Chevy Chase Section Five vs Washington Grove

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

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

Chevy Chase Section Five has the higher population (767 vs 590 in Washington Grove). Chevy Chase Section Five has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $160,417 in Washington Grove). Chevy Chase Section Five has the higher median home value ($1,631,900 vs $594,200 in Washington Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Chevy Chase Section Five	Washington Grove
Population	767	590
Median age	45.2 yrs	58.9 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$160,417
Median home value	$1,631,900	$594,200
Housing units	253	305
Homeownership rate	98.0%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	97.0%	70.1%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chevy Chase Section Five	Washington Grove
Population	638 → 767 (+20.2%)	694 → 590 (-15.0%)
Median household income	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)	$113,967 → $160,417 (+40.8%)
Median home value	$1,264,900 → $1,631,900 (+29.0%)	$446,400 → $594,200 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$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

Washington Grove

Population

694590

Median household income

$113,967$160,417

Median home value

$446,400$594,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chevy Chase Section Five	Washington Grove
Under 5	5.7%	1.9%
5 to 17	21.0%	8.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	5.1%
25 to 34	8.1%	2.7%
35 to 44	10.8%	16.9%
45 to 54	12.5%	9.7%
55 to 64	19.3%	23.2%
65 to 74	8.1%	22.4%
75 and over	10.4%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chevy Chase Section Five	Washington Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	79.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chevy Chase Section Five	Washington Grove
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.6%
High school graduate	1.5%	15.8%
Some college or associate's	1.5%	13.4%
Bachelor's degree	31.8%	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	65.2%	36.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chevy Chase Section Five	Washington Grove
Drove alone	53.8%	51.2%
Carpooled	2.9%	6.6%
Public transit	5.1%	17.3%
Walked	1.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.9%	23.7%
Other means	1.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chevy Chase Section Five	Washington Grove
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	Washington Grove
Poverty rate	1.2%	3.7%
Average household size	3.13	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1938	1951