Chance

Population: 218
Median household income: $63,500
Median home value: $229,800

Chance is a community in Somerset County, Maryland, home to 218 residents. At $63,500, its median household income sits above Somerset County's $52,462.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chance's population declined 53.6% from 470 to 218, while its median home value rose 40.5% from $163,600 to $229,800.

Owners occupy 97.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 62.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 218
Median age: 62.1 yrs
Median household income: $63,500
Median home value: $229,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 229
Homeownership rate: 97.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

470218

Median household income

$60,833$63,500

Median home value

$163,600$229,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	470	$60,833	$163,600	$860
2020	413	$53,667	$202,600	—
2021	344	$55,288	$205,800	—
2022	267	$49,861	$218,200	—
2023	218	$63,500	$229,800	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 177.8%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 542.8%

55 to 6424.3%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over22.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	17	7.8%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	30	13.8%
35 to 44	32	14.7%
45 to 54	6	2.8%
55 to 64	53	24.3%
65 to 74	31	14.2%
75 and over	49	22.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	158	72.5%
Black or African American	27	12.4%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.9%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's43.3%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	46	22.9%
High school graduate	59	29.4%
Some college or associate's	87	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	9	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone61.3%

Carpooled22.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	57	61.3%
Carpooled	21	22.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	12.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14	17.3%
15 to 29 min	15	18.5%
30 to 44 min	24	29.6%
45 to 59 min	25	30.9%
60+ min	3	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 2.8% (6 of 218)

	Count	Share
Family households	70	68.6%
Nonfamily households	32	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	102	44.5%
Vacant	127	55.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	99	97.1%
Renter-occupied	3	2.9%

1-unit, detached88.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	202	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27	11.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2415075
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.91 sq mi
Center point: 38.1780, -75.9388