ZIP 20817 · Bethesda
Who lives in ZIP code 20817 (Bethesda, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bethesda, MD · Montgomery County
uszips 2026
People37,454
Median age45.8
Household income$249,332
Home value$1,177,729
Median rent$3,185/mo
Poverty4.0%
College degree+85.6%
Commute29 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
- 1,030 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,660
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.7% are 65 or older; 74.7% are adults.
Household income
78.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $119,086.
Education (adults 25+)
58.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 66.6%
- Never married
- 22.8%
- Divorced
- 6.7%
- Widowed
- 3.9%
- Family size
- 3.15
- Dual-income families
- 61.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.4%
- Rent burden
- 33.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
- Self-employed
- 25.2%
- Farmers
- 0.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 60.4%
- Veterans
- 4.2%
- With a disability
- 8.7%
- No health insurance
- 1.3%
- Limited English
- 4.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.