Language Spoken At Home in Chevy Chase
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 8,766 | 100% |
English only | 7,368 | 84.1% |
Language other than English | 1,398 | 15.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 336 | 3.8% |
Spanish | 529 | 6.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 161 | 1.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 518 | 5.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 84 | 1.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 193 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 37 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 158 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 54 | 0.6% |
Ancestry in Chevy Chase
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 9,344 | 100% |
American | 407 | 4.4% |
Arab | 137 | 1.5% |
Czech | 48 | 0.5% |
Danish | 160 | 1.7% |
Dutch | 133 | 1.4% |
English | 1,180 | 12.6% |
French (except Basque) | 239 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 81 | 0.9% |
German | 1,367 | 14.6% |
Greek | 151 | 1.6% |
Hungarian | 98 | 1.0% |
Irish | 1,791 | 19.2% |
Italian | 632 | 6.8% |
Lithuanian | 80 | 0.9% |
Norwegian | 85 | 0.9% |
Polish | 427 | 4.6% |
Portuguese | 14 | 0.1% |
Russian | 551 | 5.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 130 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 321 | 3.4% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 65 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 131 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 48 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 95 | 1.0% |
Welsh | 185 | 2.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 95 | 1.0% |
Households By Type in Chevy Chase
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,753 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,440 | 65.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,146 | 30.5% |
Married-couple family | 2,152 | 57.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,080 | 28.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 15 | 0.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 0 | 0.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 273 | 7.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 66 | 1.8% |
Nonfamily households | 1,313 | 35.0% |
Householder living alone | 1,173 | 31.3% |
65 years and over | 699 | 18.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,181 | 31.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,497 | 39.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chevy Chase
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 9,212 | 100% |
Householder | 3,753 | 40.7% |
Spouse | 2,144 | 23.3% |
Child | 2,684 | 29.1% |
Other relatives | 233 | 2.5% |
Nonrelatives | 398 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 58 | 0.6% |
Marital Status in Chevy Chase
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,542 | 100% |
Never married | 992 | 28.0% |
Now married, except separated | 2,298 | 64.9% |
Separated | 10 | 0.3% |
Widowed | 107 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 135 | 3.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 4,108 | 100% |
Never married | 785 | 19.1% |
Now married, except separated | 2,249 | 54.7% |
Separated | 50 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 686 | 16.7% |
Divorced | 338 | 8.2% |
Fertility in Chevy Chase
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 126 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 67 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 115 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Grandparents in Chevy Chase
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 36 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 28 | 77.8% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 15 | 41.7% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 13 | 36.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 28 | 100% |
Who are female | 20 | 71.4% |
Who are married | 15 | 53.6% |
School Enrollment in Chevy Chase
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,399 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 288 | 12.0% |
Kindergarten | 109 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 889 | 37.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 545 | 22.7% |
College or graduate school | 568 | 23.7% |
Educational Attainment in Chevy Chase
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 6,696 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 82 | 1.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 144 | 2.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 272 | 4.1% |
Some college, no degree | 548 | 8.2% |
Associate's degree | 153 | 2.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,907 | 28.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,590 | 53.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 96.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 82.1% |
Veteran Status in Chevy Chase
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,200 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 650 | 9.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chevy Chase
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 9,159 | 100% |
With a disability | 783 | 8.5% |
Under 18 years | 2,091 | 100% |
With a disability | 25 | 1.2% |
18 to 64 years | 5,064 | 100% |
With a disability | 137 | 2.7% |
65 years and over | 2,004 | 100% |
With a disability | 621 | 31.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chevy Chase
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 9,218 | 100% |
Same house | 7,534 | 81.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,508 | 16.4% |
Same county | 1,018 | 11.0% |
Different county | 490 | 5.3% |
Same state | 81 | 0.9% |
Different state | 409 | 4.4% |
Abroad | 176 | 1.9% |
Place Of Birth in Chevy Chase
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 9,344 | 100% |
Native | 7,766 | 83.1% |
Born in United States | 7,641 | 81.8% |
State of residence | 1,031 | 11.0% |
Different state | 6,610 | 70.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 125 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 1,578 | 16.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chevy Chase
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,578 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 789 | 50.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 789 | 50.0% |
Year of Entry in Chevy Chase
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,703 | 100% |
Native | 125 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 5.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 118 | 94.4% |
Foreign born | 1,578 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 49 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,529 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chevy Chase
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,578 | 100% |
Europe | 534 | 33.8% |
Asia | 362 | 22.9% |
Africa | 76 | 4.8% |
Oceania | 29 | 1.8% |
Latin America | 481 | 30.5% |
Northern America | 96 | 6.1% |