Chesapeake Beach

Population: 6,428
Median household income: $135,888
Median home value: $438,300

Located in Calvert County, Maryland, Chesapeake Beach is a community with a population of 6,428. The median household income of $135,888 is in line with the Calvert County median ($132,059).

Between 2019 and 2023, Chesapeake Beach's population grew 7.9% from 5,960 to 6,428, while its median home value rose 29.4% from $338,600 to $438,300.

Households average 2.51 people. The median gross rent is $1,490.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,428
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $135,888
Median home value: $438,300
Median gross rent: $1,490
Housing units: 2,829
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9606,428

Median household income

$104,318$135,888

Median home value

$338,600$438,300

Median gross rent

$1,699$1,490

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,960	$104,318	$338,600	$1,699
2020	5,996	$111,379	$368,600	$1,536
2021	6,303	$120,194	$383,900	$1,603
2022	6,358	$130,175	$407,100	$1,703
2023	6,428	$135,888	$438,300	$1,490

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5418.5%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	260	4.0%
5 to 17	1,294	20.1%
18 to 24	411	6.4%
25 to 34	632	9.8%
35 to 44	884	13.8%
45 to 54	1,191	18.5%
55 to 64	594	9.2%
65 to 74	759	11.8%
75 and over	403	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,903	76.3%
Black or African American	427	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.5%
Asian	202	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.2%
Two or more races	648	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	208	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate15.6%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree25.5%

Graduate or professional degree25.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	177	4.0%
High school graduate	698	15.6%
Some college or associate's	1,306	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,137	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,145	25.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 43 min

Drove alone71.1%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit1.7%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home18.8%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,413	71.1%
Carpooled	199	5.9%
Public transit	58	1.7%
Walked	53	1.6%
Bicycle	16	0.5%
Worked from home	638	18.8%
Other means	15	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	253	9.2%
15 to 29 min	445	16.2%
30 to 44 min	572	20.8%
45 to 59 min	883	32.1%
60+ min	601	21.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 3.1% (202 of 6,428)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,748	68.3%
Nonfamily households	812	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,560	90.5%
Vacant	269	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,103	82.1%
Renter-occupied	457	17.9%

1-unit, detached60.2%

1-unit, attached26.4%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,704	60.2%
1-unit, attached	748	26.4%
2 to 4 units	30	1.1%
5 to 19 units	216	7.6%
20 or more units	131	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2415925
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 38.6895, -76.5544