North Bethesda, MD (Maryland) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 38,643, Rural population: 0)

North Bethesda, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 18,087 (17,311 occupied: 10,201 owner occupied, 7,110 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	32%

Housing density: 2006 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $342,460.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,431 (lower quartile is $1,135, upper quartile is $2,063)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,840

Median gross rent in North Bethesda, MD in 2007: $1,545

Housing units in North Bethesda with a mortgage: 4,994 (685 second mortgage, 464 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,779

North Bethesda,MD index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $594,212 (it was $238,500 in 2000)

North Bethesda:	$594,212
Maryland:	$347,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $505,933 - $821,441

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $718,443
Here: $718,443
State: $459,189

Townhouses or other attached units: $726,760
Here: $726,760
State: $274,414

In 2-unit structures: $216,945
Here: $216,945
State: $238,436

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $430,665
Here: $430,665
State: $273,938

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $357,044
Here: $357,044
State: $280,693

Household type by relationship

Households: 37,612

In family households: 28,542 (7,244 male householders, 2,520 female householders)
8,032 spouses, 8,532 children (8,070 natural, 283 adopted, 179 stepchildren), 207 grandchildren, 455 brothers or sisters, 265 parents, 526 other relatives, 761 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 9,070 (3,041 male householders (2,384 living alone)), 4,508 female householders (3,926 living alone)), 1,521 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,031 (943 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,831 2-persons, 2,154 3-persons, 1,812 4-persons, 682 5-persons, 194 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,310 1-person, 1,033 2-persons, 165 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

5,401 married couples with children.
1,098 single-parent households (234 men, 864 women).

65.1% of residents of North Bethesda speak English at home.
10.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
12.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
8.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 12,297 (31.8%)
(36.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in North Bethesda, Maryland:
	1 room: 126 2 rooms: 369 3 rooms: 687 4 rooms: 959 5 rooms: 1,096 6 rooms: 1,295 7 rooms: 1,346 8 rooms: 1,492 9 or more rooms: 2,831

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Bethesda, Maryland:
	1 room: 540 2 rooms: 1,106 3 rooms: 1,819 4 rooms: 1,520 5 rooms: 1,059 6 rooms: 368 7 rooms: 301 8 rooms: 217 9 or more rooms: 180

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 735
1995 to 1998: 899
1990 to 1994: 1,034
1980 to 1989: 4,005
1970 to 1979: 2,417
1960 to 1969: 5,328
1950 to 1959: 3,031
1940 to 1949: 467
1939 or earlier: 171

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in North Bethesda:
	no bedroom: 227 1 bedroom: 1,004 2 bedrooms: 1,896 3 bedrooms: 3,192 4 bedrooms: 2,828 5 or more bedrooms: 1,054

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Bethesda:
	no bedroom: 604 1 bedroom: 2,853 2 bedrooms: 2,382 3 bedrooms: 893 4 bedrooms: 319 5 or more bedrooms: 59

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in North Bethesda in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 422 1 vehicle: 4,010 2 vehicles: 4,281 3 vehicles: 1,198 4 vehicles: 218 5 or more vehicles: 72

Cars and other vehicles available in North Bethesda in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,126 1 vehicle: 3,893 2 vehicles: 1,847 3 vehicles: 175 4 vehicles: 61 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in North Bethesda, MD:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 10
$50,000 to $59,999: 8
$60,000 to $69,999: 12
$70,000 to $79,999: 16
$80,000 to $89,999: 13
$90,000 to $99,999: 1
$100,000 to $124,999: 59
$125,000 to $149,999: 142
$150,000 to $174,999: 198
$175,000 to $199,999: 161
$200,000 to $249,999: 505
$250,000 to $299,999: 478
$300,000 to $399,999: 1034
$400,000 to $499,999: 1530
$500,000 to $749,999: 2640
$750,000 to $999,999: 1885
$1,000,000 or more: 1510

North Bethesda rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in North Bethesda:

Less than $100: 16 people
$100 to $149: 10
$150 to $199: 23
$200 to $249: 20
$250 to $299: 16
$300 to $349: 6
$350 to $399: 7
$400 to $449: 15
$450 to $499: 29
$500 to $549: 10
$550 to $599: 17
$600 to $649: 27
$650 to $699: 88
$700 to $749: 54
$750 to $799: 29
$800 to $899: 84
$900 to $999: 233
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,442
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,662
$1,500 to $1,999: 1,584
$2,000 or more: 1,584
No cash rent: 155

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4,301 1990 to 1994: 1,982 1985 to 1989: 1,535 1980 to 1984: 1,233 1975 to 1979: 713 1970 to 1974: 513 1970 to 1974: 557 1965 to 1969: 1,463

North Bethesda, MD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.4%
Number of people working at home: 1,141 (5.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 133
5 to 9 minutes: 1020
10 to 14 minutes: 1875
15 to 19 minutes: 2776
20 to 24 minutes: 2776
25 to 29 minutes: 1223
30 to 34 minutes: 2774
35 to 39 minutes: 766
40 to 44 minutes: 1354
45 to 59 minutes: 3266
60 to 89 minutes: 1236
90 or more minutes: 255

