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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Potomac, MD compare?
| Figure | Potomac, MD |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 47,018 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 1,868 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 4.9 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 14.6% |
| Measure | Potomac, MD |
|---|---|
| Total population | 45,902±1,782 |
| Median age | 47.4±1.1 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 10.1%±2.0 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 58.3%±2.3 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 4.6%±1.2 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 20.4%±1.8 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 28.8%±2.0 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 84.9%±1.2 pts |
| Median household income | $236,675±$16,199 |
| Per capita income | $115,782±$5,664 |
| People below the poverty line | 3.9%±0.8 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6%±0.9 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $1,157,000±$21,405 |
| Median gross rent | $2,887±$342 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 33.8%±8.2 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 84.8%±2.3 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.7%±0.5 pts |
| Worked from home | 38.3%±3.1 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 51.2%±3.0 pts |
| Public transportation | 2.4%±0.6 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 29.7 min±1.6 |
| No health insurance coverage | 1.4%±0.4 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov