Bethesda is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 68,056 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Bethesda is the tenth largest community in Maryland. Bethesda home prices are not only among the most expensive in Maryland, but Bethesda real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Bethesda is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 98.15% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bethesda is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bethesda who work in management occupations (19.15%), business and financial occupations (11.91%), and the sciences (9.81%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Bethesda has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Also of interest is that Bethesda has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Bethesda is also a town of artists. Bethesda has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bethesda’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 35.85% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Bethesda, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.37 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Bethesda use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Bethesda‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.If knowledge is power, Bethesda is a pretty powerful place. 87.06% of the adults in Bethesda have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Bethesda in 2022 was $118,933, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $475,732 for a family of four. Bethesda is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bethesda home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bethesda residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bethesda include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Russian. Bethesda also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.42%. The most common language spoken in Bethesda is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
