By The Numbers: Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring And North Bethesda
Bethesda
Population: 63,400
Area: 13.2 square miles
Median Household Income: $117,700
Average Home Price (four-bedroom, two-bath): $807k, which makes it the 20th most expensive community in America
Seventy-nine percent of residents over 25 have bachelor’s degrees and 49% hold graduate or professional degrees, making Bethesda the most-educated city in the U.S. Eighty-nine percent of its residents are white.
Chevy Chase
Population: 9,500 as of 2010
Area: 2.5 square miles
Median Household Income: $99,500
Housing Units: 4,000
Silver Spring
Population: 76,700
Area: 7.9 square miles
Median Household Income: $72k
Demographics: 46% white, 28% black, 8% Asian, 26% Hispanic
There are 7.3M SF of office, 5,200 housing units and 18 acres of parkland in the central business district.
North Bethesda
Population: 46,600
Area: 8.9 square miles
Median Household Income: $87,300
