CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Cape St. Claire

Maryland · 8,022 residents · 2.00 sq mi

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Cape St. Claire is home to 8,022 people in Maryland. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 24% nationally. Households take in $72,000 a year at the median, 69% more than the country as a whole. That is roughly 36% ahead of the Maryland median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.6% of locals.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 35.9

US median: 35.2

More educated

40% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,022

+2%since 1990

from 7,878 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Median age

35.9

+12%since 1990

from 32.1 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

2.00 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.9%(555)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.9%(630)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(693)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.6%(606)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244%(319)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.5%(1,086)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4419.2%(1,541)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5416.5%(1,323)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.7%(697)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 743.9%(315)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 842.5%(197)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.7%(60)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$72,000

+6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $51,707 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$27,009

+49%since 1990

from $18,154 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

2.6%

−0.1 ptssince 1990

from 2.7% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$155,600

−10%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $131,600 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$812

−15%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $723 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

85.4%

+1.2 ptssince 1990

from 84.2% in 1990

14.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(7,593)

Black2.3%(181)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(16)

Asian0.8%(65)

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.4%(7,335)

Black3.8%(303)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(171)

Asian1.1%(91)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American1.6%(151)

South American1.5%(139)

Guatemalan0.9%(87)

Peruvian0.7%(65)

Salvadoran0.7%(64)

Colombian0.6%(52)

Mexican0.3%(31)

Cuban0.3%(24)

Argentine0.2%(22)

Asian origin

Filipino2.5%(231)

Chinese0.7%(62)

Korean0.2%(21)

Asian Indian0.1%(10)

Thai0.1%(7)

Ancestry

German19.5%(1,800)

Irish17.8%(1,648)

English16.9%(1,558)

Italian7.6%(698)

American5.1%(469)

Polish4.6%(425)

Scottish3.9%(356)

French3.6%(332)

Swedish2.2%(207)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(117)

British1.3%(116)

Finnish1.1%(100)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Greek1.1%(99)

Austrian0.9%(84)

Welsh0.9%(83)

Turkish0.8%(72)

Croatian0.7%(67)

Dutch0.6%(52)

French Canadian0.5%(50)

Lithuanian0.5%(50)

Czech0.4%(38)

Norwegian0.4%(33)

Russian0.4%(33)

Slovene0.3%(32)

Arab0.3%(31)

Hungarian0.3%(27)

Slovak0.3%(27)

Palestinian0.3%(24)

Belgian0.2%(19)

Ukrainian0.2%(19)

Portuguese0.2%(16)

Guyanese0.1%(11)

Romanian0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(10)

West Indian0.1%(9)

Latvian0.1%(8)

Canadian0.1%(7)

Subsaharan African0.1%(6)

Ethiopian0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

39.7%

+10.9 ptssince 1990

from 28.9% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

92.9%

+2.4 ptssince 1990

from 90.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

15.3%

+4.8 ptssince 1990

from 10.5% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

−21%since 1990

from 27.1 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married29.5%(878)

Married63.7%(1,893)

Widowed0.5%(14)

Divorced6.3%(188)

Women 15+

Never married20.7%(656)

Married61.3%(1,943)

Widowed9.1%(287)

Divorced9%(284)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.7%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 7.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

73.0%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 70.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

89.0%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 83.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.2%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)42.1%(378)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)38%(341)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.5%(301)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.8%(25)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 898 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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