U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Bethesda, Maryland forum City-Data.com Homepage

Bethesda, Maryland





Jump to a detailed profile or search
site with Google Custom Search

Back to Bethesda, MD housing info, Montgomery County, Maryland, MD smaller cities, MD small cities, All Cities.

View Apartments For Rent in Bethesda

Bethesda: Bethesda Place Gardens Bethesda: Doctor's Office- Commercial Building at 4910 Moorland Lane Bethesda: Downtown Bethesda, by the Metro Bethesda: near the Bethesda metro stop
Bethesda: Looking North on Wisconsin Ave. towards Old Georgetown Rd. (Second Light). Bethesda: East-West Highway in downtown Bethesda Bethesda: Fountains at Bethesda Metro Bethesda: Trees over residential area in Bethesda
Bethesda: Downtown Bethesda skyline
 

Submit your own pictures of this place and show them to the World

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Bethesda, MD map



Current weather forecast for Bethesda, MD

Montgomery County

Population in July 2007: 59,317.
Males: 27,707  (46.7%)
Females: 31,610  (53.3%)

Median resident age:  41.4 years
Maryland median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 20813, 20814, 20816, 20817, 20824, 20827, 20889, 20892, 20894.

Bethesda Zip Code Map


Estimated median household income in 2008: $130,637 (it was $99,102 in 2000)
Bethesda:  $130,637
Maryland:  $70,545

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $76,978

Bethesda CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $870,044 (it was $374,400 in 2000)
Bethesda:  $870,044
Maryland:  $341,200

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $949,411; Detached houses: $1,048,911; Townhouses or other attached units: $713,601; In 2-unit structures: $784,658; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $300,852; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $498,381; Mobile homes: $625,000

View Bethesda Apartments for Rent

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip codes: 20814, 20816, 20817.

Bethesda, MD residents, houses, and apartments details

Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses
Search for: near:  
Bethesda races chart
  • White alone - 47,580 (80.7%)
  • Asian alone - 5,349 (9.1%)
  • Hispanic - 3,226 (5.5%)
  • Black alone - 1,559 (2.6%)
  • Two or more races - 1,080 (1.8%)
  • American alone - 74 (0.1%)
  • Other race alone - 68 (0.1%)

Races in Bethesda detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Bethesda: 129.3 (high, U.S. average is 100)


Latest news from Bethesda, MD collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: Irish (13.8%), English (13.1%), German (13.0%), Russian (6.1%), Italian (5.8%), Polish (4.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 303 feet

Land area: 13.1 square miles.

Population density: 4513 people per square mile 
 
 (average).




Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City

State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Bethesda, Maryland map

For population 25 years and over in Bethesda

  • High school or higher: 97.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 78.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 48.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bethesda CDP

  • Never married: 25.3%
  • Now married: 59.3%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

11,830 residents are foreign born (7.7% Asia, 7.4% Europe, 4.3% Latin America).

This place:  21.4%
Maryland:  9.8%


According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Bethesda, Maryland in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Bethesda to the number of sex offenders is 8474 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bethesda:  1.0% ($3,870)
Maryland:  1.2% ($1,782)

Bethesda satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (7.3 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (126.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Somerset, MD (1.3 miles ), Chevy Chase, MD (1.3 miles ), Glen Echo, MD (1.4 miles ), Friendship Village, MD (1.4 miles ), Chevy Chase, MD (1.4 miles ), Chevy Chase Section Five, MD (1.4 miles ), Chevy Chase Village, MD (1.5 miles ), Brookmont, MD (1.5 miles ).

Latitude: 38.98 N, Longitude: 77.11 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +38,222 (+69.1%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 8,170 (27.7%)

Bethesda household income distribution Bethesda home values distribution

This place's Wikipedia profile

Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (29%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (21%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Private households (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Lawyers (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Life and physical scientists (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (5%)
  • Top executives (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Lawyers (6%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (4%)
  • Life and physical scientists (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)


Work and jobs in Bethesda: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Bethesda, Maryland

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Bethesda, Maryland average temperatures Bethesda, Maryland average precipitation
 
Bethesda, Maryland humidity
 
Bethesda, Maryland wind speed
 
Bethesda, Maryland snowfall
 
Bethesda, Maryland sunshine
 
Bethesda, Maryland clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Bethesda-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 59% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.3 miles away from the Bethesda place center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.

On 9/24/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.1 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 55 people and caused $101 million in damages.


Bethesda topographic map

Birthplace of: Lisa Loeb - (born 1968), musician, singer-songwriter, Richard Schiff, Robert Hays - (born 1947), actor, Colin Cloherty - College football player (Brown Bears).


