North Chevy Chase vs Washington Grove

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

North Chevy Chase and Washington Grove 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 590 in Washington Grove). North Chevy Chase has the higher median household income ($247,500 vs $160,417 in Washington Grove). North Chevy Chase has the higher median home value ($1,149,000 vs $594,200 in Washington Grove).

Population, income & housing

	North Chevy Chase	Washington Grove
Population	685	590
Median age	43.3 yrs	58.9 yrs
Median household income	$247,500	$160,417
Median home value	$1,149,000	$594,200
Median gross rent	$3,411	—
Housing units	225	305
Homeownership rate	87.2%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	87.9%	70.1%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Chevy Chase	Washington Grove
Population	591 → 685 (+15.9%)	694 → 590 (-15.0%)
Median household income	$200,313 → $247,500 (+23.6%)	$113,967 → $160,417 (+40.8%)
Median home value	$860,300 → $1,149,000 (+33.6%)	$446,400 → $594,200 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$3,417 → $3,411 (-0.2%)	—

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

Washington Grove

Population

694590

Median household income

$113,967$160,417

Median home value

$446,400$594,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Chevy Chase	Washington Grove
Under 5	7.2%	1.9%
5 to 17	21.5%	8.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	5.1%
25 to 34	5.5%	2.7%
35 to 44	11.8%	16.9%
45 to 54	15.2%	9.7%
55 to 64	12.3%	23.2%
65 to 74	11.8%	22.4%
75 and over	7.4%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Chevy Chase	Washington Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	79.2%
Black or African American	6.4%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Chevy Chase	Washington Grove
No high school diploma	1.6%	0.6%
High school graduate	1.4%	15.8%
Some college or associate's	9.1%	13.4%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	55.1%	36.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Chevy Chase	Washington Grove
Drove alone	46.0%	51.2%
Carpooled	3.5%	6.6%
Public transit	2.6%	17.3%
Walked	1.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	46.2%	23.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

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

	North Chevy Chase	Washington Grove
Poverty rate	1.9%	3.7%
Average household size	3.14	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	34	26
Median year structure built	1956	1951