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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Potomac is $85,577, which is much higher than the state average of $36,670 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Potomac median household income is $181,385, which has grown by 40.68% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 40.25% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Potomac residents spend 33.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 32.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #13

Potomac, MD	85,577 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Potomac, MD	84,943 USD
Maryland	40,501 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Potomac, MD	112,815 USD
Maryland	45,763 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Potomac, MD	51,916 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #11

Potomac, MD	181,385 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Potomac, MD	244,199 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #155

Potomac, MD	40.68%
Maryland	40.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Potomac, MD		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	53.22%	$50,798, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.45%	$23,183, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.49%	$875, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.95%	$66,744, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Potomac, MD	205,568 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Potomac, MD	273,857 USD
Maryland	112,955 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Potomac, MD	Maryland	U.S.
White	$186,722, see rank	$82,638	$56,900
Black	$155,769, see rank	$58,657	$35,600
Hispanic	$126,792, see rank	$62,493	$42,396
Asian	$163,979, see rank	$92,457	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$200,795, see rank	$54,127	$37,170
One Race, Other	$61,250, see rank	$58,273	$40,300
Two or More Races	$163,917, see rank	$70,072	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Potomac, MD	Maryland	U.S.
less than 25	$63,750, see rank	$33,982	$25,788
25 to 44	$166,500, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$216,408, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$129,688, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Potomac, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	36,580, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	17,251, 47.16%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,404, 71.90%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	12,404, 71.90%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	11,988, 96.65%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	416, 3.35%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,847, 28.10%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	19,329, 52.84%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,752, 55.63%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	18, 0.09%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	10,734, 55.53%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,229, 95.30%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	505, 4.70%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8,577, 44.37%, see rank	35.17%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Potomac, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	21,801, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	15,760, 72.29%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,570, 7.20%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,648, 7.56%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	204, 0.94%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	280, 1.28%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,339, 10.73%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Potomac, MD	33.4 minutes
Maryland	32.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Potomac, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	22,217	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	11,988, 53.96%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,438, 78.73%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	630, 5.26%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,457, 12.15%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 0.01%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	114, 0.95%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	255, 2.13%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	10,229, 46.04%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,005, 68.48%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,172, 11.46%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,967, 19.23%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	64, 0.63%, see rank	3.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Potomac, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	22,217, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	11, 0.05%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	698, 3.14%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	679, 3.06%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	315, 1.42%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,190, 5.36%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	186, 0.84%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	575, 2.59%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,182, 9.82%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6,020, 27.10%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,879, 21.96%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,141, 5.14%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,819, 12.69%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,522, 6.85%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Potomac, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,620	3.51%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	193	1.47%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.