Chesapeake City

Population: 778
Median household income: $67,109
Median home value: $335,200

Chesapeake City is a community in Cecil County, Maryland, home to 778 residents. The median household income of $67,109 is below the Cecil County median ($91,146).

Between 2019 and 2023, Chesapeake City's population grew 10.4% from 705 to 778, while its median home value rose 24.1% from $270,000 to $335,200.

32.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 778
Median age: 57.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,109
Median home value: $335,200
Median gross rent: $1,005
Housing units: 451
Homeownership rate: 75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

705778

Median household income

$63,125$67,109

Median home value

$270,000$335,200

Median gross rent

$896$1,005

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	705	$63,125	$270,000	$896
2020	725	$58,438	$279,900	$821
2021	788	$58,958	$279,000	$836
2022	801	$68,750	$313,600	$929
2023	778	$67,109	$335,200	$1,005

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 444.8%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6426.0%

65 to 7419.2%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	4.5%
5 to 17	80	10.3%
18 to 24	23	3.0%
25 to 34	77	9.9%
35 to 44	37	4.8%
45 to 54	89	11.4%
55 to 64	202	26.0%
65 to 74	149	19.2%
75 and over	86	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	631	81.1%
Black or African American	15	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	103	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree22.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	66	10.3%
High school graduate	170	26.6%
Some college or associate's	194	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	146	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	64	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone62.9%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	239	62.9%
Carpooled	36	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	42	11.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	63	16.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	102	32.2%
15 to 29 min	82	25.9%
30 to 44 min	84	26.5%
45 to 59 min	25	7.9%
60+ min	24	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.92
Poverty rate: 13.5% (105 of 778)

	Count	Share
Family households	214	53.9%
Nonfamily households	183	46.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	397	88.0%
Vacant	54	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	301	75.8%
Renter-occupied	96	24.2%

1-unit, detached67.8%

1-unit, attached9.8%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	306	67.8%
1-unit, attached	44	9.8%
2 to 4 units	49	10.9%
5 to 19 units	23	5.1%
20 or more units	26	5.8%
Mobile home & other	3	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2415950
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.53 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 39.5272, -75.8117