Demographics of Chesapeake Beach town, Maryland

Chesapeake Beach town, Maryland had 6,466 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +109 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chesapeake Beach town, in four figures

6,466
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,456 ±23.; +1.7%
Change since July 2020: +109 people.; 41.9 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $138,895 ±$17,889
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Chesapeake Beach town, Maryland's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chesapeake Beach town, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Chesapeake Beach town, Maryland's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chesapeake Beach town, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,357	100.0	100.0
2021	6,453	101.5	100.2
2022	6,478	101.9	100.7
2023	6,483	102.0	101.6
2024	6,472	101.8	102.5
2025	6,466	101.7	103.1

Population of Chesapeake Beach town, Maryland on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,357	—
2021	6,453	+96
2022	6,478	+25
2023	6,483	+5
2024	6,472	−11
2025	6,466	−6

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.9 ±2.7: for men 41.9 ±5.2 and for women 41.9 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chesapeake Beach town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Under 5	288 ±128	4.5% ±2.0	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,278 ±237	19.8% ±3.7	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	390 ±134	6.0% ±2.1	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,515 ±253	23.5% ±3.9	26.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,860 ±334	28.8% ±5.2	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,125 ±314	17.4% ±4.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $138,895 ±$17,889, and income per person $59,738 ±$6,216, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,678 ±$597 in Maryland and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chesapeake Beach town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maryland	United States
Under $25,000	60 to 516	2.4% to 20.2%	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	17 to 177	0.7% to 6.9%	12.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	64 to 220	2.6% to 8.6%	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	251 ±97	9.8% ±3.7	11.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	718 ±235	28.1% ±8.9	18.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	469 ±170	18.4% ±6.5	12.5% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	589 ±143	23.1% ±5.2	20.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chesapeake Beach town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maryland	United States
All ages	13 to 347	0.2% to 5.4%	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 64	0% to 4.1%	11.5% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	0 to 138	0% to 4.1%	8.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 221	0% to 14.1%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chesapeake Beach town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chesapeake Beach town	Maryland	United States
Housing units	2,823 ±231	2,560,784 ±424	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.5% ±2.2	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.5% ±4.2	7.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.8% ±5.0	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.2% ±7.1	32.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$444,600 ±$35,629	$419,900 ±$1,385	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,756 ±$553	$1,705 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±4	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chesapeake Beach town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Hispanic or Latino	74 to 344	1.1% to 5.3%	12.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,698 ±279	72.8% ±4.3	46.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	197 to 789	3.1% to 12.2%	28.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	104 to 432	1.6% to 6.7%	6.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	775 ±306	12.0% ±4.7	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chesapeake Beach town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Born in the state	3,065 ±347	47.5% ±5.4	46.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,006 ±365	46.6% ±5.7	34.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	60 to 284	0.9% to 4.4%	1.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	84 to 342	1.3% to 5.3%	16.6% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	74 to 258	1.1% to 4.0%	9.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 100	0% to 1.5%	7.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Chesapeake Beach town among the places of Maryland

177th of 203 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maryland page.

Places of Maryland near Chesapeake Beach town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ocean City town	6,903 ±20
Forest Glen CDP	6,840 ±1,112
Riverside CDP	6,585 ±661
Lutherville CDP	6,574 ±929
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills CDP	6,567 ±892
Chesapeake Beach town	6,456 ±23
Walkersville town	6,414 ±43
Glenarden city	6,344 ±32
Thurmont town	6,254 ±23
Hampstead town	6,251 ±41
Cheverly town	6,096 ±25

Rankings this appears in

No. 13 Places in Maryland by median rent
No. 15 Places in Maryland by median age
No. 17 Places in Maryland by median household income
No. 17 Places in Maryland by per capita income
No. 21 Places in Maryland by homeownership rate
No. 56 Places in Maryland by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026