Potomac, MD (Maryland) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 44,632, Rural population: 189 (all nonfarm))

Potomac, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 15,956 (15,654 occupied: 13,921 owner occupied, 1,733 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	32%

Housing density: 634 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: $1,523 (lower quartile is $778, upper quartile is $3,090)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,367

Median gross rent in Potomac, MD in 2007: $1,740

Housing units in Potomac with a mortgage: 9,853 (1,354 second mortgage, 1,638 home equity loan, 49 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,726

Potomac,MD index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,094,246 (it was $439,200 in 2000)

Potomac:	$1,094,246
Maryland:	$347,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $783,686 - $1,449,894

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $1,228,655
Here: $1,228,655
State: $459,189

Townhouses or other attached units: $773,418
Here: $773,418
State: $274,414

In 2-unit structures: $295,834
Here: $295,834
State: $238,436

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $245,474
Here: $245,474
State: $273,938

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $297,563
Here: $297,563
State: $280,693

Mobile homes: $625,000
Here: $625,000
State: $45,619

Household type by relationship

Households: 44,514

In family households: 41,477 (10,888 male householders, 2,208 female householders)
12,025 spouses, 14,278 children (13,654 natural, 424 adopted, 200 stepchildren), 274 grandchildren, 116 brothers or sisters, 312 parents, 547 other relatives, 829 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,037 (863 male householders (690 living alone)), 1,672 female householders (1,457 living alone)), 502 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 307 (150 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,495 2-persons, 2,687 3-persons, 2,870 4-persons, 1,407 5-persons, 425 6-persons, 212 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,147 1-person, 335 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 9 6-persons.

10,283 married couples with children.
1,118 single-parent households (178 men, 940 women).

71.1% of residents of Potomac speak English at home.
5.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
11.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
8.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 11,078 (24.7%)
(52.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	9.1
State:	6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.6
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Potomac, Maryland:
	1 room: 40 2 rooms: 30 3 rooms: 146 4 rooms: 315 5 rooms: 455 6 rooms: 693 7 rooms: 1,098 8 rooms: 2,301 9 or more rooms: 8,843

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Potomac, Maryland:
	1 room: 75 2 rooms: 150 3 rooms: 221 4 rooms: 215 5 rooms: 191 6 rooms: 181 7 rooms: 186 8 rooms: 171 9 or more rooms: 343

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 227
1995 to 1998: 751
1990 to 1994: 745
1980 to 1989: 3,762
1970 to 1979: 4,860
1960 to 1969: 4,652
1950 to 1959: 691
1940 to 1949: 150
1939 or earlier: 118

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Potomac:
	no bedroom: 57 1 bedroom: 144 2 bedrooms: 594 3 bedrooms: 2,096 4 bedrooms: 6,488 5 or more bedrooms: 4,542

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Potomac:
	no bedroom: 75 1 bedroom: 354 2 bedrooms: 347 3 bedrooms: 349 4 bedrooms: 447 5 or more bedrooms: 161

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Potomac in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 204 1 vehicle: 2,157 2 vehicles: 7,634 3 vehicles: 2,894 4 vehicles: 782 5 or more vehicles: 250

Cars and other vehicles available in Potomac in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 199 1 vehicle: 669 2 vehicles: 669 3 vehicles: 147 4 vehicles: 32 5 or more vehicles: 17

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Potomac, 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: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 15
$50,000 to $59,999: 11
$60,000 to $69,999: 3
$70,000 to $79,999: 9
$80,000 to $89,999: 14
$90,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 40
$125,000 to $149,999: 15
$150,000 to $174,999: 33
$175,000 to $199,999: 65
$200,000 to $249,999: 232
$250,000 to $299,999: 132
$300,000 to $399,999: 388
$400,000 to $499,999: 266
$500,000 to $749,999: 1890
$750,000 to $999,999: 2866
$1,000,000 or more: 7932

Potomac rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Potomac:

Less than $100: 53 people
$100 to $149: 29
$150 to $199: 48
$200 to $249: 43
$250 to $299: 43
$300 to $349: 50
$350 to $399: 14
$400 to $449: 8
$450 to $499: 13
$500 to $549: 13
$550 to $599: 15
$600 to $649: 18
$650 to $699: 3
$700 to $749: 13
$750 to $799: 20
$800 to $899: 51
$900 to $999: 40
$1,000 to $1,249: 135
$1,250 to $1,499: 168
$1,500 to $1,999: 169
$2,000 or more: 625
No cash rent: 155

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,598 1990 to 1994: 1,176 1985 to 1989: 1,356 1980 to 1984: 1,162 1975 to 1979: 1,216 1970 to 1974: 1,046 1970 to 1974: 866 1965 to 1969: 1,658

