Chevy Chase, Maryland

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Population in July 2007: 2,758. Population change since 2000: +1.0%

Males: 1,277	(46.3%)
Females: 1,481	(53.7%)

Median resident age:	43.1 years
Maryland median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 20815.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $205,800 (it was $160,331 in 2000)

Chevy Chase	$205,800
Maryland:	$68,080

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $1,186,600 (it was $501,600 in 2000)

Chevy Chase	$1,186,600
Maryland:	$347,000

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Races in Chevy Chase:

White Non-Hispanic (92.4%)
Hispanic (3.4%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Black (0.9%)
Chinese (0.8%)
Asian Indian (0.6%)
Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Chevy Chase: 151.8 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (21.0%), Irish (12.6%), German (12.5%), Russian (8.7%), Italian (6.5%), Polish (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1918

Elevation: 350 feet

Land area: 0.47 square miles.

Population density: 5891 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Chevy Chase

High school or higher: 97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 88.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 62.3%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chevy Chase town

Never married: 17.6%
Now married: 72.2%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 3.8%
Divorced: 5.6%

253 residents are foreign born (5.5% Europe, 2.3% Asia).

This town:	9.3%
Maryland:	9.8%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Chevy Chase, Maryland in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Chevy Chase to the number of sex offenders is 2758 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Chevy Chase:	1.0% ($4,856)
Maryland:	1.2% ($1,782)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bethesda, MD (2.0 miles , pop. 55,277).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (6.7 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (150.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Chevy Chase Section Five, MD (0.6 miles ), Chevy Chase Section Three, MD (0.8 miles ), Chevy Chase Village, MD (0.8 miles ), Martin's Additions, MD (1.0 miles ), Somerset, MD (1.2 miles ), Friendship Village, MD (1.3 miles ), North Chevy Chase, MD (1.6 miles ), Bethesda, MD (2.0 miles ).

Latitude: 38.98 N, Longitude: 77.08 W

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Population change in the 1990s: -210 (-7.2%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Professional, scientific, and technical services (34%)
Public administration (13%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Data processing and other information services (4%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Professional, scientific, and technical services (21%)
Educational services (16%)
Health care (12%)
Public administration (11%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Lawyers (21%)
Media and communication equipment workers (8%)
Social scientists and related workers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Top executives (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Lawyers (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Social scientists and related workers (5%)
Postsecondary teachers (5%)
Physicians and surgeons (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Chevy Chase-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 35% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.5 miles away from the Chevy Chase town center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.

On 9/24/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.9 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 55 people and caused $101 million in damages.

Birthplace of: Jason Conley - College basketball player (Missouri Tigers).

Main business address for: SAUL CENTERS INC (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS).

Hospitals/medical centers near Chevy Chase:

SUBURBAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 3 miles; BETHESDA, MD)
SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; WASHINGTON, DC)
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; SILVER SPRING, MD)

Political contributions by individuals in Chevy Chase, MD

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chevy Chase:

RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 10 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
ANDREWS AFB (about 20 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID: ADW)
WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 26 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: IAD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chevy Chase:

SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 10 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: 09W)
COLLEGE PARK (about 12 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; ID: CGS)
MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (about 14 miles; GAITHERSBURG, MD; ID: GAI)

Amtrak stations near Chevy Chase:

8 miles: WASHINGTON (50 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.E.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
9 miles: ROCKVILLE (HUNGERFORD DR. & PARK ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
13 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.townofchevychase.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chevy Chase:

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 8,859)
UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 4 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 3,223)
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 16,045)
MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; ARLINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,479)
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 4,472)
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 9,297)

Public elementary/middle schools in Chevy Chase:

ROCK CREEK FOREST ELEMENTARY (Students: 518; Location: 8330 GRUBB RD; Grades: KG - 05)
CHEVY CHASE ELEMENTARY (Students: 352; Location: 4015 ROSEMARY ST; Grades: 03 - 06)
NORTH CHEVY CHASE ELEMENTARY (Students: 330; Location: 3700 JONES BRIDGE RD; Grades: 03 - 06)

Private elementary/middle schools in Chevy Chase:

CONCORD HILL SCHOOL (Students: 96; Location: 6050 WISCONSIN AVE; Grades: PK - 3)
ONENESS FAMILY SCHOOL (Students: 73; Location: 6701 WISCONSIN AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
OHR KODESH EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR (Students: 69; Location: 8402 FREYMAN DR; Grades: UG - UG)

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Notable locations in Chevy Chase: Columbia Country Club (A), Chevey Chase Library (B), Chevy Chase Fire Station Company 7 (C), Chevy Chase Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: A Touch Of Class (3 Fairfax Court Suite 21).

Hotels: Holiday Inn Chevy Chase (5520 Wisconsin Avenue), Arltec Inc (5530 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1230), Ross Robert M (5530 Wisconsin Avenue), Holiday Inn Chevy Chase H (5520 Wisconsin Avenue), Holiday Inn (5520 Wisconsin Avenue).

