Fort Meade is a city of 5,225 people in Florida. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 9% of adults. Households here earn about 51% less than in Florida as a whole. The median age is 44.7, about 6 years above the US median. Getting to work takes 40 minutes on average. Median household income is $36,657, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $36,657, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
9% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 84%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fort Meade
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share9.9% → 32.6%(+22.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Black share24.0% → 13.2%(−10.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$54,810 → $36,657(−33%)US over the same years: +14%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.7%(47)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.6%(52)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.5%(87)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.7%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 252 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fort Meade, decade by decade
Fort Meade population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,976
$54,810
$103,203
6.4%
62.0
2000
5,691
$60,085
$95,637
5.6%
69.9
2010
5,626
$58,218
$133,068
8.7%
75.8
2020
5,100
$46,940
$112,598
13.3%
78.1
2024
5,225
$36,657
$175,900
9.4%
76.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
