CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cheverly

Maryland · 6,023 residents · 1.32 sq mi

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With 6,023 people, Cheverly is a city in Maryland. 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Households take in $50,278 a year at the median, 67% more than the country as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 1.2% of people here. Households here earn about 28% more than in Maryland as a whole. Median home value sits at $131,500.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

42% 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

6,023

−6%vs 2000

vs 6,433 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.9

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(522)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(489)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(384)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(325)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(294)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419%(1,143)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4423.3%(1,404)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(479)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(389)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(368)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(191)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(35)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$50,278

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,431 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,851

−18%vs 2000

vs $24,096 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.2%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$131,500

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $146,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$621

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $671 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.0%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.9% in 2000

31.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic31.1%(2,003)

Black56.4%(3,628)

Hispanic / Latino6.8%(435)

Asian2.5%(161)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic53.3%(3,209)

Black41.2%(2,484)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(145)

Asian3%(183)

Other2.4%(147)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American7.8%(473)

Salvadoran7.7%(468)

Mexican6.2%(376)

South American1.1%(67)

Puerto Rican1%(58)

Argentine0.8%(50)

Spaniard0.8%(49)

Colombian0.3%(17)

Dominican0.2%(10)

Guatemalan0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino1.1%(68)

Pakistani0.8%(47)

Chinese0.5%(30)

Japanese0.5%(29)

Asian Indian0.3%(20)

Taiwanese0.1%(9)

Thai0.1%(8)

Vietnamese0.1%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African13.9%(846)

German9.6%(585)

Nigerian7.7%(472)

Irish7.4%(454)

English4.5%(274)

Italian3%(180)

Swiss2.8%(173)

Scottish2.4%(145)

American2.2%(136)

Swedish1.8%(111)

French1.5%(92)

West Indian1.4%(86)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1%(63)

Ghanaian1%(61)

Jamaican1%(59)

Cape Verdean1%(58)

Polish0.7%(40)

Russian0.6%(37)

Canadian0.4%(23)

Slovak0.3%(20)

Danish0.2%(15)

Slovene0.2%(15)

Barbadian0.2%(15)

British0.2%(14)

Welsh0.2%(14)

Dutch0.2%(13)

Guyanese0.2%(13)

Hungarian0.2%(13)

Arab0.2%(10)

Lebanese0.2%(10)

French Canadian0.1%(9)

Ukrainian0.1%(9)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest German population · Largest Central American population · Largest Nigerian population · Largest Salvadoran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

42.0%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.0%

+4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

16.2%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.8 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 22.3 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 married39.7%(957)

Married46.8%(1,127)

Widowed0.5%(12)

Divorced13%(314)

Women 15+

Never married41%(981)

Married42.7%(1,022)

Widowed8%(191)

Divorced8.4%(201)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.0%

+0.6 ptssince 2013

from 10.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.4%

−13.2 ptssince 2020

from 72.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.6%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.3%

+16.1 ptssince 2020

from 7.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.4%

−15.8 ptssince 2020

from 82.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.2%

+11.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% 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)30.1%(63)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.8%(56)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.1%(65)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.3%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 209 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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