Cheverly is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 6,015 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cheverly is the 108th largest community in Maryland. Housing costs in Cheverly are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.Cheverly is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.39% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cheverly is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cheverly who work in office and administrative support (12.60%), computer science and math (11.98%), and management occupations (11.30%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 24.93% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. In Cheverly, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.58 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. 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.If knowledge is power, Cheverly is a pretty powerful place. 51.33% 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 $52,709, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $210,836 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 16.73% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cheverly include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Nigerian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Cheverly's cultural character, accounting for 20.75% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Cheverly is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
