Chevy Chase vs Derwood

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

Chevy Chase and Derwood 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 (2,884 vs 1,830 in Derwood). Chevy Chase has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $93,000 in Derwood). Chevy Chase has the higher median home value ($1,678,700 vs $633,200 in Derwood).

Population, income & housing

	Chevy Chase	Derwood
Population	2,884	1,830
Median age	49.6 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$93,000
Median home value	$1,678,700	$633,200
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,200
Housing units	1,010	764
Homeownership rate	94.4%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	94.4%	60.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chevy Chase	Derwood
Population	2,973 → 2,884 (-3.0%)	1,890 → 1,830 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)	$72,351 → $93,000 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$1,290,200 → $1,678,700 (+30.1%)	$563,700 → $633,200 (+12.3%)
Median gross rent	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)	$1,160 → $2,200 (+89.7%)

Chevy Chase

Population

2,9732,884

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$1,290,200$1,678,700

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,501

Derwood

Population

1,8901,830

Median household income

$72,351$93,000

Median home value

$563,700$633,200

Median gross rent

$1,160$2,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chevy Chase	Derwood
Under 5	5.1%	4.8%
5 to 17	19.3%	14.4%
18 to 24	5.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	3.9%	20.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	6.7%
45 to 54	15.8%	14.2%
55 to 64	16.1%	15.7%
65 to 74	16.5%	9.4%
75 and over	7.1%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chevy Chase	Derwood
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	48.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	3.3%
Asian	4.2%	9.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	4.3%
Two or more races	7.0%	10.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chevy Chase	Derwood
No high school diploma	0.3%	11.6%
High school graduate	1.9%	14.9%
Some college or associate's	3.4%	13.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.3%	33.0%
Graduate or professional degree	73.1%	27.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chevy Chase	Derwood
Drove alone	39.2%	46.8%
Carpooled	2.1%	9.6%
Public transit	8.8%	13.9%
Walked	4.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	40.5%	29.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chevy Chase	Derwood
1-unit, detached	99.3%	52.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	34.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chevy Chase	Derwood
Poverty rate	2.6%	7.3%
Average household size	2.92	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	30	37
Median year structure built	1938	1985