North Potomac is a city of 23,922 people in Maryland. 77% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Households here earn about 80% more than in Maryland as a whole. The median household earns $186,514, about 127% above the national median. 41% of locals were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $826,200.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $186,514, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
77% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about North Potomac
What changed most since 1990
Asian share16.1% → 40.5%(+24.4 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share75.5% → 42.1%(−33.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age31.3 → 46.5(+15.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
North Potomac's population equals 2.2% of Montgomery County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.2% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 1.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)32.8%(171)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.2%(147)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.3%(158)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(28)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 522 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
North Potomac, decade by decade
North Potomac population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
18,456
$176,086
$623,298
63.2%
50.1
2000
23,044
$198,876
$556,333
75.4%
67.0
2010
24,410
$200,627
$905,005
73.6%
74.5
2020
23,790
$201,663
$812,793
75.4%
81.5
2024
23,922
$186,514
$826,200
77.2%
81.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
