Brookmont vs Chevy Chase

A side-by-side comparison of Brookmont and Chevy Chase: population, income, housing, and more.

Brookmont and Chevy Chase are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brookmont has the higher population (3,825 vs 2,884 in Chevy Chase). Both have a median household income of $250,001. Chevy Chase has the higher median home value ($1,678,700 vs $1,280,700 in Brookmont).

Population, income & housing

	Brookmont	Chevy Chase
Population	3,825	2,884
Median age	46.7 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$250,001
Median home value	$1,280,700	$1,678,700
Median gross rent	$3,000	$3,501
Housing units	1,322	1,010
Homeownership rate	78.1%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	88.1%	94.4%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookmont	Chevy Chase
Population	3,921 → 3,825 (-2.4%)	2,973 → 2,884 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$239,943 → $250,001 (+4.2%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$1,045,800 → $1,280,700 (+22.5%)	$1,290,200 → $1,678,700 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,306 → $3,000 (+30.1%)	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)

Brookmont

Population

3,9213,825

Median household income

$239,943$250,001

Median home value

$1,045,800$1,280,700

Median gross rent

$2,306$3,000

Chevy Chase

Population

2,9732,884

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$1,290,200$1,678,700

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brookmont	Chevy Chase
Under 5	3.3%	5.1%
5 to 17	25.4%	19.3%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.9%
25 to 34	4.6%	3.9%
35 to 44	8.4%	10.3%
45 to 54	17.1%	15.8%
55 to 64	18.5%	16.1%
65 to 74	10.3%	16.5%
75 and over	7.2%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookmont	Chevy Chase
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	81.8%
Black or African American	3.5%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	4.8%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	1.4%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brookmont	Chevy Chase
No high school diploma	1.2%	0.3%
High school graduate	3.5%	1.9%
Some college or associate's	7.2%	3.4%
Bachelor's degree	30.8%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	57.3%	73.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookmont	Chevy Chase
Drove alone	47.8%	39.2%
Carpooled	7.7%	2.1%
Public transit	3.0%	8.8%
Walked	2.8%	4.8%
Bicycle	1.8%	3.0%
Worked from home	36.0%	40.5%
Other means	0.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brookmont	Chevy Chase
1-unit, detached	89.8%	99.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brookmont	Chevy Chase
Poverty rate	0.9%	2.6%
Average household size	2.89	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1962	1938