Chevy Chase Village vs Kensington

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

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

Kensington has the higher population (2,248 vs 1,860 in Chevy Chase Village). Chevy Chase Village has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $149,698 in Kensington). Chevy Chase Village has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $919,400 in Kensington).

Population, income & housing

	Chevy Chase Village	Kensington
Population	1,860	2,248
Median age	51.1 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$149,698
Median home value	$2,000,001	$919,400
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,105
Housing units	711	890
Homeownership rate	97.3%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	95.0%	76.0%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chevy Chase Village	Kensington
Population	1,937 → 1,860 (-4.0%)	2,098 → 2,248 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)	$125,357 → $149,698 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$1,724,500 → $2,000,001 (+16.0%)	$712,500 → $919,400 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,875 → $3,501 (+21.8%)	$1,592 → $2,105 (+32.2%)

Chevy Chase Village

Population

1,9371,860

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$1,724,500$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,875$3,501

Kensington

Population

2,0982,248

Median household income

$125,357$149,698

Median home value

$712,500$919,400

Median gross rent

$1,592$2,105

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chevy Chase Village	Kensington
Under 5	5.6%	8.4%
5 to 17	19.5%	23.1%
18 to 24	3.3%	4.0%
25 to 34	2.8%	5.4%
35 to 44	9.0%	17.8%
45 to 54	16.2%	10.6%
55 to 64	10.9%	10.9%
65 to 74	18.9%	14.0%
75 and over	13.8%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chevy Chase Village	Kensington
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	63.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	13.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chevy Chase Village	Kensington
No high school diploma	1.5%	2.1%
High school graduate	1.0%	11.5%
Some college or associate's	2.6%	10.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.9%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	65.1%	47.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chevy Chase Village	Kensington
Drove alone	43.6%	50.5%
Carpooled	5.4%	6.9%
Public transit	10.4%	8.4%
Walked	2.5%	5.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	1.2%
Worked from home	35.1%	27.6%
Other means	1.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chevy Chase Village	Kensington
1-unit, detached	98.7%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	35.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chevy Chase Village	Kensington
Poverty rate	0.4%	6.6%
Average household size	2.78	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1938	1959