With 40,228 people, Severna Park is a city in Maryland. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Households here earn about 64% more than in Maryland as a whole. Median household income runs $169,953, well clear of the $82,259 US median. Few US cities rank higher on income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $169,953, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
59% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Severna Park
What changed most since 1990
White share93.4% → 85.2%(−8.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Severna Park's population equals 6.7% of Anne Arundel County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.3% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 3.0% 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)33.6%(799)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.7%(898)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.5%(583)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(92)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.1%(73)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,379 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
Severna Park, decade by decade
Severna Park 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
25,879
$153,816
$426,012
44.9%
15.7
2000
28,507
$159,344
$431,004
50.5%
19.9
2010
37,634
$158,733
$748,201
52.4%
26.0
2020
39,933
$184,192
$665,531
59.7%
37.6
2024
40,228
$169,953
$647,200
58.6%
33.6
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.
