In Cheverly, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.32 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Even though Cheverly is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the subway for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
If knowledge is power, Cheverly is a pretty powerful place. 52.56% of the adults in Cheverly have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Cheverly in 2022 was $54,676, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $218,704 for a family of four. However, Cheverly contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cheverly is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cheverly home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cheverly residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Cheverly also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.95% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cheverly include German, Nigerian, Irish, English, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Cheverly's cultural character, accounting for 22.34% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Cheverly is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
