Potomac Population and Demographics

Potomac Maryland Population and Demographics Resources

Potomac CDP, Maryland Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Potomac Population: 44822 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 21439 47.83% Female 23383 52.17%       Under 5 years 2411 5.38% 5 to 9 years 3325 7.42% 10 to 14 years 3859 8.61% 15 to 19 years 2963 6.61% 20 to 24 years 1286 2.87% 25 to 34 years 2906 6.48% 35 to 44 years 6620 14.77% 45 to 54 years 8535 19.04% 55 to 59 years 3822 8.53% 60 to 64 years 2893 6.45% 65 to 74 years 3941 8.79% 75 to 84 years 1753 3.91% 85 years and over 508 1.13%       Median age (years) 43.8       18 years and over 33053 73.74% Male 15407 34.37% Female 17646 39.37% 21 years and over 32002 71.4% 62 years and over 7826 17.46% 65 years and over 6202 13.84% Male 2992 6.68% Female 3210 7.16%       Race     One race 43825 97.78% White 35615 79.46% Black or African American 1763 3.93% American Indian and Alaska Native 50 0.11% Asian 5991 13.37% Asian indian 1268 2.83% Chinese 2516 5.61% Filipino 296 0.66% Japanese 279 0.62% Korean 1015 2.26% Vietnamese 173 0.39% Other Asian 444 0.99% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0.01% Native Hawaiian 3 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 1 0% Some other race 402 0.9% Two or more races 997 2.22%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 44822 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 2411 5.38% Mexican 204 0.46% Puerto Rican 117 0.26% Cuban 148 0.33% Other Hispanic or Latino 1942 4.33% Not Hispanic or Latino 42411 94.62% White alone 33724 75.24%       Relationship     Total Population 44822 100.00% In households 44517 99.32% Householder 15655 34.93% Spouse 11710 26.13% Child 14367 32.05% Own child under 18 years 11401 25.44% Other relatives 1339 2.99% Under 18 years 305 0.68% Nonrelatives 1446 3.23% Unmarried partner 275 0.61% In group quarters 305 0.68% Institutionalized population 145 0.32% Non-Institutionalized population 160 0.36%       Households by Type     Total Households 15655 100.0 % Family households (families) 13028 83.22% With own children under 18 years 6011 38.4% Married-couple family 11710 74.8% With own children under 18 years 5333 34.07% Female householder, no husband present 1035 6.61% With own children under 18 years 564 3.6% Non Family households 2627 16.78% Householder living alone 2199 14.05% Householder 65 years and over 925 5.91%       Households with individuals under 18 years 6207 39.65% Households with individuals 65 years and over 4169 26.63%       Average Household size 2.84 Average family size 3.1       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 15960 100.00% Occupied housing units 15655 98.09% Vacant housing units 305 1.91% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 124 0.78% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.5       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 15655 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 13908 88.84% Renter-occupied housing units. 1747 11.16%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.85 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.8

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