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Bethesda, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Bethesda is a Census CDP of 69,397 people across 13.26 square miles of land, in Montgomery County. Median household income is $192,237, 64.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 102 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $37.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bethesda
What Bethesda is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area13.26 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,233
- County holding the largest share of its areaMontgomery County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethesda
How many people live in Bethesda
- Population69,397
- Median age42.8
- Population under 1816,087
- Share under 1823.2 percent
- Population 65 and over13,206
- Share 65 and over19.0 percent
- Households27,937
- Family households17,943
- Share of households that are families64.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethesda
Income and work in Bethesda
- Median household income$192,237
- Per capita income$120,363
- Civilian labor force36,799
- Employed35,674
- Unemployed1,125 plus or minus 268
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Adults 25 and over47,829
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher87.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree58.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethesda
Housing in Bethesda
- Housing units30,095
- Occupied units27,937
- Vacant units2,158
- Vacancy rate7.2 percent
- Owner occupied17,868
- Renter occupied10,069
- Ownership rate64.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,169,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,469
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.4 percent
- Single family units17,095
- Share single family56.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12,886
- Share in buildings of two or more42.8 percent
- Mobile homes114 plus or minus 99
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethesda
How Bethesda gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute22,375
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,706
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more10,402
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.5 percent
- Drove alone39.8 percent
- Carpooled3.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Public transport9.6 percent
- Walked6.0 percent
- Worked from home38.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bethesda
SBA loans in Bethesda (7(a))
- Approvals102
- Gross approval$37,017,000
- Average approval$362,912
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$719,340
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,155
- Jobs per approval11.3
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Paid in full11
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.9 percent
- Share to franchises19.6 percent
- Distinct lenders32
- Distinct industries by NAICS56
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bethesda, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bethesda
SBA loans in Bethesda (504)
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$15,211,000
- Average approval$845,056
- Median approval$853,500
- Largest approval$1,543,000
- Jobs supported248
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bethesda, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Montgomery County, not Bethesda
Montgomery County context, not Bethesda figures
- Establishments in Montgomery County27,677
- Covered employment, Montgomery County462,298
- Average annual pay, Montgomery County$94,473
- Housing units permitted, Montgomery County3,656
Every figure in this section is published for Montgomery County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bethesda.
All Montgomery County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bethesda questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bethesda, Maryland?
69,397, in 27,937 households. Bethesda CDP covers 13.26 square miles of land, which is 5,233 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bethesda in?
Montgomery County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bethesda?
$192,237. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,169,900. Median gross rent is $2,469 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bethesda businesses?
102 7(a) approvals totaling $37.0 m since FY2020, across 32 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 18 504 approvals worth $15.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bethesda, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bethesda borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bethesda. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Bethesda figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Montgomery County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bethesda.
Is zoning published for Bethesda?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.