Chevy Chase vs Friendship Heights Village

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

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

Friendship Heights Village has the higher population (3,991 vs 2,884 in Chevy Chase). Chevy Chase has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $110,199 in Friendship Heights Village). Chevy Chase has the higher median home value ($1,678,700 vs $473,400 in Friendship Heights Village).

Population, income & housing

	Chevy Chase	Friendship Heights Village
Population	2,884	3,991
Median age	49.6 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$110,199
Median home value	$1,678,700	$473,400
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,342
Housing units	1,010	2,942
Homeownership rate	94.4%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	94.4%	75.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chevy Chase	Friendship Heights Village
Population	2,973 → 2,884 (-3.0%)	5,396 → 3,991 (-26.0%)
Median household income	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)	$113,490 → $110,199 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$1,290,200 → $1,678,700 (+30.1%)	$441,300 → $473,400 (+7.3%)
Median gross rent	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)	$2,259 → $2,342 (+3.7%)

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

Friendship Heights Village

Population

5,3963,991

Median household income

$113,490$110,199

Median home value

$441,300$473,400

Median gross rent

$2,259$2,342

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chevy Chase	Friendship Heights Village
Under 5	5.1%	2.9%
5 to 17	19.3%	4.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	8.6%
25 to 34	3.9%	16.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.3%
45 to 54	15.8%	9.9%
55 to 64	16.1%	13.2%
65 to 74	16.5%	13.0%
75 and over	7.1%	21.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chevy Chase	Friendship Heights Village
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	61.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	13.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chevy Chase	Friendship Heights Village
No high school diploma	0.3%	2.4%
High school graduate	1.9%	8.0%
Some college or associate's	3.4%	13.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.3%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	73.1%	51.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chevy Chase	Friendship Heights Village
Drove alone	39.2%	27.1%
Carpooled	2.1%	2.2%
Public transit	8.8%	27.6%
Walked	4.8%	12.3%
Bicycle	3.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	40.5%	29.3%
Other means	1.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chevy Chase	Friendship Heights Village
1-unit, detached	99.3%	1.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	95.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chevy Chase	Friendship Heights Village
Poverty rate	2.6%	8.4%
Average household size	2.92	1.53
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1938	1973