Fort Meade is a city of 11,225 people in Maryland. The median age is 25.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 0% of the housing stock. People stay put here: 70% were in the same home a year ago. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. This is an unusually credentialed place: 50% of adults have a four-year degree.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $103,261, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 25.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Renter-heavy
0% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fort Meade
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree24.8% → 50.2%(+25.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population12,509 → 11,225(−10%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$68,268 → $103,261(+51%)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)81.4%(869)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)51.5%(549)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era1.1%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,067 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
12,509
$68,268
$390,011
24.8%
64.4
2000
9,882
$74,070
$288,368
29.4%
73.6
2010
9,327
$84,202
–
30.8%
77.8
2020
9,324
$97,494
$510,996
43.8%
85.6
2024
11,225
$103,261
–
50.2%
91.4
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.