Potomac, MD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 52.8%
Number of people working at home: 2,040 (9.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 213
5 to 9 minutes: 818
10 to 14 minutes: 1685
15 to 19 minutes: 2635
20 to 24 minutes: 2932
25 to 29 minutes: 1591
30 to 34 minutes: 2743
35 to 39 minutes: 1113
40 to 44 minutes: 1482
45 to 59 minutes: 2866
60 to 89 minutes: 1398
90 or more minutes: 308

Potomac mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 16,451 (75%)
Carpooled: 1,660 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 217 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 43 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 1,031 (5%)
Railroad: 10 (0%)
Taxi: 15 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 293 (1%)
Other means: 55 (0%)
Worked at home: 2,040 (9%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 405
$10,000 to $14,999: 201
$15,000 to $19,999: 229
$20,000 to $24,999: 149
$25,000 to $29,999: 106
$30,000 to $34,999: 258
$35,000 to $39,999: 277
$40,000 to $44,999: 298
$45,000 to $49,999: 320
$50,000 to $59,999: 630
$60,000 to $74,999: 1150
$75,000 to $99,999: 1711
$100,000 to $124,999: 1793
$125,000 to $149,999: 1556
$150,000 to $199,999: 2255
$200,000 or more: 4293

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 10544

German: 3372

Russian: 3038

English: 2976

Irish: 2667

United States or American: 2324

Italian: 1725

Polish: 1707

Eastern European: 1268

Iranian: 1087

European: 806

Subsaharan African:: 633

French (except Basque): 591

Greek: 541

Arab:: 529

Hungarian: 433

Scottish: 422

Swedish: 393

Scotch-Irish: 346

Ukrainian: 324

British: 297

Lithuanian: 285

Dutch: 233

African: 225

Swiss: 217

Norwegian: 209

Israeli: 208

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 200

Austrian: 199

Lebanese: 194

Portuguese: 175

Czech: 149

Jamaican: 144

Romanian: 142

Other Subsaharan African: 140

Turkish: 128

Other Arab: 115

Danish: 113

Canadian: 95

French Canadian: 87

Arab/Arabic: 79

Slovak: 69

Egyptian: 63

Ethiopian: 58

Brazilian: 55

South African: 55

Kenyan: 49

Czechoslovakian: 48

Australian: 48

Welsh: 47

Yugoslavian: 47

Liberian: 46

Finnish: 45

Senegalese: 44

Armenian: 44

Moroccan: 41

Syrian: 37

Slovene: 34

Scandinavian: 33

Belgian: 33

Estonian: 32

Latvian: 28

Croatian: 26

Slavic: 25

Northern European: 23

West Indian: 22

Serbian: 13

Barbadian: 13

Zimbabwean: 9

Haitian: 9

Icelander: 8

British West Indian: 8

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 7

Ghanian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Albanian: 6

Afghan: 5

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 4

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

India (9%)
Korea (7%)
Iran (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Germany (6%)
Taiwan (5%)
Philippines (3%)

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

This state: 6479
Northeast: 10025
Midwest: 3361
South: 11735
West: 1524

65% of Potomac residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 17% lived in Maryland.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 33
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 36
7th and 8th grade: 62
9th grade: 28
10th grade: 53
11th grade: 28
12th grade, no diploma: 106
High school graduate (or equivalency): 473
Less than 1 year of college: 316
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 832
Associate degree: 203
Bachelor's degree: 4,065
Master's degree: 3,152
Professional school degree: 3,517
Doctorate degree: 1,608

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 56
Nursery to 4th grade: 35
5th and 6th grade: 154
7th and 8th grade: 146
9th grade: 49
10th grade: 118
11th grade: 26
12th grade, no diploma: 147
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,476
Less than 1 year of college: 607
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,730
Associate degree: 642
Bachelor's degree: 5,998
Master's degree: 3,480
Professional school degree: 1,348
Doctorate degree: 711

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 2.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $178,355
Black householders: $69,454
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $85,060
Asian householders: $164,092
Some other race householders: $52,550
Two or more races householders: $139,618
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $121,766

Potomac household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Potomac household income for Black householders

Potomac household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Potomac household income for Asian householders

Potomac household income for Some other race householders

Potomac household income for Two or more races householders

Potomac household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Potomac marital status for males

Potomac marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,130,870
Black or African American householders: $1,007,792
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $872,008
Asian householders: $1,112,184
Some other race householders: $439,492
Two or more races householders: $1,110,440
Hispanic or Latino householders: $996,581

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 12,162
One, attached: 2,352
Two: 29
3 or 4: 54
5 to 9: 83
10 to 19: 170
20 to 49: 309
50 or more: 790
Mobile homes: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $893,158

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Potomac:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (47%) Utility gas (46%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,764

Here:	29.0%
Maryland:	14.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 788

Here:	26.3%
Maryland:	13.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 398

Here:	31.2%
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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