Chevy Chase Section Five vs Chevy Chase Section Three

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

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

Chevy Chase Section Three has the higher population (985 vs 767 in Chevy Chase Section Five). Both have a median household income of $250,001. Chevy Chase Section Five has the higher median home value ($1,631,900 vs $1,583,900 in Chevy Chase Section Three).

Population, income & housing

	Chevy Chase Section Five	Chevy Chase Section Three
Population	767	985
Median age	45.2 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$250,001
Median home value	$1,631,900	$1,583,900
Median gross rent	—	$3,501
Housing units	253	301
Homeownership rate	98.0%	96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	97.0%	94.4%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chevy Chase Section Five	Chevy Chase Section Three
Population	638 → 767 (+20.2%)	732 → 985 (+34.6%)
Median household income	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)	$246,667 → $250,001 (+1.4%)
Median home value	$1,264,900 → $1,631,900 (+29.0%)	$1,085,800 → $1,583,900 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)

Chevy Chase Section Five

Population

638767

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$1,264,900$1,631,900

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Chevy Chase Section Three

Population

732985

Median household income

$246,667$250,001

Median home value

$1,085,800$1,583,900

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chevy Chase Section Five	Chevy Chase Section Three
Under 5	5.7%	5.4%
5 to 17	21.0%	30.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	2.7%
25 to 34	8.1%	4.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.5%	19.5%
55 to 64	19.3%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.7%
75 and over	10.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chevy Chase Section Five	Chevy Chase Section Three
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	79.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.6%	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chevy Chase Section Five	Chevy Chase Section Three
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.2%
High school graduate	1.5%	0.8%
Some college or associate's	1.5%	3.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.8%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	65.2%	64.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chevy Chase Section Five	Chevy Chase Section Three
Drove alone	53.8%	48.8%
Carpooled	2.9%	6.3%
Public transit	5.1%	2.3%
Walked	1.2%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.7%	2.3%
Worked from home	34.9%	38.1%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chevy Chase Section Five	Chevy Chase Section Three
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chevy Chase Section Five	Chevy Chase Section Three
Poverty rate	1.2%	2.6%
Average household size	3.13	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1938	1938