Glen Echo vs North Chevy Chase

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

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

North Chevy Chase has the higher population (685 vs 314 in Glen Echo). North Chevy Chase has the higher median household income ($247,500 vs $195,000 in Glen Echo). North Chevy Chase has the higher median home value ($1,149,000 vs $1,128,500 in Glen Echo).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Echo	North Chevy Chase
Population	314	685
Median age	47.7 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$195,000	$247,500
Median home value	$1,128,500	$1,149,000
Median gross rent	$3,501	$3,411
Housing units	114	225
Homeownership rate	93.5%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.0%	87.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Echo	North Chevy Chase
Population	309 → 314 (+1.6%)	591 → 685 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$211,875 → $195,000 (-8.0%)	$200,313 → $247,500 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$920,100 → $1,128,500 (+22.6%)	$860,300 → $1,149,000 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$2,750 → $3,501 (+27.3%)	$3,417 → $3,411 (-0.2%)

Glen Echo

Population

309314

Median household income

$211,875$195,000

Median home value

$920,100$1,128,500

Median gross rent

$2,750$3,501

North Chevy Chase

Population

591685

Median household income

$200,313$247,500

Median home value

$860,300$1,149,000

Median gross rent

$3,417$3,411

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Echo	North Chevy Chase
Under 5	2.5%	7.2%
5 to 17	24.5%	21.5%
18 to 24	5.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	3.8%	5.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.4%	15.2%
55 to 64	15.3%	12.3%
65 to 74	16.2%	11.8%
75 and over	8.6%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Echo	North Chevy Chase
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	77.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Echo	North Chevy Chase
No high school diploma	2.8%	1.6%
High school graduate	3.3%	1.4%
Some college or associate's	10.8%	9.1%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	52.4%	55.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Echo	North Chevy Chase
Drove alone	46.2%	46.0%
Carpooled	2.3%	3.5%
Public transit	1.5%	2.6%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	50.0%	46.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Echo	North Chevy Chase
1-unit, detached	100.0%	98.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.3%
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

	Glen Echo	North Chevy Chase
Poverty rate	1.3%	1.9%
Average household size	2.91	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	33	34
Median year structure built	1938	1956