ZIP 20816 · Bethesda
Who lives in ZIP code 20816 (Bethesda, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bethesda, MD · Montgomery County
uszips 2026
People18,140
Median age43.4
Household income$232,656
Home value$1,207,133
Median rent$2,674/mo
Poverty4.5%
College degree+88.5%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Metro division
- Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,965 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,400
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.8% are 65 or older; 72.8% are adults.
Household income
78.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $107,339.
Education (adults 25+)
53.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.7%
- Never married
- 24.4%
- Divorced
- 7.6%
- Widowed
- 3.3%
- Family size
- 3.26
- Dual-income families
- 68.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.7%
- Rent burden
- 31.7%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.8%
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Self-employed
- 27.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 62.7%
- Veterans
- 2.8%
- With a disability
- 7.2%
- No health insurance
- 2.4%
- Limited English
- 2.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.