Bethesda, MD
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bethesda, MD: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 80,090. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet BETHESDA-MD · Bethesda, MD 3 ZIPs · 80,090 pop · #203/25278 · Montgomery County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-TOP
- INC-TOP $210,995
- RANK-TOP #203/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Chevy Chase
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 72% owners
- POP-SMALL 80,090
- SPREAD-MOD 20814→20817
- HOME-TOP $1,130,133
Nearest income peer: Chevy Chase, MD ( $16,024 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Bethesda
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bethesda on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Takoma Park · lowest $83,870
Takoma Park · lowest
$83,870 median HH income
- Olney · near
Olney · near
$168,524 median HH income
- Kensington · near
Kensington · near
$173,625 median HH income
- Chevy Chase · near
Chevy Chase · near
$194,971 median HH income
- Bethesda · this city
Bethesda · this city
$210,995 median HH income
- Potomac · highest
Potomac · highest
$250,001 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bethesda, MD sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 1%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 80,090
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $210,995
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 3 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $210,995 and home value $1,130,133 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 86.3%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bethesda as a pure owner town.
Within Maryland, West River is the closest lower-income city and Glyndon the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bethesda.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Bethesda differ
Income is the clearest internal divide in Bethesda. ZIP 20814 reports $150,996 in median household income, while ZIP 20817 reports $249,332. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.7×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.2×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 0.5 points
20814 to 20817
20814 to 20816
20817 to 20816
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 20817 skews compact Bethesda
In this 3-ZIP cluster, 20817 covers about 45% of Bethesda's 80,090 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Bethesda
Citywide ZBP: 3,871 establishments, 87,771 employees , annual payroll $8,259,525k (~48 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20814 (2,250 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (987) · also Health care and social assistance · Real estate and rental and leasing .
ZIP Codes in Bethesda, MD
These ZIP codes sit in Montgomery County, which covers 45 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Bethesda. See the Montgomery County roll-up →
Bethesda sits in the upper half of Montgomery County on income: Silver Spring, Gaithersburg and Rockville report less, while Potomac reports more. Takoma Park marks the far end of that range at $83,870, 60% below Bethesda.
Side-by-side: Compare 20817 vs 20814 →
Bethesda roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bethesda, .