ZIP 20854 · Potomac
Who lives in ZIP code 20854 (Potomac, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Potomac, MD · Montgomery County
uszips 2026
People50,498
Median age47.7
Household income$250,001
Home value$1,165,393
Median rent$3,501/mo
Poverty2.6%
College degree+85.7%
Commute30 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
- 577 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 16,751
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.6% are 65 or older; 75.9% are adults.
Household income
84.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $103,433.
Education (adults 25+)
61.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 67.3%
- Never married
- 22.8%
- Divorced
- 5.3%
- Widowed
- 4.6%
- Family size
- 3.27
- Dual-income families
- 62.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.4%
- Rent burden
- 24.1%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.9%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 24.2%
- Farmers
- 0.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 61.8%
- Veterans
- 4.0%
- With a disability
- 8.3%
- No health insurance
- 1.1%
- Limited English
- 3.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.