Chance is a city of 230 people in Maryland. At a median age of 58.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 100% of the housing stock. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 147 fewer people here than in 2000. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 36%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,711, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 58.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 56%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Chance
What changed most since 2000
Black share23.6% → 0.0%(−23.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.1 pts
Poverty rate23.2% → 4.3%(−18.8 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
White share75.1% → 79.1%(+4.1 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(4)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Chance, decade by decade
Chance population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
377
$62,904
$166,135
11.1%
47.6
2010
353
$64,736
$476,311
21.7%
42.7
2020
330
$65,046
$245,559
10.5%
37.2
2024
230
$66,711
$259,100
9.5%
41.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
