Chevy Chase Section Three vs Somerset

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

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

Somerset has the higher population (1,020 vs 985 in Chevy Chase Section Three). Both have a median household income of $250,001. Somerset has the higher median home value ($1,820,800 vs $1,583,900 in Chevy Chase Section Three).

Population, income & housing

	Chevy Chase Section Three	Somerset
Population	985	1,020
Median age	41.5 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$250,001
Median home value	$1,583,900	$1,820,800
Median gross rent	$3,501	$3,501
Housing units	301	381
Homeownership rate	96.0%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	94.4%	94.2%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chevy Chase Section Three	Somerset
Population	732 → 985 (+34.6%)	1,090 → 1,020 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$246,667 → $250,001 (+1.4%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$1,085,800 → $1,583,900 (+45.9%)	$1,475,800 → $1,820,800 (+23.4%)
Median gross rent	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)

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

Somerset

Population

1,0901,020

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$1,475,800$1,820,800

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chevy Chase Section Three	Somerset
Under 5	5.4%	2.1%
5 to 17	30.5%	27.7%
18 to 24	2.7%	4.6%
25 to 34	4.2%	1.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	5.8%
45 to 54	19.5%	21.0%
55 to 64	10.8%	16.5%
65 to 74	8.7%	12.3%
75 and over	7.4%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chevy Chase Section Three	Somerset
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	80.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.5%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.8%
Two or more races	9.8%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chevy Chase Section Three	Somerset
No high school diploma	1.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	0.8%	2.2%
Some college or associate's	3.6%	3.6%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	64.1%	68.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chevy Chase Section Three	Somerset
Drove alone	48.8%	21.7%
Carpooled	6.3%	1.4%
Public transit	2.3%	15.7%
Walked	2.3%	6.8%
Bicycle	2.3%	3.8%
Worked from home	38.1%	46.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chevy Chase Section Three	Somerset
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 Three	Somerset
Poverty rate	2.6%	2.2%
Average household size	3.29	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	31	35
Median year structure built	1938	1955