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According to 2022 data, the most numerous races in Potomac, MD are White alone (26,356 residents), Black alone (2,549 residents), and Hispanic (4,612 residents). 60.5% of Potomac residents speak English at home. 30.5% of Potomac, MD residents are foreign-born (17.1% born in Asia, 5.1% born in Europe, 4.6% born in Latin America), which is 47.5% greater than the foreign-born rate of 16.0% across the entire state of Maryland.

Race distribution in Potomac

2000 2022
  • Races in Potomac, MD (2000)
    • 33,72475.2%White alone
    • 5,96713.3%Asian alone
    • 2,4115.4%Hispanic
    • 1,7133.8%Black alone
    • 8852.0%Two or more races
    • 790.2%Other race alone
    • 400.09%American Indian alone
    • 30.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Potomac, MD (2022)
    • 26,35656.9%White alone
    • 9,60920.8%Asian alone
    • 4,61210.0%Hispanic
    • 2,5495.5%Black alone
    • 2,3945.2%Two or more races
    • 4781.0%Other race alone
    • 120.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
2000 2022
  • Races in Maryland (2000)
    • 3,286,54762.1%White alone
    • 1,464,73527.7%Black alone
    • 227,9164.3%Hispanic
    • 209,7384.0%Asian alone
    • 82,9461.6%Two or more races
    • 13,3120.3%American Indian alone
    • 9,3790.2%Other race alone
    • 1,9130.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Maryland (2022)
    • 2,906,49247.1%White alone
    • 1,800,91429.2%Black alone
    • 705,84211.4%Hispanic
    • 401,8186.5%Asian alone
    • 291,3174.7%Two or more races
    • 46,9300.8%Other race alone
    • 8,9300.1%American Indian alone
    • 2,4170.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Potomac

  • Median household income in 2022
  • over $200,000White non-Hispanic householders
  • $104,697Black householders
  • over $200,000Asian householders
  • over $200,000Two or more races householders
  • $167,338Hispanic or Latino race householders
  • Median 2022 house value
  • over $1,000,000White Non-Hispanic householders
  • over $1,000,000Black or African American householders
  • $868,174American Indian or Alaska Native householders
  • over $1,000,000Asian householders
  • $437,560Some other race householders
  • over $1,000,000Two or more races householders
  • $992,199Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Distribution of median household income in Potomac, MD in 2022

Household income for Black householders

Distribution of median household income in Potomac, MD in 2022

Household income for Asian householders

Distribution of median household income in Potomac, MD in 2022

Household income for Some other race householders

Distribution of median household income in Potomac, MD in 2022

Household income for Two or more races householders

Distribution of median household income in Potomac, MD in 2022

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Distribution of median household income in Potomac, MD in 2022

Median age by race in Potomac

  • 53.3Median age for White residents
  • 51.5Males
  • 53.8Females
  • 43.5Median age for Black or African American residents
  • 23.4Males
  • 46.8Females
  • -610,526,315.2Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • -555,555,555.0Males
  • -671,704,449.4Females
  • 46.5Median age for Asian residents
  • 44.6Males
  • 47.1Females
  • -763,333,332.6Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • -720,061,021.4Males
  • -760,942,760.2Females
  • 49.2Median age for Other race residents
  • 38.3Males
  • 50.6Females
  • 32.6Median age for Two or more races residents
  • 22.9Males
  • 39.9Females
  • 52.9Median age for White alone residents
  • 52.3Males
  • 53.4Females
  • 36.1Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 31.3Males
  • 37.1Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Potomac

  • House owners and renters - White residents
  • 9,41587.0%Owner occupied
  • 1,41013.0%Renter occupied
  • 87.0%
    13.0%
  • House owners and renters - Black or African American residents
  • 39351.1%Owner occupied
  • 37748.9%Renter occupied
  • 51.1%
    48.9%
  • House owners and renters - Asian residents
  • 2,94990.5%Owner occupied
  • 3109.5%Renter occupied
  • 90.5%
    9.5%
  • House owners and renters - Other race residents
  • 38487.1%Owner occupied
  • 5712.9%Renter occupied
  • 87.1%
    12.9%
  • House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
  • 75582.3%Owner occupied
  • 16217.7%Renter occupied
  • 82.3%
    17.7%
  • House owners and renters - White alone residents
  • 9,34487.3%Owner occupied
  • 1,35412.7%Renter occupied
  • 87.3%
    12.7%
  • House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 84378.7%Owner occupied
  • 22821.3%Renter occupied
  • 78.7%
    21.3%

