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Chevy Chase, MD vs McLean, VA

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- McLean is 0% more densely populated than Chevy Chase.
- People are 11.7% less likely to be married in McLean.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years younger in McLean.
 Chevy Chase, MDMcLean, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock49,310329,725,481
 Female Population48.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock46.438.4
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 Population - 20102,834  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,929285,036,114
 Population - 19902,675  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock22.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now11.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,989.893.4
 Land Area0.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chevy Chase, MDMcLean, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 344.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Chevy Chase, MDMcLean, VAUnited States
 White84.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.3%12.2%
 Asian4.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chevy Chase, MDMcLean, VAUnited States
 Married Population73.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock64.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.4%50.2%
 Never Married19.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock5.6%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.922.60
 Households981  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,39280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children42.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households147  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock5.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children1.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Chevy Chase    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Overall an nice place to live if you don't mind bad traffic. Though Chevy Chase is a close-in suburb, traffic can make traveling short distances by car very taxing.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Chevy Chase is great because it offers neighborhoods and parks and is only about 5 miles from the center of DC. While it looks like a quiet place, the pace of life is  More

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Over 18 years ago

CC MD -- great schools, neighborhoods, highly community active -- the state and county does a great job on services. But the identity is to Wash, DC. This is a place  More

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Reviews for Mclean    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

McLean has superb QOL - inside the Beltway, rural feeling, easy commute to DC via nat'l parkway, influential  More

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Over 17 years ago

There are definitely four seasons here; but, the winters tend to be short and the summers  More

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Over 18 years ago

Very expensive housing here. We could never afford to buy  More

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