Overlea is home to 13,035 people in Maryland. There are 4,322 people per square mile. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $263,900. 9% of residents were born outside the United States. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.1% of residents.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,841, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Overlea
What changed most since 1990
Black share2.3% → 28.8%(+26.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share96.4% → 56.9%(−39.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$210,006 → $263,900(+26%)US over the same years: +67%
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)12.1%(54)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(84)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.7%(110)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(21)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 445 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
Overlea, decade by decade
Overlea 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
12,137
$87,082
$210,006
15.2%
8.8
2000
12,148
$87,880
$194,553
18.3%
29.9
2010
12,275
$85,681
$304,402
23.3%
54.0
2020
12,832
$79,585
$255,013
26.7%
74.0
2024
13,035
$88,841
$263,900
35.4%
73.2
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.
