Chevy Chase, MD

Census Place

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2024 Population
9,445
US Senator
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic Party
US Senator
Angela Alsobrooks
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
50.3
0.789% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
4.27%
61.7% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$211,765
0.935% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$1.25M
4.36% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,972
2.16% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Chevy Chase, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.1% of the residents in Chevy Chase, MD are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Chevy Chase, MD was $1.25M, and the homeownership rate was 75.9%.

Most people in Chevy Chase, MD worked at home, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Chevy Chase, MD was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Chevy Chase, MD is home to a population of 9.45k people, from which 96.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.6% of Chevy Chase, MD residents were born outside of the country (1.28k people).

In 2024, there were 11.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.82k people) in Chevy Chase, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 612 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 580 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.1%
2024 Citizenship
95.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.1% of Chevy Chase, MD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Chevy Chase, MD was 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chevy Chase, MD
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.82k ± 530
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    612 ± 190
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    580 ± 218
8.34%
Hispanic Population
788 people

In 2024, there were 11.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.82k people) in Chevy Chase, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 612 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 580 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.34% of the people in Chevy Chase, MD are hispanic (788 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Chevy Chase, MD as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. El Salvador
    130,412 ± 8,772 people
  2. India
    62,394 ± 6,102 people
  3. Nigeria
    47,653 ± 5,339 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 130,412 Maryland residents, followed by India with 62,394 and Nigeria with 47,653.

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Foreign-Born Population

13.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.28k people
13.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.24k people

As of 2024, 13.6% of Chevy Chase, MD residents (1.28k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chevy Chase, MD was 13.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    91 ± 51
  2. Vietnam
    81 ± 51
  3. World War II
    48 ± 65

Chevy Chase, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Chevy Chase, MD employs 4.97k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Chevy Chase, MD were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,114 people), Public Administration (598 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (558 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($218,092), Information ($183,375), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($181,625).

Occupations

4.97k
2024 Value
± 483
2.16%
1 Year growth
± 12.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chevy Chase, MD grew at a rate of 2.16%, from 4.87k employees to 4.97k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chevy Chase, MD, are Management Occupations (974 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (639 people), and Legal Occupations (509 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chevy Chase, MD.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

4.97k
2024 Value
± 483
2.16%
1 Year growth
± 12.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chevy Chase, MD grew at a rate of 2.16%, from 4.87k employees to 4.97k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chevy Chase, MD, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,114 people), Public Administration (598 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (558 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chevy Chase, MD, though some of these residents may live in Chevy Chase, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$165,530
Median earning men ± $19,855
$91,265
Median earning women ± $11,306

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($219,605), Other Services Except Public Administration ($188,625), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($184,583).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($177,188), Information ($147,125), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($143,224).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
0.617%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Maryland

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Chris Van Hollen
Senator from Maryland3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Angela Alsobrooks
Senator from Maryland1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Chevy Chase, MD was $1.25M in 2024, which is 3.74 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.19M to $1.25M, a 4.36% increase. The homeownership rate in Chevy Chase, MD is 75.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Chevy Chase, MD have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they worked at home. Car ownership in Chevy Chase, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$1.25M
Median Property Value 2024
±$57,086
$2,819
Median Property Taxes
±$288

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chevy Chase, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chevy Chase, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

75.9%
Homeownership
2024
68%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 75.9% of the housing units in Chevy Chase, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.6%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$211,765
Median Household Income
± $20,243
3.72k
Number of Households
± 372

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.72k households in Chevy Chase, MD declined from $211,765 from the previous year's value of $213,764.

The following chart displays the households in Chevy Chase, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chevy Chase, MD is from Maryland.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in Maryland
0.454
2022 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2023, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.683% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Worked At Home (40.6%)
  2. Drove Alone (40.1%)
  3. Carpooled (6.17%)

In 2024, 40.6% of workers in Chevy Chase, MD worked at home, followed by those who drove alone to work (40.1%) and those who carpooled to work (6.17%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

27.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chevy Chase, MD have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.335% of the workforce in Chevy Chase, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chevy Chase, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chevy Chase, MD have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

4.27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chevy Chase, MD (398 out of 9.32k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chevy Chase, MD is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.9% of the population of Chevy Chase, MD has health coverage, with 63.3% on employee plans, 2.38% on Medicaid, 15% on Medicare, 16.4% on non-group plans, and 0.812% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maryland see 1,179 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,179 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1238 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 273 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.1% under 18 years, 11% between 18 and 34 years, 41.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

2.08%
Uninsured
63.3%
Employer Coverage
2.38%
Medicaid
15%
Medicare
16.4%
Non-Group
0.812%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Chevy Chase, MD grew by 10.1% from 1.89% to 2.08%.

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