Main business address for: AMERICAN CAPITAL STRATEGIES LTD, COSTAR GROUP INC (SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC), MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC /MD/ (HOTELS & MOTELS), HOST MARRIOTT L P (HOTELS & MOTELS), HOST MARRIOTT CORP/ (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS), EAGLE BANCORP INC (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS), COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INC (HOSPITAL & MEDICAL SERVICE PLANS), SBM CERTIFICATE CO and 8 other public companies.


Hospital/medical center in Bethesda:
  • SUBURBAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (8600 OLD GEORGETOWN RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bethesda:
  • SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; SILVER SPRING, MD)
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WASHINGTON, DC)

Political contributions by individuals in Bethesda, MD

Heliports located in Bethesda:
Amtrak stations near Bethesda:
  • 8 miles: ROCKVILLE (HUNGERFORD DR. & PARK ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: WASHINGTON (50 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.E.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/Universities in Bethesda:
  • UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCI (Full-time enrollment: 836; Location: 4301 JONES BRIDGE RD; Public; Website: www.usuhs.mil; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • WEICHERT REAL ESTATE SCHOOL (Location: 6610 ROCKLEDGE DR STE 100; Private, for-profit)
  • NAVAL POSTGRADUATE DENTAL SCHOOL (Location: 8901 WISCONSIN AVE; Public)
  • FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION IN THE SCIENCES (Location: 1 CLOISTER CT; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.FAES.ORG)
  • MID-ATLANTIC CHAPTER OF THE AMER INST OF BANKING (Location: 8120 WOODMONT AVE STE 410; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.midatlanticaib.com)
  • WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY (Location: 4850 RUGBY AVE; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bethesda:
  • AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 8,859)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 5 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; ARLINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,479)
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 16,045)
  • CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (about 8 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 4,472)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; Adelphi, MD; FT enrollment: 8,434)
  • MONTGOMERY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; ROCKVILLE, MD; FT enrollment: 11,829)
Public high schools in Bethesda:
  • WALTER JOHNSON HIGH (Students: 1,878; Location: 6400 ROCK SPRING DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • WALT WHITMAN HIGH (Students: 1,876; Location: 7100 WHITTIER BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE HIGH (Students: 1,608; Location: 4301 EAST-WEST HWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Bethesda:
  • FRENCH INTERNATIONAL SCH (Students: 1,054; Location: 9600 FOREST ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
  • STONE RIDGE SCHOOL OF THE SACR (Students: 795; Location: 9101 ROCKVILLE PIKE; Grades: PK - 12)
  • LANDON SCHOOL (Students: 646; Location: 6101 WILSON LANE; Grades: 3 - 12; Boys only)
  • WASHINGTON WALDORF SCHOOL (Students: 317; Location: 4800 SANGAMORE ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Bethesda:
  • THOMAS W. PYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,271; Location: 6311 WILSON LANE; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • WESTLAND MIDDLE (Students: 978; Location: 5511 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • NORTH BETHESDA MIDDLE (Students: 714; Location: 8935 BRADMOOR DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • WOOD ACRES ELEMENTARY (Students: 593; Location: 5800 CROMWELL DR; Grades: KG - 05)
  • ASHBURTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 551; Location: 6314 LONE OAK DR; Grades: PK - 05)
  • GLEN HAVEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 516; Location: 5701 GROSVENOR LA; Grades: PK - 05)
  • BURNING TREE ELEMENTARY (Students: 505; Location: 7900 BEECH TREE RD; Grades: KG - 05)
  • WYNGATE ELEMENTARY (Students: 483; Location: 9300 WADSWORTH DR; Grades: KG - 05)
  • BETHESDA ELEMENTARY (Students: 408; Location: 7600 ARLINGTON RD; Grades: KG - 05)
  • BRADLEY HILLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 397; Location: 8701 HARTSDALE AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
Biggest private elementary/middle schools in Bethesda:
  • ST JANE DE CHANTAL SCHOOL (Students: 529; Location: 9525 OLD GEORGETOWN RD; Grades: KG - 8)
  • NORWOOD SCHOOL (Students: 479; Location: 8821 RIVER ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
  • WASHINGTON EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 299; Location: 5600 LITTLE FALLS PARKWAY; Grades: PK - 8)
  • BETHESDA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 250; Location: 5615 BEECH AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)
  • LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL (Students: 250; Location: 5601 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL (Students: 248; Location: 7500 PEARL STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
  • WOODS ACADEMY (Students: 230; Location: 6801 GREENTREE ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
  • MATER DEI SCHOOL INC (Students: 224; Location: 9600 SEVEN LOCKS ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8; Boys only)
  • ST BARTHOLOMEWS SCHOOL (Students: 212; Location: 6900 RIVER ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
  • MANOR MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 184; Location: PO BOX 34046; Grades: PK - 2)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School should be added to the list of public high schools in Bethesda, MD. added by a B-CC parent
  • The major public high school is Bethesda Chevy Chase HS on East West Highway in Bethesda. It has a national reputation. President Kennedy, among other presidents, addressed the graduation class.
  • You omit Bethesda Chevy Chase High School from your list of high schools. It is the most central high school in Bethesda, located in the middle of downtown Bethesda.

