Bethesda, Maryland Economy Profile

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Bethesda, Maryland Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Bethesda, Maryland, 19.19% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 4.24% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Bethesda, Maryland. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Bethesda, Maryland is as follows: 26.62%.

In Bethesda, Maryland government workers account for twenty-five point one nine percent of workers. Sixty-five point three one percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Bethesda, Maryland is equal to ninety-nine thousand, one hundred and two dollars while median family income is one hundred and thirty thousand, one hundred and sixty dollars. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Bethesda, Maryland are $84,797. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches fifty-seven thousand, five hundred and sixty-nine dollars.

zero of families in Bethesda, Maryland are below poverty line (total population in Bethesda, Maryland is 55,277). There are eighty-five families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Bethesda, Maryland resident is 41.4 years old.

	Bethesda, Maryland	%, Bethesda, Maryland	United States
Population 16 years and over	44,414		217,168,077
In labor force	30,401	68.45%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	29,870	67.25%	63.39%
- - Employed	29,241	65.84%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	629	1.42%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	2.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	531	1.2%	0.53%
Not in labor force	14,013	31.55%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	24,181	54.44%	51.66%
In labor force	14,799	33.32%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	14,658	33.0%	29.65%
- - Employed	14,247	32.08%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	3,712	8.36%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,271		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	29,463		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	17,943	60.9%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	2,550	8.65%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	4,334	14.71%	4.73%
Walked	1,764	5.99%	2.93%
Other means	513	1.74%	1.19%
Worked at home	2,359	8.01%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	28.2	0.1%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	29,241		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	22,122	75.65%	33.65%
Service occupations	1,679	5.74%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	4,711	16.11%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	17	0.06%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	401	1.37%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	311	1.06%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	34	0.12%	1.87%
Construction	540	1.85%	6.78%
Manufacturing	549	1.88%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	210	0.72%	3.6%
Retail trade	1,680	5.75%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	347	1.19%	5.2%
Information	2,173	7.43%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	3,326	11.37%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	7,783	26.62%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	5,612	19.19%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	1,241	4.24%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	2,103	7.19%	4.87%
Public administration	3,643	12.46%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	19,098	65.31%	78.47%
Government workers	7,367	25.19%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	2,706	9.25%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	70	0.24%	0.31%

	Bethesda, Maryland	%, Bethesda, Maryland	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	23,654		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	754	3.19%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	477	2.02%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	913	3.86%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,287	5.44%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,748	7.39%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,638	15.38%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,113	13.16%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,633	19.59%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,824	11.94%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	4,267	18.04%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	99,102		41,994
With earnings	19,451	43.79%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	123,309		56,604
With Social Security income	5,740	12.92%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,335		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	307	0.69%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,402		6,320
With public assistance income	190	0.43%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,594		3,032
With retirement income	5,059	11.39%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	42,796		17,376
Families	14,628		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	199	1.36%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	67	0.46%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	279	1.91%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	407	2.78%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	585	4.0%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,583	10.82%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,025	13.84%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,306	22.6%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,372	16.22%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	3,805	26.01%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	130,160		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	58,479		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	84,797		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	57,569		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	242		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	124	51.24%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	40	16.53%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	85		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	64	75.29%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	11	12.94%	42.27%
Individuals	1,828		33,899,812
18 years and over	1,562	85.45%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	384	21.01%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	222	12.14%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	166	9.08%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	1,134	62.04%	31.63%

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