About Chevy Chase Village

Chevy Chase Village is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 2,051 people and just one neighborhood, Chevy Chase Village is the 241st largest community in Maryland. Much of the housing stock in Chevy Chase Village was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Chevy Chase Village is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 97.84% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Chevy Chase Village is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chevy Chase Village who work in legal occupations (24.25%), management occupations (16.14%), and art, media and design (9.87%).

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

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Chevy Chase Village 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.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 12.04% 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 addition, Chevy Chase Village is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Chevy Chase Village is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Chevy Chase Village a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Chevy Chase Village has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Chevy Chase Village's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Being a small town, Chevy Chase Village does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Chevy Chase Village Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Chevy Chase Village is a pretty powerful place. 87.17% of the adults in Chevy Chase Village have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Chevy Chase Village in 2000 was $95,174, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $380,696 for a family of four. However, Chevy Chase Village contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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