Bethesda map

Click to draw/clear place borders

Notable locations in Bethesda: Burning Tree Country Club (A), Medical Center Metro Station (B), Bethesda Metro Station (C), Friendship Heights Subway Station (D), Kenwood Country Club (E), Bethesda Fire Station Company 20 (F), Bethesda Fire Station Company 6 (G), Bethesda Library (H), Bethesda Regional Library (I), Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Fire Station Company 1 (J), Boy Scouts of America Headquarters (K), Glen Echo Fire Station Company 11 (L), Little Falls Library (M), Bethesda Annex Police Station (N), National Library of Medicine (O), National Institutes Of Health (P). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Bethesda Square Shopping Center (1), Chevy Chase Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Bethesda include: Saint Bartholemew Church (A), Saint Dunstans Episcopal Church (B), Saint Jane DeChantel Church (C), Saint Johns Church (D), Pilgrim Lutheran Church (E), Self Revelation Church (F), Beth-El Congregation of Montgomery County (G), Bethesda First Baptist Church (H), Bethesda Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Stone Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bulls Run (A), Willett Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Bethesda include: Ayrlawn Park (1), Merrimack Park (2), Little Falls Park (3), Bradley Hills Park (4), Wyngate Woods Park (5), Fernwood Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Bethesda Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Montgomery County - Libraries- Administrative Headquarters- Little F (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 5501 Mass Avenue), Montgomery County Public Libraries - Little Falls (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 5501 Massachusetts Avenue), Costabile Associates (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 4720 Montgomery Lane), Montgomery County Public Libraries - Kensington Park (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 4201 Knowles Avenue), Montgomery County - Libraries- Administrative Headquarters (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 6400 Democracy Boulevard), Montgomery County Government - Libraries- Branch Libraries and Services- Little F (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 5501 Massachusetts Avenue), Tanks For Your Business (Aquariums; 4938 Hampden Lane), Ratner Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 10001 Old Georgetown Road), Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commissn - Montgomery County Department of P (Nature Centers; 7801 Democracy Boulevard).

Hotels: Hampton Inn Washington Dulles Airport (45440 Holiday Drive), Regency Caterers by Hyatt (1 Bethesda Metro Centre), Hospitality Partners (7101 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 610), Bethesda Residence Inn (7335 Wisconsin Avenue), Host Marriott Services (6903 Rockledge Drive), Equity Residential Properties (4733 Bethesda Avenue Suite 400), Green Earth Travel (6505 Democracy Boulevard), Host Marriott Corporation (6903 Rockledge Drive Suite 1500), Holiday Inn (8120 Wisconsin Avenue).

Courts: Murphy Charlotte P Judge Trial Us Court Of Claims - Res (8017 Park), Goodrich George Herbert Judge Hon Superior Court Of The District - Res (6003 Corbin).

 
Montgomery County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bethesda and their reported violations in the past:

MARYLAND MANOR M.H.P. (Address: 4913 HAMPDEN LANE, Population served: 810, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2003 and SEP-17-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-08-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-17-2004)

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Maryland:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  61.1%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.7%
Whole state:  5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  3.3%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  1.8%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bethesda, MD


People in group quarters in Bethesda
  • 394 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 152 people in nursing homes
  • 111 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 50 people in other group homes
  • 44 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 44 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 28 people in religious group quarters
  • 17 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse


Bethesda compared to Maryland state average:

