Population & Demographics
North Bethesda, MD
North Bethesda is home to 49,677 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 22,522 resident workers commute each day.
49,677 residents
Median age 40.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
North Bethesda population & demographics
Who lives in North Bethesda — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in North Bethesda
How North Bethesda breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
Race across North Bethesda
Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across North Bethesda.
These figures are for North Bethesda proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How North Bethesda commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
North Bethesda
22,522 commutes, one dot at a time
North Bethesda
Where 22,522 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in North Bethesda, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into North Bethesda.
Top industries
The sectors that employ North Bethesda’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
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