CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Chesapeake Beach

Maryland · 2,419 residents · 2.69 sq mi

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Chesapeake Beach is a city of 2,419 people in Maryland. The average commute runs 37 minutes. Median rent is $774 a month. Households take in $46,771 a year at the median, 55% more than the country as a whole. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 5.2%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,419

−24%vs 2000

vs 3,180 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.3

−13%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.69 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(173)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(208)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(170)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(172)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(190)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.2%(464)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420.5%(495)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(243)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.9%(119)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.9%(119)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(60)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,771

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,365 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,118

−39%vs 2000

vs $29,616 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.2%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$130,800

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $160,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$774

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $915 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

24.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.5%(2,877)

Black5.3%(167)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(45)

Asian1%(32)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(2,326)

Black3.1%(74)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(36)

Asian0.3%(8)

Other0.5%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American1.6%(102)

Ecuadorian1.3%(84)

Puerto Rican0.8%(49)

Central American0.5%(30)

Guatemalan0.5%(30)

Mexican0.4%(28)

Chilean0.3%(18)

Asian origin

Filipino2.4%(156)

Asian Indian1.4%(92)

Vietnamese0.2%(15)

Japanese0.1%(5)

Ancestry

German19.9%(1,287)

English16.7%(1,080)

Irish14.4%(927)

Italian5.7%(369)

American3%(194)

Polish2.5%(163)

French1.8%(116)

Scottish1.7%(111)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(80)

British1.1%(68)

Czech0.9%(57)

Subsaharan African0.7%(47)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Guyanese0.6%(38)

Dutch0.5%(30)

Ukrainian0.5%(30)

Portuguese0.4%(27)

Austrian0.4%(26)

Canadian0.4%(25)

Hungarian0.4%(24)

Serbian0.3%(22)

Armenian0.3%(20)

Greek0.3%(20)

Russian0.2%(15)

French Canadian0.2%(13)

Romanian0.2%(12)

Lithuanian0.2%(11)

Ethiopian0.2%(11)

Norwegian0.2%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.8%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.1%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.9%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

36.6 min

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26.1%(600)

Married60%(1,381)

Widowed7%(161)

Divorced6.9%(158)

Women 15+

Never married27.1%(770)

Married46.4%(1,317)

Widowed9.9%(280)

Divorced16.7%(473)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.0%

−3.3 ptssince 2013

from 4.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

74.4%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 66.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 7.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.9%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.0%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 79.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.7%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)54.5%(186)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.3%(141)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era5%(17)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 341 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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