Bethesda, Maryland environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


Back to the top

Banks with most branches in Bethesda (2009 data):
  • SunTrust Bank: Wildwood Branch, Sumner Place Branch, Westwood Branch, Bethesda Office Center Branch. Info updated 2009-03-30: Bank assets: $185,098.8 mil, Deposits: $120,116.4 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1782 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Bethesda Branch, Wildwood Branch, Bethesda Branch, Little Falls Branch. Info updated 2009-01-09: Bank assets: $140,777.5 mil, Deposits: $94,361.5 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1140 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • Bank of America, National Association: River Road Branch, Bethesda Branch, Democracy Boulevard Branch. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Bethesda Branch, Westlake Crossing, Bethesda North Branch. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • United Bank: Kenwood Branch, Bethesda Metro, Community Branch. Info updated 2007-08-13: Bank assets: $4,169.8 mil, Deposits: $2,864.7 mil, headquarters in Fairfax, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 58 total offices, Holding Company: United Bankshares, Inc.
  • EagleBank: Cordell Avenue Branch at 4831 Cordell Avenue, branch established on 2003-11-17; Eaglebank at 7815 Woodmont Avenue, branch established on 1998-07-20. Info updated 2008-10-07: Bank assets: $1,490.9 mil, Deposits: $1,145.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Eagle Bancorp, Inc.
  • Sandy Spring Bank: Wildwood Branch at 10329 Old Georgetown Road, branch established on 1966-01-01; Bethesda Branch at 7126 Wisconsin Avenue, branch established on 1983-06-28. Info updated 2007-07-17: Bank assets: $3,308.5 mil, Deposits: $2,369.5 mil, headquarters in Olney, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 43 total offices, Holding Company: Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Bethesda Place Branch at 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Ste P, branch established on 2007-12-08; One Bethesda Center Branch at 4800 Hampden Lane, branch established on 1986-12-15. Info updated 2007-12-13: Bank assets: $64,824.2 mil, Deposits: $42,406.1 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 707 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
  • BNY Mellon, National Association: Bethesda Branch at Francis G. Newlands Bldg, Suite 200, 2 Bethesda Metr Ctr, branch established on 1999-12-13. Info updated 2008-08-27: Bank assets: $7,557.2 mil, Deposits: $5,120.1 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, negative income in the last year, 23 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation, The
  • 9 other banks with 9 local branches

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Bethesda, Maryland
  • Marriott Suites Bethesda, 6711 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20817, Phone: (301) 897-5600, Fax: (301) 493-8277
  • Bethesda Marriott Hotel, 5151 Pooks HL Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: (301) 897-9400, Fax: (301) 897-0192
  • Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro CTR, Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: (301) 657-1234
  • Manor Inn, 1761 Regents Park Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: (301) 656-0100
  • Residence Inn By Marriott, 7335 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: (301) 718-0200, Fax: (301) 718-0679
  • Clarion Hotel Bethesda Park, 8400 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: (301) 654-1000, Fax: (301) 986-1715
  • Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center-Bethes, 8120 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: (301) 652-2000, Fax: (301) 664-7317
  • Bethesda Court Hotel, 7740 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: (301) 656-2100, Fax: (301) 986-0375
  • 2 other hotels and motels
All 10 fire-safe hotels and motels in Bethesda, Maryland


Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Bethesda travel time to work


Bethesda mode of transportation to work chart



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (74%)
  • Electricity (18%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County Maryland:





2008 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County Maryland:


Detailed 2008 election results.


Religion statistics for Bethesda

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.66%
Here52.7%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionMuslim EstimateAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents40.3%7.2%6.4%4.0%3.2%
Congregations6.8%11.2%11.7%1.5%5.5%
NameEpiscopal ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther
Adherents3.2%2.7%2.1%2.0%28.9%
Congregations4.6%5.5%4.9%2.7%45.6%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Food Environment Statistics

Number of grocery stores: 203
This county 2.16 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland 1.96 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Montgomery County 0.02 / 10,000 pop.
State 0.07 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 94
Montgomery County 1.00 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland 1.22 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 134
This county 1.42 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland 2.05 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 556
Montgomery County 5.91 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland 5.40 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here 6.7%
Maryland 9.1%

Adult obesity rate:
Here 18.8%
Maryland 26.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Montgomery County 19.9%
State 15.5%


7.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,595 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.68%
Maryland average:  7.95%

0.44% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,481 average AGI)
Montgomery County:  0.44%
Maryland average:  0.25%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Prince George's County, MD  1.31% ($37,903 average AGI)
from District of Columbia, DC  0.81% ($69,713)
from Fairfax County, VA  0.37% ($66,045)


8.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,916 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.63%
Maryland average:  8.13%

