Language Spoken At Home in Potomac
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 43,266 | 100% |
English only | 28,876 | 66.7% |
Language other than English | 14,390 | 33.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,683 | 8.5% |
Spanish | 2,631 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 586 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 5,822 | 13.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 912 | 2.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4,877 | 11.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,919 | 4.4% |
Other languages | 1,060 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 266 | 0.6% |
Ancestry in Potomac
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 45,360 | 100% |
American | 2,388 | 5.3% |
Arab | 607 | 1.3% |
Czech | 259 | 0.6% |
Danish | 72 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 823 | 1.8% |
English | 3,636 | 8.0% |
French (except Basque) | 696 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 142 | 0.3% |
German | 4,800 | 10.6% |
Greek | 841 | 1.9% |
Hungarian | 521 | 1.1% |
Irish | 4,277 | 9.4% |
Italian | 2,411 | 5.3% |
Lithuanian | 200 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 266 | 0.6% |
Polish | 2,107 | 4.6% |
Portuguese | 179 | 0.4% |
Russian | 3,257 | 7.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 361 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 829 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 51 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 884 | 1.9% |
Swedish | 354 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 266 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 484 | 1.1% |
Welsh | 271 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 152 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Potomac
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 16,037 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 13,018 | 81.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,826 | 36.3% |
Married-couple family | 11,769 | 73.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,144 | 32.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 292 | 1.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 129 | 0.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 957 | 6.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 553 | 3.4% |
Nonfamily households | 3,019 | 18.8% |
Householder living alone | 2,677 | 16.7% |
65 years and over | 1,451 | 9.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,033 | 37.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,470 | 34.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Potomac
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 45,049 | 100% |
Householder | 16,037 | 35.6% |
Spouse | 11,801 | 26.2% |
Child | 14,540 | 32.3% |
Other relatives | 1,447 | 3.2% |
Nonrelatives | 1,224 | 2.7% |
Unmarried partner | 210 | 0.5% |
Marital Status in Potomac
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 17,195 | 100% |
Never married | 3,861 | 22.5% |
Now married, except separated | 12,333 | 71.7% |
Separated | 82 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 340 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 579 | 3.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 19,101 | 100% |
Never married | 3,803 | 19.9% |
Now married, except separated | 12,462 | 65.2% |
Separated | 173 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 1,159 | 6.1% |
Divorced | 1,504 | 7.9% |
Fertility in Potomac
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 314 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 44 | 14.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Grandparents in Potomac
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 486 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 45 | 9.3% |
Less than 1 year | 19 | 3.9% |
1 or 2 years | 25 | 5.1% |
3 or 4 years | 1 | 0.2% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 45 | 100% |
Who are female | 31 | 68.9% |
Who are married | 25 | 55.6% |
School Enrollment in Potomac
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 12,848 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,098 | 8.5% |
Kindergarten | 405 | 3.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,788 | 45.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,030 | 23.6% |
College or graduate school | 2,527 | 19.7% |
Educational Attainment in Potomac
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 31,593 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 335 | 1.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 358 | 1.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,312 | 7.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,399 | 7.6% |
Associate's degree | 927 | 2.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 9,706 | 30.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 15,556 | 49.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 97.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 80.0% |
Veteran Status in Potomac
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 33,882 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,692 | 7.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Potomac
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 45,021 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,745 | 6.1% |
Under 18 years | 11,376 | 100% |
With a disability | 354 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 25,556 | 100% |
With a disability | 812 | 3.2% |
65 years and over | 8,089 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,579 | 19.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Potomac
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 45,118 | 100% |
Same house | 40,869 | 90.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,990 | 6.6% |
Same county | 1,834 | 4.1% |
Different county | 1,156 | 2.6% |
Same state | 301 | 0.7% |
Different state | 855 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 1,259 | 2.8% |
Place Of Birth in Potomac
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 45,360 | 100% |
Native | 32,706 | 72.1% |
Born in United States | 31,993 | 70.5% |
State of residence | 7,175 | 15.8% |
Different state | 24,818 | 54.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 713 | 1.6% |
Foreign born | 12,654 | 27.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Potomac
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 12,654 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 7,869 | 62.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,785 | 37.8% |
Year of Entry in Potomac
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 13,367 | 100% |
Native | 713 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 29 | 4.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 684 | 95.9% |
Foreign born | 12,654 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 817 | 6.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 11,837 | 93.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Potomac
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 12,654 | 100% |
Europe | 2,349 | 18.6% |
Asia | 6,946 | 54.9% |
Africa | 959 | 7.6% |
Oceania | 86 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 2,113 | 16.7% |
Northern America | 201 | 1.6% |