Chevy Chase vs Kensington

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

Chevy Chase and Kensington 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 2,248 in Kensington). Chevy Chase has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $149,698 in Kensington). Chevy Chase has the higher median home value ($1,678,700 vs $919,400 in Kensington).

Population, income & housing

	Chevy Chase	Kensington
Population	2,884	2,248
Median age	49.6 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$149,698
Median home value	$1,678,700	$919,400
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,105
Housing units	1,010	890
Homeownership rate	94.4%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	94.4%	76.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chevy Chase	Kensington
Population	2,973 → 2,884 (-3.0%)	2,098 → 2,248 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)	$125,357 → $149,698 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$1,290,200 → $1,678,700 (+30.1%)	$712,500 → $919,400 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$3,501 → $3,501 (+0.0%)	$1,592 → $2,105 (+32.2%)

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

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	Kensington
Under 5	5.1%	8.4%
5 to 17	19.3%	23.1%
18 to 24	5.9%	4.0%
25 to 34	3.9%	5.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	17.8%
45 to 54	15.8%	10.6%
55 to 64	16.1%	10.9%
65 to 74	16.5%	14.0%
75 and over	7.1%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chevy Chase	Kensington
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	63.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	13.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.4%
Two or more races	7.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chevy Chase	Kensington
No high school diploma	0.3%	2.1%
High school graduate	1.9%	11.5%
Some college or associate's	3.4%	10.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.3%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	73.1%	47.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chevy Chase	Kensington
Drove alone	39.2%	50.5%
Carpooled	2.1%	6.9%
Public transit	8.8%	8.4%
Walked	4.8%	5.0%
Bicycle	3.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	40.5%	27.6%
Other means	1.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chevy Chase	Kensington
1-unit, detached	99.3%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	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	Kensington
Poverty rate	2.6%	6.6%
Average household size	2.92	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1938	1959