Language usage in Potomac

  • English speakers - Total
  • 60.5% of residents of Potomac speak English at home.
  • 6.8% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 2,50483.1%Speak English very well
  • 51016.9%Speak English less than very well
  • 83.1%
    16.9%
  • 32.8% of residents speak other language at home
  • 11,04176.1%Speak English very well
  • 3,47023.9%Speak English less than very well
  • 76.1%
    23.9%
  • English speakers - Born in the United States
  • 84.5% of residents of Potomac speak English at home.
  • 4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 88998.6%Speak English very well
  • 131.4%Speak English less than very well
  • 11.8% of residents speak other language at home
  • 2,12086.8%Speak English very well
  • 32213.2%Speak English less than very well
  • 86.8%
    13.2%
  • English speakers - Native, born elsewhere
  • 62.2% of residents of Potomac speak English at home.
  • 19.0% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 13083.3%Speak English very well
  • 2616.7%Speak English less than very well
  • 83.3%
    16.7%
  • 16.6% of residents speak other language at home
  • 10778.7%Speak English very well
  • 2921.3%Speak English less than very well
  • 78.7%
    21.3%
  • English speakers - Foreign-born
  • 15.0% of residents of Potomac speak English at home.
  • 11.9% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 1,18671.1%Speak English very well
  • 48228.9%Speak English less than very well
  • 71.1%
    28.9%
  • 72.9% of residents speak other language at home
  • 7,38072.0%Speak English very well
  • 2,86728.0%Speak English less than very well
  • 72.0%
    28.0%
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English
Native:

91.5% (19,598)
Foreign-born:

27.5% (1,118)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language
Native:

8.2% (1,746)
Foreign-born:

73.8% (2,997)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

80.1% (1,575)
Foreign-born:

15.8% (95)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

20.6% (404)
Foreign-born:

85.5% (515)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:

39.4% (1,243)
Foreign-born:

11.4% (702)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:

62.1% (1,958)
Foreign-born:

88.5% (5,436)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:

73.6% (300)
Foreign-born:

13.2% (77)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

39.4% (161)
Foreign-born:

85.2% (499)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:

67.6% (1,829)
Foreign-born:

11.6% (207)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

31.7% (858)
Foreign-born:

88.3% (1,581)
White alone - Speak only English
Native:

91.6% (19,349)
Foreign-born:

23.2% (1,043)
White alone - Speak another language
Native:

8.2% (1,725)
Foreign-born:

76.8% (3,453)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

48.4% (1,029)
Foreign-born:

8.4% (156)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

53.3% (1,133)
Foreign-born:

91.2% (1,682)

Foreign-born residents in Potomac

14,107 residents are foreign born (17.1% Asia, 5.1% Europe, 4.6% Latin America).

This city:

30.5%
Maryland:

15.7%

Median age by place of birth - Potomac
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Population born outside the United States - Potomac
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Potomac
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Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Potomac
Place of birth by age - Potomac

Marital status for residents in Potomac

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 24.6%Never married
  • 68.9%Now married
  • 0.7%Separated
  • 1.9%Widowed
  • 3.9%Divorced
  • Females
  • 19.8%Never married
  • 61.5%Now married
  • 0.8%Separated
  • 9.3%Widowed
  • 8.5%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (163)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

49.0% (2,077)
Unmarried:

51.0% (2,157)
Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 35.7%Never married
  • 55.7%Now married
  • 1.2%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 7.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 36.2%Never married
  • 37.8%Now married
  • 3.9%Separated
  • 12.2%Widowed
  • 9.9%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

0.0% (0)
Unmarried:

100.0% (9)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

47.9% (314)
Unmarried:

52.1% (342)
Marital status - Asian population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 21.5%Never married
  • 75.1%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 1.2%Widowed
  • 2.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 18.3%Never married
  • 68.1%Now married
  • 0.3%Separated
  • 8.6%Widowed
  • 4.6%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (40)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

