Chevy Chase vs South Kensington

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

Chevy Chase and South Kensington 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 8,057 in South Kensington). Chevy Chase has the higher median household income ($213,764 vs $193,793 in South Kensington). Chevy Chase has the higher median home value ($1,193,000 vs $905,000 in South Kensington).

Population, income & housing

	Chevy Chase	South Kensington
Population	9,484	8,057
Median age	50.7 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$213,764	$193,793
Median home value	$1,193,000	$905,000
Median gross rent	$3,264	$3,141
Housing units	4,075	2,967
Homeownership rate	75.6%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	84.8%	82.7%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chevy Chase	South Kensington
Population	9,622 → 9,484 (-1.4%)	8,763 → 8,057 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$181,929 → $213,764 (+17.5%)	$180,000 → $193,793 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$944,700 → $1,193,000 (+26.3%)	$754,200 → $905,000 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,957 → $3,264 (+66.8%)	$2,180 → $3,141 (+44.1%)

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

South Kensington

Population

8,7638,057

Median household income

$180,000$193,793

Median home value

$754,200$905,000

Median gross rent

$2,180$3,141

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chevy Chase	South Kensington
Under 5	2.9%	7.5%
5 to 17	18.6%	21.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	4.3%
25 to 34	4.2%	6.4%
35 to 44	9.6%	13.0%
45 to 54	17.3%	14.7%
55 to 64	15.8%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.6%
75 and over	12.5%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chevy Chase	South Kensington
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	78.0%
Black or African American	7.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	6.7%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.8%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chevy Chase	South Kensington
No high school diploma	2.5%	2.7%
High school graduate	4.6%	5.8%
Some college or associate's	8.1%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	28.5%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	56.3%	52.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chevy Chase	South Kensington
Drove alone	40.8%	49.9%
Carpooled	3.7%	2.2%
Public transit	5.9%	5.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	3.1%	0.9%
Worked from home	40.4%	38.8%
Other means	2.5%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chevy Chase	South Kensington
1-unit, detached	66.8%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	0.1%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	23.1%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Chevy Chase	South Kensington
Poverty rate	2.6%	4.9%
Average household size	2.43	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1959	1956