in North Bethesda CDP is valued at $712,100, 134.7% above the national figure and 79% above the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,161 a month, 53.7% above the national figure, or roughly $25,932 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 49.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of North Bethesda CDP?: North Bethesda CDP has 49,498 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #19 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in North Bethesda CDP?: Median household income in North Bethesda CDP is $128,970 a year, 64.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in North Bethesda CDP?: Median gross rent is $2,161 a month and the median home value is $712,100, so rent absorbs about 20.1% of median household income.
Is North Bethesda CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North Bethesda CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this North Bethesda CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.