63.9% (1,480)
Unmarried:

36.1% (838)
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 41.7%Never married
  • 58.3%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 25.8%Never married
  • 60.0%Now married
  • 4.7%Separated
  • 2.2%Widowed
  • 7.3%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

66.1% (141)
Unmarried:

33.9% (72)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 28.0%Never married
  • 69.6%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 2.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 33.2%Never married
  • 59.4%Now married
  • 0.8%Separated
  • 2.6%Widowed
  • 3.9%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (89)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

47.9% (412)
Unmarried:

52.1% (448)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 25.2%Never married
  • 68.1%Now married
  • 0.8%Separated
  • 1.9%Widowed
  • 4.1%Divorced
  • Females
  • 19.3%Never married
  • 61.3%Now married
  • 0.8%Separated
  • 10.0%Widowed
  • 8.6%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (148)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

48.7% (2,006)
Unmarried:

51.3% (2,117)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 24.6%Never married
  • 73.4%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.7%Widowed
  • 1.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 33.6%Never married
  • 59.3%Now married
  • 1.3%Separated
  • 0.6%Widowed
  • 5.1%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (89)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

50.3% (510)
Unmarried:

49.7% (504)

Ancestries in Potomac

  • Ancestries in Potomac, MD
    • 1,7546.3%Iranian
    • 1,6716.0%German
    • 1,4345.2%American
    • 1,0833.9%Irish
    • 8663.1%European
    • 8132.9%Russian
    • 7842.8%Eastern European
    • 7022.5%English
    • 6762.4%Polish
    • 4921.8%Italian
    • 3791.4%Ukrainian
    • 3741.4%African
    • 3231.2%French
    • 2570.9%Greek
    • 2400.9%Romanian
    • 1800.7%Belgian
    • 1660.6%British
    • 1420.5%Brazilian
    • 1410.5%Northern European
    • 1390.5%Nigerian
    • 1290.5%Egyptian
    • 1020.4%Sierra Leonean
    • 1000.4%Scottish
    • 980.4%Turkish
    • 980.4%Lebanese
    • 950.3%Scotch-Irish
    • 780.3%Moroccan
    • 770.3%Lithuanian
    • 760.3%Ethiopian
    • 740.3%Norwegian
    • 700.3%Portuguese
    • 690.2%Hungarian
    • 580.2%Swedish
    • 570.2%Finnish
    • 560.2%Swiss
    • 520.2%Armenian
    • 480.2%Iraqi
    • 440.2%Kenyan
    • 420.2%Czech
    • 410.1%Bulgarian
    • 370.1%Haitian
    • 280.1%Dutch
    • 250.09%Slovak
    • 240.09%Austrian
    • 220.08%Canadian
    • 210.08%Jamaican
    • 180.07%Slovene
    • 170.06%West Indian
    • 140.05%Barbadian
    • 130.05%Latvian
    • 120.04%Syrian
    • 110.04%Trinidadian and Tobagonian
    • 110.04%U.S. Virgin Islander
    • 90.03%Serbian
    • 80.03%Australian
    • 80.03%Welsh
    • 30.01%French Canadian

Geographical mobility in Potomac

  • Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago
    • Same house 1 year ago
    • 24,59993.6%White (Caucasian)
    • 2,25385.2%Black or African American
    • 198.9%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 8,28086.6%Asian
    • 20100.0%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 96990.3%Other race
    • 4,44390.3%Two or more races
    • 24,50393.6%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 3,93586.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same county
    • Moved within same county
    • 1,1144.2%White / Caucasian
    • 2298.7%Black or African American
    • 6626.9%Asian
    • 222.0%Other race
    • 1723.5%Two or more races
    • 1,0874.2%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 2786.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same state
    • Moved within same state
    • 980.4%White / Caucasian
    • 160.6%Black or African American
    • 270.3%Asian
    • 60.1%Two or more races
    • 1060.4%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 60.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from different state
    • Moved from different state
    • 6042.3%White / Caucasian
    • 261.0%Black or African American
    • 2702.8%Asian
    • 868.0%Other race
    • 1232.5%Two or more races
    • 6112.3%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1513.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad
    • Moved from abroad
    • 340.1%White
    • 702.6%Black or African American
    • 2893.0%Asian
    • 2545.2%Two or more races
    • 230.1%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1292.8%Hispanic or Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Potomac

