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Cheverly, MD
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Living in Cheverly



Cheverly is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 6,019 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cheverly is the 108th largest community in Maryland.

Also of interest is that Cheverly has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Cheverly is also a town of artists. Cheverly has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Cheverly’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Cheverly telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 23.20% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Cheverly is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cheverly, the average commute to work is 36.41 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

In Cheverly, a lot of people use the subway to get to work every day though Cheverly is a relatively small town. Those that ride the subway are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Cheverly, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Cheverly is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.40% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Cheverly in 2022 was $58,109, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $232,436 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. Important ancestries of people in Cheverly include German, Irish, English, Nigerian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Cheverly is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.