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Cheverly, MD
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Cheverly profile


Living in Cheverly



Cheverly is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 6,019 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Cheverly is the 108th largest community in Maryland.

Housing costs in Cheverly are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.

Also of interest is that Cheverly has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Cheverly is also a town of artists. Cheverly has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Cheverly’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.69% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Cheverly, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.24 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

In Cheverly, a lot of people use the subway to get to work every day though Cheverly is a relatively small town. Those that ride the subway are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

If knowledge is power, Cheverly is a pretty powerful place. 54.55% of the adults in Cheverly have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Cheverly in 2018 was $51,208, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $204,832 for a family of four. However, Cheverly contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cheverly is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cheverly home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cheverly residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Cheverly include German, Irish, English, Nigerian, and Italian.

In addition, Cheverly has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.31%).

The most common language spoken in Cheverly is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.