Courts: Browne Francis C Judge Trial Ofc Us Court Of Claims - Res (4601 North Park), Pratt John H Judge Us District Court For The District Of Columb - Res (4119 Rosemary), Bennett Marion T Judge Senior Circuit Us Court Of Appeals For T - J (8101 Connecticut).

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Maryland:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	81.3%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.7%
Whole state:	5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	2.1%
Whole state:	8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	1.0%
Whole state:	4.2%

Chevy Chase compared to Maryland state average:

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Median household income significantly above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Chevy Chase (2007 data):

Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B.: Highland House Branch, 8401 Connecticut Avenue Branch, 5424 Western Ave Branch. Info updated 2006-10-05: Bank assets: $14,410.6 mil, Deposits: $10,922.7 mil, headquarters in Mclean, VA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 227 total offices
SunTrust Bank: Chevy Chase Lake Branch at 8510 Connecticut Avenue, branch established on 1969-09-02; Chevy Chase Center Branch at 49 Wisconsin Circle, branch established on 1972-12-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
Independence Federal Savings Bank: Chevy Chase Branch at 5530 Wisconsin Avenue, branch established on 1998-10-26. Info updated 2006-12-01: Bank assets: $160.5 mil, Deposits: $140.4 mil, headquarters in Washington, DC, negative income in the last year, Consumer Lending Specialization, 5 total offices
Provident Bank of Maryland: Chevy Chase Branch at 5416 Wisconsin Avenue, branch established on 1953-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $6,031.4 mil, Deposits: $4,141.4 mil, headquarters in Baltimore, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 156 total offices, Holding Company: Provident Bankshares Corporation
Bank of America, National Association: Chevy Chase Branch at 4411 South Park Avenue, branch established on 1963-04-22. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
EagleBank: Chevy Chase Branch at 15 Wisconsin Circle, branch established on 2006-05-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $765.6 mil, Deposits: $628.8 mil, headquarters in Bethesda, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	1	$4,308	$51,696	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$3,128	$37,536	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$6,367	$38,202	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		5	$2,214
Other Government Administration	3	$13,663	$54,652	0	$0
Totals for Government	7	$27,467	$47,086	5	$2,214

Chevy Chase government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $51,000
All Other: $1,000
Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $701,000
Regular Highways: $397,000

General - Other: $396,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $248,000

Central Staff Services: $150,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $58,000

Financial Administration: $8,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,808,000
Highways: $35,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $448,000
Interest Earnings: $63,000
Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $150,000
General - Other: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,624,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $126,000
Tax - Property: $188,000
NEC: $26,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $337,000

7.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,595 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.68%
Maryland average:	7.95%

0.44% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,481 average AGI)
Montgomery County: 0.44%
Maryland average: 0.25%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Prince George's County, MD	1.31% ($37,903 average AGI)
from District of Columbia, DC	0.81% ($69,713)
from Fairfax County, VA	0.37% ($66,045)

8.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,916 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.63%
Maryland average:	8.13%

0.24% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,609 average AGI)
Montgomery County: 0.24%
Maryland average: 0.13%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Prince George's County, MD	1.24% ($37,929 average AGI)
to Frederick County, MD	0.72% ($59,976)
to District of Columbia, DC	0.68% ($63,918)

Strongest AM radio stations in Chevy Chase:

WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WWRC (1260 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WMAL (630 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)
WACA (1540 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WHEATON, MD; Owner: AC ACQUISITION, LLC)
WTNT (570 AM; 5 kW; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
WABS (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WZHF (1390 AM; 5 kW; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPLC (1050 AM; 1 kW; SILVER SPRING, MD; Owner: METRO RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chevy Chase:

WASH (97.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WARW (94.7 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WIHT (99.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WRQX (107.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
WHUR-FM (96.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WKYS (93.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WGMS-FM (103.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WAMU (88.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE EXEC. COMM. OF THE BD. OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN UNIV.)
WMMJ (102.3 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WPFW (89.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
WCSP-FM (90.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION)
WBIG-FM (100.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WGTS (91.9 FM; TAKOMA PARK, MD; Owner: COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WETA (90.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
WAVA (105.1 FM; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
WJFK-FM (106.7 FM; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF WASHINGTON, DC)
WMZQ-FM (98.7 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WJZW (105.9 FM; WOODBRIDGE, VA; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
WPGC-FM (95.5 FM; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MARYLAND)

TV broadcast stations around Chevy Chase:

WTTG (Channel 5; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
WJLA-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ACC LICENSEE, INC.)
WUSA (Channel 9; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE DETROIT NEWS, INC.)
WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
WBDC-TV (Channel 50; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
W28BY (Channel 63; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFORMATION SUPER STATION, L.L.C.)
WMDO-CA (Channel 30; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WZDC-LP (Channel 64; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ONDA CAPITAL, INC.)
WKRP-LP (Channel 42; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA, LLC)
WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
WIAV-LP (Channel 58; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
WPXW (Channel 66; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WFPT (Channel 62; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
WNVT (Channel 53; GOLDVEIN, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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