What is the population of Potomac, Maryland?

The population of Potomac, Maryland is 42,662.

What is the median household income in Potomac, Maryland?

The median household income in Potomac, Maryland is $200,000, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Potomac, Maryland is $1,395,253, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Potomac, Maryland is 3.6%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A+

Income A+

Education A+

Metric	Potomac	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Population	42,662	6,103,597	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1604.9	492.0	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.14%	0.50%	0.57%
Median age	48.5	37.9	37.1
Households	15,132	2,338,890	128,459,983

Year	Potomac

Group	Share

Potomac has a the economy index of A+, which means it is exceptionally prosperous.

Metric	Potomac	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$200,000	$101,971	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	1.36%	4.27%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.9%	5.2%

Metric	Potomac	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$1,395,253	$285,029	$242,182
Median rent	$2,355	$1,661	$1,342
Homeownership rate	86.0%	67.5%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Potomac	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	30.6	28.8	22.5
Work from home	33.0%	17.2%	13.4%

Potomac has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Potomac	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.6%	39.3%	31.6%
Average household size	2.83	2.58	2.54

Potomac has a health index of A+, which means it is exceptionally healthy.

Metric	Potomac	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	85.9	78.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	7.0%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	6.1%	15.9%	19.0%