North Bethesda mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,721 (67%)
Carpooled: 1,492 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 555 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 3,089 (15%)
Railroad: 92 (0%)
Taxi: 11 (0%)
Motorcycle: 23 (0%)
Bicycle: 67 (0%)
Walked: 305 (1%)
Other means: 86 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,141 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 689
$10,000 to $14,999: 529
$15,000 to $19,999: 425
$20,000 to $24,999: 538
$25,000 to $29,999: 540
$30,000 to $34,999: 744
$35,000 to $39,999: 637
$40,000 to $44,999: 719
$45,000 to $49,999: 627
$50,000 to $59,999: 1536
$60,000 to $74,999: 1892
$75,000 to $99,999: 2584
$100,000 to $124,999: 1873
$125,000 to $149,999: 1068
$150,000 to $199,999: 1418
$200,000 or more: 1494

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 10908

Irish: 2913

German: 2642

English: 2281

Russian: 2271

Italian: 1376

United States or American: 1354

Polish: 1139

French (except Basque): 793

Iranian: 677

Eastern European: 668

Subsaharan African:: 626

Scottish: 539

Arab:: 479

Greek: 426

European: 424

Scotch-Irish: 392

Israeli: 385

African: 329

Hungarian: 282

Norwegian: 273

Ukrainian: 265

British: 245

Turkish: 240

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 223

Swedish: 212

Brazilian: 187

Austrian: 183

Dutch: 176

Czech: 171

Lebanese: 165

Canadian: 161

Slovak: 142

French Canadian: 135

Other Subsaharan African: 121

Lithuanian: 115

Romanian: 103

Jamaican: 102

Welsh: 102

Portuguese: 92

Belgian: 90

Danish: 84

Armenian: 82

Syrian: 70

Kenyan: 65

Serbian: 63

Northern European: 62

Palestinian: 58

Swiss: 56

Egyptian: 53

Latvian: 52

Other Arab: 49

South African: 48

Haitian: 44

Arab/Arabic: 42

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 42

Finnish: 39

Moroccan: 33

Afghan: 32

Bulgarian: 30

Ethiopian: 28

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 24

West Indian: 23

Nigerian: 22

Czechoslovakian: 21

Croatian: 21

Slavic: 19

Slovene: 18

Yugoslavian: 18

Soviet Union: 13

Scandinavian: 11

Icelander: 10

British West Indian: 10

Alsatian: 8

Ugandan: 8

Iraqi: 7

Australian: 6

New Zealander: 4

Senegalese: 3

Guyanese: 3

Maltese: 2

Jordanian: 2

Sudanese: 2

Estonian: 2

Other West Indian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
India (6%)
El Salvador (5%)
Iran (5%)
Korea (4%)
Russia (4%)
Japan (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5739
Northeast: 7527
Midwest: 2788
South: 8343
West: 1350

53% of North Bethesda residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 19% lived in Maryland.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 69
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 64
7th and 8th grade: 138
9th grade: 155
10th grade: 100
11th grade: 97
12th grade, no diploma: 191
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,156
Less than 1 year of college: 275
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,132
Associate degree: 431
Bachelor's degree: 3,512
Master's degree: 2,431
Professional school degree: 1,645
Doctorate degree: 1,761

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 135
Nursery to 4th grade: 49
5th and 6th grade: 178
7th and 8th grade: 126
9th grade: 136
10th grade: 223
11th grade: 64
12th grade, no diploma: 301
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,436
Less than 1 year of college: 734
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,722
Associate degree: 761
Bachelor's degree: 4,529
Master's degree: 3,006
Professional school degree: 1,082
Doctorate degree: 805

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $103,416
Black householders: $73,705
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $35,891
Asian householders: $75,139
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $140,318
Some other race householders: $67,593
Two or more races householders: $90,614
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $74,453

North Bethesda household income for White non-Hispanic householders

North Bethesda household income for Black householders

North Bethesda household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

North Bethesda household income for Asian householders

North Bethesda household income for Some other race householders

North Bethesda household income for Two or more races householders

North Bethesda household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

North Bethesda marital status for males

North Bethesda marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $730,494
Black or African American householders: $675,682
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $954,973
Asian householders: $624,607
Some other race householders: $509,502
Two or more races householders: $722,521
Hispanic or Latino householders: $642,047

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,382
One, attached: 1,891
Two: 79
3 or 4: 268
5 to 9: 1,717
10 to 19: 2,197
20 to 49: 668
50 or more: 4,872
Mobile homes: 11
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in North Bethesda:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (69%) Electricity (26%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (50%) Electricity (44%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 831

Here:	27.1%
Maryland:	14.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 387

Here:	25.7%
Maryland:	13.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 372

Here:	23.7%
Maryland:	21.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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