About Chevy Chase View

Chevy Chase View is a tiny town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 873 people and just one neighborhood, Chevy Chase View is the 284th largest community in Maryland.

Chevy Chase View is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 95.90% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Chevy Chase View is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chevy Chase View who work in management occupations (22.82%), teaching (11.79%), and legal occupations (9.49%).

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Chevy Chase View has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

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

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

A relatively large number of people in Chevy Chase View telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.46% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Chevy Chase View. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Chevy Chase View.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Chevy Chase View is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Chevy Chase View is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Chevy Chase View really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Chevy Chase View perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Even though Chevy Chase View is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation - mostly the subway - for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Chevy Chase View Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Chevy Chase View, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Chevy Chase View is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 78.50% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Chevy Chase View in 2000 was $58,916, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $235,664 for a family of four. However, Chevy Chase View contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Chevy Chase View home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Chevy Chase View is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Chevy Chase View include Irish, English, German, Italian, Polish, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Chevy Chase View is English. Some people also speak Spanish.