  • Children under 6 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 1,426100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 62498.5%Native
  • 101.5%Foreign-born
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 318100.0%Native
  • Children under 6 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 85100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 37100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 3,06298.6%Native
  • 431.4%Foreign-born
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 2,11580.2%Native
  • 52319.8%Foreign-born
  • 80.2%
    19.8%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 1,04097.2%Native
  • 302.8%Foreign-born
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 616100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 45060.7%Native
  • 29239.3%Foreign-born
  • 60.7%
    39.3%

    • Place of birth for residents in Potomac

    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions
      • 8,236Asia
      • 4,055Eastern Asia
      • 3,199South Central Asia
      • 3,152China
      • 2,463Europe
      • 2,354Americas
      • 2,238Latin America
      • 1,529South America
      • 1,000Africa
      • 982Western Europe
      • 969Eastern Europe
      • 658South Eastern Asia
      • 598Central America
      • 352Northern Europe
      • 329Northern Africa
      • 319Eastern Africa
      • 314Western Asia
      • 305Western Africa
      • 159Southern Europe
      • 116Northern America
      • 110Caribbean
      • 51Oceania
      • 51Australia and New Zealand Subregion
      • 38Southern Africa
      • 7Middle Africa
    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries
      • 2,318China
      • 1,372India
      • 1,220Iran
      • 746Korea
      • 704Taiwan
      • 443Germany
      • 436Colombia
      • 334Russia
      • 294Brazil
      • 287France
      • 286Pakistan
      • 267Vietnam
      • 227Mexico
      • 207Ukraine
      • 206Peru
      • 180Bangladesh
      • 174Egypt
      • 173Chile
      • 167El Salvador
      • 159Argentina
      • 131Eritrea
      • 130Nigeria
      • 129Hong Kong
      • 126Romania
      • 125Ecuador
      • 121Israel
      • 120United Kingdom
      • 116Canada
      • 114Philippines
      • 112England
      • 103Switzerland
      • 101Belgium
      • 91Japan
      • 90Morocco
      • 87Thailand
      • 86Sierra Leone
      • 73Spain
      • 71Ireland
      • 70Kenya
      • 70Malaysia
      • 69Honduras
      • 68Turkey
      • 66Sri Lanka
      • 62Bulgaria
      • 57Cambodia
      • 50Bolivia
      • 47Iraq
      • 44Singapore
      • 42Nicaragua
      • 42Poland
      • 40Cuba
      • 40Venezuela
      • 38Czechoslovakia
      • 38South Africa
      • 35Lebanon
      • 34Azerbaijan
      • 34Netherlands
      • 32Costa Rica
      • 32Nepal
      • 31Trinidad and Tobago
      • 30Moldova
      • 30Panama
      • 29Portugal
      • 29Italy
      • 29Guatemala
      • 28Greece
      • 25Australia
      • 25New Zealand
      • 25Uzbekistan
      • 25Algeria
      • 24Guyana
      • 22Belarus
      • 19Barbados
      • 18Serbia
      • 16Zimbabwe
      • 16Indonesia
      • 16Uruguay
      • 14Norway
      • 14Afghanistan
      • 11Austria
      • 10Togo
      • 10Ethiopia
      • 10Liberia
      • 10Ghana
      • 9Haiti
      • 9Jamaica
      • 8Uganda
      • 7Syria
      • 7Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
      • 5Scotland
      • 2Latvia
      • 1Hungary

    Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Potomac

  • Grandparents (30 to 59 years)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 2468.7%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 1131.3%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 68.7%
    31.3%
  • Black or African American
  • 13100.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • Asian
  • 13100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Two or more races
  • 56100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 2556.5%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 1943.5%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 56.5%
    43.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 47100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Grandparents (60 years and over)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 2911.9%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 21788.1%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 11.9%
    88.1%
  • Black or African American
  • 2738.9%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 4361.1%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 38.9%
    61.1%
  • Asian
  • 6423.2%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 21176.8%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 23.2%
    76.8%
  • Two or more races
  • 118100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 248.1%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 27091.9%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 8.1%
    91.9%

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