Annapolis is a city of 40,720 people in Maryland. This is an unusually credentialed place: 54% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. Density works out to 5,651 people per square mile. The median age is 43.0, about 4 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $548,900, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $113,860, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
54% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Annapolis
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants47.8% → 62.0%(+14.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share33.0% → 20.2%(−12.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share63.7% → 57.3%(−6.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Annapolis's population equals 6.8% of Anne Arundel County's. Its number of households without a car equals 18% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 9.4% of the county's.
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)37.9%(1,124)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.4%(1,020)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41%(1,217)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(78)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,968 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
Annapolis, decade by decade
Annapolis 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
33,187
$85,241
$329,769
32.8%
60.6
2000
35,838
$89,704
$294,562
38.7%
68.7
2010
38,394
$101,029
$611,536
42.7%
77.4
2020
40,812
$106,535
$501,784
50.0%
82.1
2024
40,720
$113,860
$548,900
53.8%
75.7
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.
