Careers, Jobs and Education Resources for: Bethesda, MD
Bethesda is an unincorporated area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, just Northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda. (In Aramaic, beth hesda means "house of mercy".) It is one of the most affluent and highly educated locales in the country, placing eleventh (4 places behind less urban, but even more exclusive Potomac, MD) on CNNMoney.com's list of top-earning American towns. As an unincorporated area, Bethesda has no official boundaries. The United States Census Bureau defines a Census-Designated Place named Bethesda whose center is located at 38°59' North, 77°7' West. The United States Geological Survey has defined Bethesda...
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General Information
| Montgomery |
County | 75,605 |
Population (as of 2000) |
| Maryland |
State | 78,963 |
Population (current) |
| 23.6 |
Square Miles of Land | 2.0 |
Average Persons Per Household (as of 2000) |
| 0.1 |
Square Miles of Water | $388,300 |
Average House Value (as of 2000) |
|
| $103,329 |
Average House Income (as of 2000) |
Business Information
| 3,965 |
Number of Businesses (as of 2003) | $1,175,179,000 |
Total First Quarter Payroll (as of 2003) |
| 80,266 |
Number of Employees (as of 2003) | $4,594,279,000 |
Total Annual Payroll (as of 2003) |
Gender (as of 2000)
Ethnicity (as of 2000)
Median Ages (as of 2000)
