Chevy Chase

Population: 9,484
Median household income: $213,764
Median home value: $1,193,000

Chevy Chase, a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, has 9,484 residents. The median household income of $213,764 is above the Montgomery County median ($128,733).

Between 2019 and 2023, Chevy Chase's population declined 1.4% from 9,622 to 9,484, while its median home value rose 26.3% from $944,700 to $1,193,000.

The median resident is 50.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,484
Median age: 50.7 yrs
Median household income: $213,764
Median home value: $1,193,000
Median gross rent: $3,264
Housing units: 4,075
Homeownership rate: 75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 84.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,6229,484

Median household income

$181,929$213,764

Median home value

$944,700$1,193,000

Median gross rent

$1,957$3,264

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,622	$181,929	$944,700	$1,957
2020	9,801	$192,273	$957,000	$2,014
2021	9,889	$207,971	$999,200	$2,361
2022	9,789	$217,500	$1,159,700	$2,610
2023	9,484	$213,764	$1,193,000	$3,264

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 344.2%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5417.3%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	278	2.9%
5 to 17	1,764	18.6%
18 to 24	702	7.4%
25 to 34	394	4.2%
35 to 44	913	9.6%
45 to 54	1,641	17.3%
55 to 64	1,503	15.8%
65 to 74	1,106	11.7%
75 and over	1,183	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,102	74.9%
Black or African American	692	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	640	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.1%
Two or more races	553	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	485	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate4.6%

Some college or associate's8.1%

Bachelor's degree28.5%

Graduate or professional degree56.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	168	2.5%
High school graduate	311	4.6%
Some college or associate's	544	8.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,922	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,795	56.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone40.8%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit5.9%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle3.1%

Worked from home40.4%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,003	40.8%
Carpooled	184	3.7%
Public transit	289	5.9%
Walked	177	3.6%
Bicycle	151	3.1%
Worked from home	1,981	40.4%
Other means	123	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	531	18.1%
15 to 29 min	904	30.9%
30 to 44 min	840	28.7%
45 to 59 min	542	18.5%
60+ min	110	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 2.6% (247 of 9,351)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,505	65.1%
Nonfamily households	1,342	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,847	94.4%
Vacant	228	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,909	75.6%
Renter-occupied	938	24.4%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached9.2%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.2%

20 or more units23.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,721	66.8%
1-unit, attached	373	9.2%
2 to 4 units	33	0.8%
5 to 19 units	8	0.2%
20 or more units	940	23.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2416625
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.41 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.9925, -77.0749