Language Spoken At Home in Bethesda
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 56,271 | 100% |
English only | 41,856 | 74.4% |
Language other than English | 14,415 | 25.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,451 | 6.1% |
Spanish | 3,755 | 6.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 904 | 1.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,725 | 12.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,305 | 2.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,079 | 5.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,158 | 2.1% |
Other languages | 856 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 84 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Bethesda
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 59,591 | 100% |
American | 2,226 | 3.7% |
Arab | 914 | 1.5% |
Czech | 434 | 0.7% |
Danish | 308 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 800 | 1.3% |
English | 6,810 | 11.4% |
French (except Basque) | 2,605 | 4.4% |
French Canadian | 200 | 0.3% |
German | 8,305 | 13.9% |
Greek | 737 | 1.2% |
Hungarian | 608 | 1.0% |
Irish | 7,690 | 12.9% |
Italian | 3,892 | 6.5% |
Lithuanian | 507 | 0.9% |
Norwegian | 811 | 1.4% |
Polish | 3,015 | 5.1% |
Portuguese | 319 | 0.5% |
Russian | 4,225 | 7.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 814 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 2,098 | 3.5% |
Slovak | 137 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 474 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 819 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 440 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 627 | 1.1% |
Welsh | 397 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 375 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Bethesda
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 24,522 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 15,451 | 63.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,623 | 31.1% |
Married-couple family | 13,467 | 54.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,680 | 27.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 457 | 1.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 138 | 0.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,527 | 6.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 805 | 3.3% |
Nonfamily households | 9,071 | 37.0% |
Householder living alone | 7,711 | 31.4% |
65 years and over | 3,058 | 12.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,717 | 31.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,316 | 29.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Bethesda
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 59,012 | 100% |
Householder | 24,522 | 41.6% |
Spouse | 13,528 | 22.9% |
Child | 17,228 | 29.2% |
Other relatives | 1,195 | 2.0% |
Nonrelatives | 2,539 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 629 | 1.1% |
Marital Status in Bethesda
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 22,244 | 100% |
Never married | 6,472 | 29.1% |
Now married, except separated | 14,026 | 63.1% |
Separated | 282 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 416 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 1,048 | 4.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 25,969 | 100% |
Never married | 6,950 | 26.8% |
Now married, except separated | 14,092 | 54.3% |
Separated | 583 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 2,176 | 8.4% |
Divorced | 2,168 | 8.3% |
Fertility in Bethesda
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 795 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Grandparents in Bethesda
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 274 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 42 | 15.3% |
Less than 1 year | 36 | 13.1% |
1 or 2 years | 6 | 2.2% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 42 | 100% |
Who are female | 29 | 69.0% |
Who are married | 32 | 76.2% |
School Enrollment in Bethesda
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,660 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,453 | 9.3% |
Kindergarten | 802 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,101 | 39.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,464 | 22.1% |
College or graduate school | 3,840 | 24.5% |
Educational Attainment in Bethesda
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 42,062 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 350 | 0.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 425 | 1.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,091 | 5.0% |
Some college, no degree | 3,045 | 7.2% |
Associate's degree | 950 | 2.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 12,579 | 29.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 22,622 | 53.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 98.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 83.7% |
Veteran Status in Bethesda
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 45,178 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,494 | 7.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Bethesda
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 58,811 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,997 | 6.8% |
Under 18 years | 13,871 | 100% |
With a disability | 226 | 1.6% |
18 to 64 years | 34,868 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,156 | 3.3% |
65 years and over | 10,072 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,615 | 26.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Bethesda
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 58,999 | 100% |
Same house | 50,511 | 85.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,994 | 11.9% |
Same county | 3,399 | 5.8% |
Different county | 3,595 | 6.1% |
Same state | 346 | 0.6% |
Different state | 3,249 | 5.5% |
Abroad | 1,494 | 2.5% |
Place Of Birth in Bethesda
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 59,591 | 100% |
Native | 46,283 | 77.7% |
Born in United States | 45,031 | 75.6% |
State of residence | 7,084 | 11.9% |
Different state | 37,947 | 63.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,252 | 2.1% |
Foreign born | 13,308 | 22.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Bethesda
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 13,308 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 6,271 | 47.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 7,037 | 52.9% |
Year of Entry in Bethesda
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 14,560 | 100% |
Native | 1,252 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,252 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 13,308 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 595 | 4.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 12,713 | 95.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Bethesda
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 13,308 | 100% |
Europe | 4,609 | 34.6% |
Asia | 4,791 | 36.0% |
Africa | 485 | 3.6% |
Oceania | 127 | 1.0% |
Latin America | 2,908 | 21.9% |
Northern America | 388 | 2.9% |