Chevy Chase vs Leisure World

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

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

Chevy Chase has the higher population (9,484 vs 8,693 in Leisure World). Chevy Chase has the higher median household income ($213,764 vs $58,125 in Leisure World). Chevy Chase has the higher median home value ($1,193,000 vs $265,100 in Leisure World).

Population, income & housing

	Chevy Chase	Leisure World
Population	9,484	8,693
Median age	50.7 yrs	76.9 yrs
Median household income	$213,764	$58,125
Median home value	$1,193,000	$265,100
Median gross rent	$3,264	$2,111
Housing units	4,075	6,650
Homeownership rate	75.6%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	84.8%	54.5%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	16.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chevy Chase	Leisure World
Population	9,622 → 9,484 (-1.4%)	9,040 → 8,693 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$181,929 → $213,764 (+17.5%)	$52,938 → $58,125 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$944,700 → $1,193,000 (+26.3%)	$214,100 → $265,100 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,957 → $3,264 (+66.8%)	$1,621 → $2,111 (+30.2%)

Chevy Chase

Population

9,6229,484

Median household income

$181,929$213,764

Median home value

$944,700$1,193,000

Median gross rent

$1,957$3,264

Leisure World

Population

9,0408,693

Median household income

$52,938$58,125

Median home value

$214,100$265,100

Median gross rent

$1,621$2,111

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chevy Chase	Leisure World
Under 5	2.9%	0.3%
5 to 17	18.6%	3.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	1.8%
25 to 34	4.2%	1.7%
35 to 44	9.6%	2.8%
45 to 54	17.3%	2.5%
55 to 64	15.8%	7.4%
65 to 74	11.7%	23.7%
75 and over	12.5%	56.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chevy Chase	Leisure World
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	60.8%
Black or African American	7.3%	22.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	6.7%	9.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.8%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chevy Chase	Leisure World
No high school diploma	2.5%	1.8%
High school graduate	4.6%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	8.1%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.5%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	56.3%	25.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chevy Chase	Leisure World
Drove alone	40.8%	72.3%
Carpooled	3.7%	2.3%
Public transit	5.9%	7.1%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	40.4%	18.0%
Other means	2.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chevy Chase	Leisure World
1-unit, detached	66.8%	4.7%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	21.8%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	13.1%
20 or more units	23.1%	56.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chevy Chase	Leisure World
Poverty rate	2.6%	7.8%
Average household size	2.43	1.44
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1959	1982