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Potomac, MD
Full City Profile · Maryland · Montgomery County County
4.1
/5.0
A
Great
46,230
Population
1,837/sq mi density
$239,205
Median Income
$109,051 per capita
$1,105,900
Home Value
$1,364,791 Zillow
$2,616
Median Rent
26.7% income on rent
56°F
Avg Temperature
293 sunny days/yr
A
Overall
4.1 / 5.0
Strong
A+
Economy
5.0 / 5.0
$239,205 median income, 2.2% unemployment
A
Affordability
4.1 / 5.0
$1,105,900 home value, $2,616/mo rent
C+
Safety
2.5 / 5.0
0 violent crimes/100K
A+
Education
5.0 / 5.0
84.5% bachelor's degree or higher
Change Over Time (2013, 2023)
Population Change
+1.3%
45,631 → 46,230
over 10 years
Annual Pop. Growth
+0.13%
Compound annual growth rate
Median Income Change
+33.8%
$178,722 → $239,205
nominal, not inflation-adjusted
Annual Income Growth
+2.96%
Compound annual growth rate
Population Over Time
Total population for Potomac across each available Census ACS release.
Median Household Income Over Time
Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).
Projected 2030
Simple projections extrapolating the 2013, 2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts, real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.
Projected Population 2030
46,652
+422 from 2023 (46,230)
Projected Median Income 2030
$293,393
+$54,188 from 2023 ($239,205)
Year-by-Year Detail
| Year | Population | YoY % | Median Income | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 45,631 | - | $178,722 | - |
| 2015 | 45,945 | +0.7% | $178,765 | +0% |
| 2017 | 45,780 | -0.4% | $187,568 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 45,940 | +0.3% | $195,884 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 46,891 | +2.1% | $198,870 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 46,230 | -1.4% | $239,205 | +20.3% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.