What percentage of people rent in Chesapeake Beach, MD?

Name: Renters and owners in Chesapeake Beach, MD, 2020–2024
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17.2% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Chesapeake Beach, MD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 439 renting households against 2,115 that own their home.

In Chesapeake Beach, the share of households that rent went from 30.8% in 2015–2019 to 17.2% in 2020–2024 (−13.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.2% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 439 (±185)

Who rents and who owns in Chesapeake Beach

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Chesapeake Beach	Calvert County	Maryland	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.2% (±6.8 points)	12.8% (±1.5 points)	32.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	439 (±185)	4,282 (±528)	765,363 (±6,619)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,115 (±221)	29,183 (±567)	1,597,565 (±8,362)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$73,333 (±$13,211)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$141,651 (±$13,142)	$141,879 (±$7,018)	$129,423 (±$883)	$100,009

In Chesapeake Beach, the renter share is not measurably different from Calvert County (12.8%).

It is also lower than in Maryland (32.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Calvert County, Chesapeake Beach ranks 5 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 243 of 388.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Chesapeake Beach has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	30.8% (±8.7 points)	17.2% (±6.8 points)	−13.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,699 (±$175)	$1,756 (±$553)	+3.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$104,318 (±$10,083)	$138,895 (±$17,889)	+33.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Chesapeake Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Chesapeake Beach
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Chesapeake Beach	—	17.2% (±6.8 points)	—
North Beach	1.7 mi	43.4% (±9.5 points)	Higher
Owings	3.1 mi	5.5% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Huntingtown	6.4 mi	7.4% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Deale	6.7 mi	6.7% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Dunkirk	6.9 mi	5.3% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Shady Side	9.8 mi	11.1% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Prince Frederick	10 mi	52.2% (±8.2 points)	Higher
Baden	10 mi	9.8% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Owings, MD (5.5%), Deale, MD (6.7%), Dunkirk, MD (5.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: North Beach, MD (43.4%), Prince Frederick, MD (52.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Calvert County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Prince Frederick	52.2% (±8.2 points)
2	North Beach	43.4% (±9.5 points)
3	Solomons	29.4% (±12.4 points)
4	Lusby	20.5% (±11.0 points)
5	Chesapeake Beach	17.2% (±6.8 points)
6	Calvert Beach	15.9% (±11.7 points)
7	Drum Point	15.5% (±12.3 points)
8	Huntingtown	7.4% (±8.5 points)
9	Chesapeake Ranch Estates	7.2% (±3.6 points)
10	Long Beach	6.5% (±5.6 points)
11	Owings	5.5% (±7.1 points)

Showing 11 of 12 places in Calvert County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Chesapeake Beach

How many renters are there in Chesapeake Beach?

Chesapeake Beach has an estimated 439 (±185) renting households, 17.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Chesapeake Beach?

In Chesapeake Beach, the share of households that rent went from 30.8% in 2015–2019 to 17.2% in 2020–2024 (−13.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Chesapeake Beach?

A renting household in Chesapeake Beach has 1.8 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Chesapeake Beach town, Maryland (place:15925, in state:24).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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