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Population (year 2000): 55,277
Males: 25,820 (46.7%), Females: 29,457 (53.3%)
Montgomery County
Zip codes:
20814,
20816,
20817.
Median resident age: 41.4 years
Median household income: $99,102 (year 2000)
Median house value: $396,400 (year 2000)
Races in Bethesda:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.8%)
- Hispanic (5.4%)
- Black (2.7%)
- Chinese (2.4%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- Asian Indian (1.8%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- Korean (1.1%)
- Japanese (0.8%)
- Other Asian (0.8%)
- Filipino (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (13.8%), English (13.1%),
German (13.0%), Russian (6.1%), Italian (5.8%), Polish (4.7%).
Elevation: 303 feet
Land area: 13.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bethesda
- High school or higher: 97.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 78.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 48.8%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bethesda CDP
- Never married: 25.3%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 7.0%
21.4% Foreign born (7.7% Asia, 7.4% Europe, 4.3%
Latin America).
Hospital/medical center in Bethesda:
- SUBURBAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (8600 OLD
GEORGETOWN RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bethesda:
- SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WASHINGTON,
DC)
- HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SILVER SPRING,
MD)
- GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles;
WASHINGTON, DC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bethesda:
- RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 11 miles;
WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
- ANDREWS AFB (about 22 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID:
ADW)
- WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 24 miles;
WASHINGTON, DC; ID: IAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bethesda:
- SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 12 miles; WASHINGTON,
DC; ID: 09W)
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (about 13 miles;
GAITHERSBURG, MD; ID: GAI)
- COLLEGE PARK (about 14 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; ID:
CGS)
Amtrak stations near Bethesda:
- 8 miles: ROCKVILLE (HUNGERFORD DR. & PARK ST.).
Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public
payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 10 miles: WASHINGTON (50 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.E.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar,
ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking,
car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit
connection.
- 13 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Bethesda:
- UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCI
(Full-time enrollment: 836; Location: 4301 JONES BRIDGE
RD; Public; Website: www.usuhs.mil; Offers Doctor's
degree)
- WEICHERT REAL ESTATE SCHOOL (Location: 6610
ROCKLEDGE DR STE 100; Private, for-profit)
- NAVAL POSTGRADUATE DENTAL SCHOOL (Location:
8901 WISCONSIN AVE; Public)
- FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION IN THE SCIENCES
(Location: 1 CLOISTER CT; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: WWW.FAES.ORG)
- MID-ATLANTIC CHAPTER OF THE AMER INST OF BANKING
(Location: 8120 WOODMONT AVE STE 410; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.midatlanticaib.com)
- WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY (Location:
4850 RUGBY AVE; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bethesda:
- AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; WASHINGTON, DC;
Full-time enrollment: 8,859)
- UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 6
miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 3,223)
- MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; ARLINGTON, VA;
FT enrollment: 2,479)
- GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles;
WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 16,045)
- MONTGOMERY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; ROCKVILLE, MD; FT
enrollment: 11,829)
- CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (about 9 miles;
WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 4,472)
- GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; WASHINGTON,
DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
Public high schools in Bethesda:
- WALTER JOHNSON HIGH (Students: 1,878;
Location: 6400 ROCK SPRING DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WALT WHITMAN HIGH (Students: 1,876; Location:
7100 WHITTIER BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE HIGH (Students: 1,608;
Location: 4301 EAST-WEST HWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Bethesda:
- FRENCH INTERNATIONAL SCH (Students: 1,054;
Location: 9600 FOREST ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- STONE RIDGE SCHOOL OF THE SACR (Students:
795; Location: 9101 ROCKVILLE PIKE; Grades: PK - 12)
- LANDON SCHOOL (Students: 646; Location: 6101
WILSON LANE; Grades: 3 - 12; Boys only)
- WASHINGTON WALDORF SCHOOL (Students: 317;
Location: 4800 SANGAMORE ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Bethesda:
- THOMAS W. PYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
1,271; Location: 6311 WILSON LANE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WESTLAND MIDDLE (Students: 978; Location:
5511 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTH BETHESDA MIDDLE (Students: 714;
Location: 8935 BRADMOOR DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WOOD ACRES ELEMENTARY (Students: 593;
Location: 5800 CROMWELL DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- ASHBURTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 551;
Location: 6314 LONE OAK DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- GLEN HAVEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 516;
Location: 5701 GROSVENOR LA; Grades: PK - 05)
- BURNING TREE ELEMENTARY (Students: 505;
Location: 7900 BEECH TREE RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- WYNGATE ELEMENTARY (Students: 483; Location:
9300 WADSWORTH DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- BETHESDA ELEMENTARY (Students: 408; Location:
7600 ARLINGTON RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- BRADLEY HILLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 397;
Location: 8701 HARTSDALE AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Bethesda:
- ST JANE DE CHANTAL SCHOOL (Students: 529;
Location: 9525 OLD GEORGETOWN RD; Grades: KG - 8)
- NORWOOD SCHOOL (Students: 479; Location: 8821
RIVER ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
- WASHINGTON EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 299;
Location: 5600 LITTLE FALLS PARKWAY; Grades: PK - 8)
- BETHESDA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 250;
Location: 5615 BEECH AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)
- LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL (Students: 250;
Location: 5601 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL (Students: 248;
Location: 7500 PEARL STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- WOODS ACADEMY (Students: 230; Location: 6801
GREENTREE ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- MATER DEI SCHOOL INC (Students: 224;
Location: 9600 SEVEN LOCKS ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8; Boys
only)
- ST BARTHOLOMEWS SCHOOL (Students: 212;
Location: 6900 RIVER ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
- MANOR MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 184;
Location: PO BOX 34046; Grades: PK - 2)
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