Chesapeake Beach, Maryland demographics

Chesapeake Beach, MD demographics: median age 41.9; 49.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Chesapeake Beach town, Maryland · Incorporated town · GEOID 2415925. The survey estimates a population of 6,456 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Chesapeake Beach is 41.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.7 years. There are 2,554 households (±218). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.9 ±2.7	39.4 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,456
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Under 18	1,566 ±269	24.3% ±4.2 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	1,061 ±211	16.4% ±3.3 pp	21.7%	22.8%
35–64	2,704 ±386	41.9% ±6.0 pp	39.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,125 ±314	17.4% ±4.9 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,456
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Male	2,908 ±272	45.0% ±4.2 pp	48.7%	49.5%
Female	3,548 ±272	55.0% ±4.2 pp	51.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,456
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
White alone	4,758 ±285	73.7% ±4.4 pp	48.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	493 ±296 · low precision	7.6% ±4.6 pp · low precision	29.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	10 ±17 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	268 ±164 · low precision	4.2% ±2.5 pp · low precision	6.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	29 ±35 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	6.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	898 ±322	13.9% ±5.0 pp	8.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,456
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,247 ±136	96.8% ±2.1 pp	87.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	209 ±135 · low precision	3.2% ±2.1 pp · low precision	12.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,554
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,268 ±176	49.6% ±5.4 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	30 ±38 · low precision	1.2% ±1.5 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	427 ±199	16.7% ±7.7 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	770 ±274	30.1% ±10.4 pp	28.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	59 ±49 · low precision	2.3% ±1.9 pp · low precision	6.4%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,554
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Households with people under 18	948 ±148	37.1% ±4.9 pp	30.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,606 ±286	62.9% ±9.8 pp	69.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,554
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	770 ±274	30.1% ±10.4 pp	28.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	742 ±223	29.1% ±8.4 pp	32.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	436 ±132	17.1% ±5.0 pp	16.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	403 ±135	15.8% ±5.1 pp	13.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	94 ±62 · low precision	3.7% ±2.4 pp · low precision	6.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	71 ±59 · low precision	2.8% ±2.3 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.2%
Seven or more people	38 ±36 · low precision	1.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,456
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Native	6,243 ±129	96.7% ±2.0 pp	83.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	213 ±129 · low precision	3.3% ±2.0 pp · low precision	16.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 6,168
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
English only	5,852 ±182	94.9% ±2.2 pp	78.9%	77.7%
Spanish	85 ±81 · low precision	1.4% ±1.3 pp · low precision	9.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	39 ±48 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	35 ±33 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	39 ±86 · low precision	0.6% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	3 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	76 ±95 · low precision	1.2% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	39 ±51 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 4,500
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	165 ±155 · low precision	3.7% ±3.4 pp · low precision	8.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	671 ±199	14.9% ±4.3 pp	23.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,144 ±306	25.4% ±6.6 pp	17.4%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	314 ±112	7.0% ±2.5 pp	6.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,063 ±225	23.6% ±4.8 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,143 ±280	25.4% ±6.0 pp	20.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 6,415
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maryland	U.S.
Same house	5,605 ±273	87.4% ±4.2 pp	88.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	215 ±129 · low precision	3.4% ±2.0 pp · low precision	5.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	268 ±138 · low precision	4.2% ±2.2 pp · low precision	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	314 ±193 · low precision	4.9% ±3.0 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	13 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

1.0% of Chesapeake Beach residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Maryland and 8.4% nationally. 87.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chesapeake Beach	Maryland	U.S.	Compared with Maryland
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	6.3%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.3% ±9.9 pp	92.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.2% ±3.1 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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