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Bethesda CDP, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Bethesda CDP 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.
78 sourced place values · tier FULL · 8 sections · 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$722,600
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,155
- Jobs per approval11.3
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Paid in full11
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans8.3 percent
- 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
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$924,000
- Largest approval$1,543,000
- Jobs supported248
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
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
These are Montgomery County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Bethesda measurements.
- Establishments in Montgomery County27,677
- Employment at those establishments, Montgomery County439,792
- Covered employment, Montgomery County462,298
- Average annual pay, Montgomery County$94,473
- Average weekly wage, Montgomery County$1,817
- Housing units permitted, Montgomery County3,656
- Of those, single family, Montgomery County1,491
- County product, 2024, Montgomery County$117,389,979,000
- County product change over the prior year, Montgomery County4.3 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Montgomery County$106,809
Every figure in this section is published for Montgomery County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bethesda. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
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 totalling $37.0 m, across 32 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 18 504 approvals worth $15.2 m. 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?
Of the 12 loans that have reached a final outcome, 11 were paid in full and 1 charged off, a charge off rate of 8.3 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Are the county figures on this page Bethesda figures?
No, and they are labelled 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?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.