CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fort Meade

Maryland · 12,509 residents · 8.08 sq mi

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With 12,509 people, Fort Meade is a city in Maryland. 0% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 24.2. The typical home is worth $162,500. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 28%. The population is up 27% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 24.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,509

+27%vs 2000

vs 9,882 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

24.2

+7%vs 2000

vs 22.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.08 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 514.4%(1,798)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.5%(1,317)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(932)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(730)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2414.2%(1,771)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3430%(3,749)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(1,812)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 542.4%(299)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 640.7%(91)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 740.1%(10)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840%(0)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,444

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,661 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,467

−22%vs 2000

vs $13,466 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$162,500

+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $158,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2021

Median gross rent

$521

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $947 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

0.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

99.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic58.2%(5,749)

Black24.6%(2,430)

Hispanic / Latino9.6%(944)

Asian2.9%(290)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68%(8,500)

Black25.4%(3,182)

Hispanic / Latino6.6%(827)

Asian3.4%(420)

Other3.3%(407)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican7.1%(794)

Mexican7%(781)

South American1.7%(186)

Central American1.5%(172)

Peruvian1.2%(135)

Panamanian0.9%(99)

Colombian0.5%(51)

Cuban0.3%(34)

Costa Rican0.3%(29)

Honduran0.3%(29)

Guatemalan0.1%(15)

Dominican0.1%(13)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Spaniard0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino2.9%(320)

Chinese1.5%(167)

Korean0.6%(70)

Asian Indian0.3%(37)

Vietnamese0.3%(31)

Hmong0.2%(25)

Japanese0.1%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.6%(65)

Chamorro0.2%(22)

Ancestry

German9.8%(1,103)

Irish8.1%(909)

English5.8%(653)

Italian5.6%(630)

American5%(562)

Polish2.2%(246)

Subsaharan African1.8%(207)

Scottish1.3%(144)

French1.1%(125)

Swedish0.9%(102)

British0.8%(87)

West Indian0.7%(83)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.7%(80)

Hungarian0.6%(70)

Arab0.6%(62)

Norwegian0.5%(57)

Armenian0.4%(46)

Portuguese0.4%(43)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(37)

Belgian0.3%(33)

Brazilian0.3%(33)

Jamaican0.3%(32)

Haitian0.3%(31)

Dutch0.2%(28)

Egyptian0.2%(27)

Danish0.2%(19)

Syrian0.2%(18)

Jordanian0.2%(17)

Nigerian0.2%(17)

Lithuanian0.1%(11)

Ukrainian0.1%(10)

French Canadian0.1%(6)

Macedonian0.1%(6)

Ghanaian0.1%(6)

Welsh0%(4)

Greek0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.8%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

96.4%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.5%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.7 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 13.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42.1%(1,997)

Married54.2%(2,574)

Widowed0.2%(11)

Divorced3.5%(164)

Women 15+

Never married30%(1,054)

Married63.9%(2,245)

Widowed0.7%(26)

Divorced5.4%(190)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2013

from 2.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.2%

+19.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

2.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

2.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.9%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.7%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

90.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 91.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

18.2%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% 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)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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