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Fort Meade, MD

10,477 Population
8.1 square miles 1,296.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.2 ±1.6 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area: 38.9 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Maryland: 39.3 ±0.1

Economics

$38,144 ±$3,927 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area: $51,146 ±$373
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Maryland: $51,689 ±$277
$102,886 ±$9,196 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area: $97,300 ±$919
  • about the same as the amount in Maryland: $101,652 ±$518

4.5% ±1.6% (442  ±165) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area: 9.9% 274,570 (±0.3% / ±7,894)
  • about half the rate in Maryland: 9.4% 564,966 (±0.2% / ±12,636)

18.5 minutes ±1.3 (87,270  ±11,405) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area: 29.7 35,490,380 (±0.1 / ±270,570)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Maryland: 31.5 80,922,360 (±0.1 / ±443,668)

Families

3,093 ±281 Number of households
  • the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area: 1,107,822 ±2,977
  • Maryland: 2,339,510 ±4,595
3.2 ±0.1 (9,789  ±911) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area: 2.5 2,779,270 (±0 / ±346)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,045,148

9.9% ±2.9% (287  ±93) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area: 5.1% 34,457 (±0.2% / ±1,593)
  • nearly double the rate in Maryland: 5.2% 75,478 (±0.2% / ±2,227)

Housing

3,536 ±303 Number of housing units
  • the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area: 1,195,538 ±523
  • Maryland: 2,545,532 ±484

N/A Median value of owner-occupied housing units

31.1% ±5% (3,168  ±585.1) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area: 11.5% 321,598 (±0.3% / ±8,017.1)
  • more than double the rate in Maryland: 11.7% 716,248 (±0.2% / ±11,714.6)

Social

94.9% ±13.8% (5,251  ±523.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area: 92.1% 1,817,456 (±0.6% / ±11,018.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Maryland: 91% 3,890,112 (±0.4% / ±15,869.9)
47.1% ±4% (2,609  ±351.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area: 43.3% 853,934 (±0.4% / ±7,158.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 42.7% 1,826,045 (±0.3% / ±10,531.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.8% ±2.9% (1,026  ±315) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area: 11.2% 318,601
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Maryland: 16.3% 1,004,839

25.2% ±3.9% (1,057  ±202) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area: 7.1% 154,815 (±0.2% / ±3,292)
  • more than double the rate in Maryland: 7% 332,655 (±0.1% / ±4,878)
1,057 Total veterans ±202 715 Male ±150 342 Female ±115

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