With 18,249 people, Lake Shore is a city in Maryland. 91% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income. The population is up 40% since 2000. Median household income runs $130,689, well clear of the $82,259 US median. That is roughly 26% ahead of the Maryland median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $130,689, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lake Shore
What changed most since 1990
White share97.1% → 87.6%(−9.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.3% → 3.9%(+3.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Poverty rate1.6% → 6.4%(+4.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Lake Shore's population equals 3.1% of Anne Arundel County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.4% 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)41.7%(526)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26%(328)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28%(353)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.9%(24)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,260 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
Lake Shore, decade by decade
Lake Shore 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
13,269
$123,642
$336,010
19.1%
7.0
2000
13,065
$121,504
$317,879
20.8%
10.9
2010
19,477
$130,041
$546,513
26.4%
21.7
2020
19,551
$135,676
$490,391
32.2%
33.4
2024
18,249
$130,689
$473,600
36.4%
28.5
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.