0.24% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,609 average AGI)
Montgomery County:  0.24%
Maryland average:  0.13%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Prince George's County, MD  1.24% ($37,929 average AGI)
to Frederick County, MD  0.72% ($59,976)
to District of Columbia, DC  0.68% ($63,918)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bethesda:
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WMAL (630 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WWRC (1260 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WTNT (570 AM; 5 kW; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
  • WABS (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WACA (1540 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WHEATON, MD; Owner: AC ACQUISITION, LLC)
  • WZHF (1390 AM; 5 kW; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WCTN (950 AM; 3 kW; POTOMAC-CABIN JOHN, MD; Owner: SEVEN LOCKS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bethesda:
  • WARW (94.7 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WIHT (99.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WASH (97.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WRQX (107.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WHUR-FM (96.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WKYS (93.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WGMS-FM (103.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WAMU (88.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE EXEC. COMM. OF THE BD. OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN UNIV.)
  • WMMJ (102.3 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WPFW (89.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WCSP-FM (90.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION)
  • WGTS (91.9 FM; TAKOMA PARK, MD; Owner: COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBIG-FM (100.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WETA (90.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WAVA (105.1 FM; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WJFK-FM (106.7 FM; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WMZQ-FM (98.7 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WJZW (105.9 FM; WOODBRIDGE, VA; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WPGC-FM (95.5 FM; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MARYLAND)

TV broadcast stations around Bethesda:
  • WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
  • WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WTTG (Channel 5; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WJLA-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ACC LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUSA (Channel 9; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE DETROIT NEWS, INC.)
  • WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
  • WBDC-TV (Channel 50; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W28BY (Channel 63; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFORMATION SUPER STATION, L.L.C.)
  • WMDO-CA (Channel 30; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WZDC-LP (Channel 64; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ONDA CAPITAL, INC.)
  • WKRP-LP (Channel 42; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA, LLC)
  • WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXW (Channel 66; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WIAV-LP (Channel 58; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
  • W42BE (Channel 42; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: FAIRFAX LOW POWER CO.)
  • WNVT (Channel 53; GOLDVEIN, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


See more detailed statistics of Bethesda fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 12
Total length: 32 meters (105ft)
Total costs: $532,000
Total average daily traffic: 108,590
Total average daily truck traffic: 6,060

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1940-1949: 2
  • 1950-1959: 2
  • 1960-1969: 4
  • 1970-1979: 1
  • 1980-1989: 3
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Bethesda, MD

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 50 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Bethesda)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Bethesda, MD)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 38 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 43 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 325 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bethesda)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Bethesda)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 67 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 13 full and 3 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$288,2601,069$557,598758$472,972115$366,931121$372,681
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0101$501,477143$448,06917$212,62916$468,218
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$216,500100$687,795208$582,44225$327,89934$393,032
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$091$593,774128$503,22820$306,75318$426,999
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$024$650,25232$400,8026$156,8655$401,510
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed mortgage data for all 16 tracts in Bethesda, MD

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 11 full and 3 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED24$370,2136$463,637
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$750,0003$566,667
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$1,715,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$626,160
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$342,9300$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 153
  • Hazardous Condition: 318
  • Service Call: 3
  • Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Bethesda


See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Bethesda, MD

Most popular first names in Bethesda, MD among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary35882.4 years
John30478.0 years
William25077.0 years
Robert24676.8 years
James18676.9 years
Margaret18181.9 years
Helen18183.6 years
Dorothy16183.1 years
Elizabeth14481.2 years
Joseph13978.3 years
Most popular last names in Bethesda, MD among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith8179.3 years
Johnson5781.3 years
Brown5181.7 years
Miller4981.8 years
Jones4181.5 years
Williams3877.5 years
Cohen3581.6 years
Davis3178.9 years
Wilson3080.3 years
Anderson2977.3 years

Bethesda on our top lists:
  • #1 on the list of "Top 100 best educated cities (highest percentage of bachelor degree holding residents) (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest median household income (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #19 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest median house value (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #21 on the list of "Top 100 cities with biggest houses (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #21 on the list of "Top 100 cities with oldest residents (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #41 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of females (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #28 (20816) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers using charity contributions deductions in 2004 (pop 5,000+)"
  • #33 (20816) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers reporting taxable dividends in 2004 (pop 5,000+)"
  • #40 (20816) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers reporting net capital gain/loss in 2004 (pop 5,000+)"
  • #49 (20817) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Senegalese first ancestries"
  • #58 (20814) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most full service restaurants in 2005"
  • #61 (20814) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most big companies in 2005 (at least 1000 employees)"
  • #75 (20814) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most finance and insurance companies in 2005"
  • #79 (20814) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Other Subsaharan African first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #84 (20816) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of British first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #91 (20817) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Eastern European first ancestries"
  • #91 (20817) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Estonian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #94 (20816) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Bulgarian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #96 (20817) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the highest 2004 average reported profit/loss from business (pop 5,000+)"
  • #98 (20814) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most medium-big companies in 2005 (at least 100 employees)"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
  • #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
  • #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
  • #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
  • #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"

Back to Bethesda, MD housing info, Montgomery County, Maryland, MD smaller cities, MD small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2010 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Website © 2003-2010 Advameg, Inc.