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Anne Arundel County

Maryland · 537,656 residents · 415 sq mi
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With 537,656 people, Anne Arundel County is a county in Maryland. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $370,100. Median household income runs $83,456, well clear of the $52,703 US median. Renters pay $1,306 a month at the median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.3% of locals. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $52,703
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 37.2
More educated
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 87%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
537,656
+10%since 2000
from 489,656 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
38.4
+7%since 2000
from 36.0 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
415 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
410K461K513K564K615K19902000201020202024Anne Arundel County
2024598K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56.4%(34,586)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.4%(34,315)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.5%(34,871)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.4%(34,496)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246.6%(35,462)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3413.4%(71,801)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4414.1%(75,812)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5416%(86,219)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6412.4%(66,430)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 746.9%(36,853)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.6%(19,321)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.4%(7,490)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$83,456
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $61,768 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,660
+40%since 2000
from $27,578 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
55.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 54.6% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
5.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 5.1% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.406
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information10.5%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade8.2%
US avg: 7.2%
Other services6.5%
US avg: 7%
Retail trade5.5%
US avg: 10.9%
Finance & insurance4.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.3%
US avg: 4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing3.2%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.4%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$370,100
+87%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $156,500 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,306
+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $798 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
74.2%
−1.3 ptssince 2000
from 75.5% in 2000
25.8% rent
Vacancy rate
6.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.59 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.60 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
30.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 30.0% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
45.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 44.9% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
4.4
−2%since 2009
from 4.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic79.8%(390,519)
Black13.4%(65,755)
Hispanic / Latino2.6%(12,902)
Asian2.3%(11,110)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic72.4%(389,386)
Black15.2%(81,819)
Hispanic / Latino6.1%(32,902)
Asian3.4%(18,154)
Other3%(16,078)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.7%(8,958)
Central American1.7%(8,725)
Salvadoran1%(5,338)
Puerto Rican1%(5,118)
South American0.5%(2,489)
Guatemalan0.3%(1,442)
Honduran0.2%(1,147)
Dominican0.2%(866)
Peruvian0.1%(748)
Cuban0.1%(702)
Spaniard0.1%(600)
Panamanian0.1%(536)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.1%(502)
Colombian0.1%(362)
Argentine0%(233)
Bolivian0%(214)
Ecuadorian0%(176)
Nicaraguan0%(167)
Venezuelan0%(141)
Uruguayan0%(12)
Ancestry
German23.3%(122,838)
Irish18.6%(98,081)
English12.3%(65,049)
Italian7.4%(39,174)
Polish5%(26,179)
American4.4%(23,066)
French2.8%(14,977)
Scottish2.5%(12,939)
Scotch-Irish2%(10,630)
Dutch1.5%(7,753)
Welsh1.1%(5,863)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1%(5,038)
Greek0.9%(4,956)
Swedish0.9%(4,764)
Norwegian0.8%(4,108)
Hungarian0.7%(3,457)
French Canadian0.6%(3,242)
British0.6%(3,216)
Czech0.5%(2,791)
West Indian0.5%(2,589)
Ukrainian0.5%(2,407)
Lithuanian0.4%(2,143)
Austrian0.4%(2,093)
Arab0.4%(1,987)
Slovak0.3%(1,823)
Danish0.3%(1,436)
Swiss0.3%(1,430)
Portuguese0.3%(1,393)
Jamaican0.3%(1,374)
Canadian0.2%(971)
Nigerian0.2%(799)
Finnish0.1%(675)
Romanian0.1%(608)
Lebanese0.1%(572)
Egyptian0.1%(501)
Croatian0.1%(467)
Iranian0.1%(410)
Belgian0.1%(387)
Armenian0.1%(385)
Turkish0.1%(308)
Latvian0.1%(298)
Australian0.1%(276)
Syrian0%(249)
Haitian0%(232)
Brazilian0%(184)
Guyanese0%(184)
Serbian0%(155)
Ghanaian0%(143)
Slovene0%(127)
Bulgarian0%(113)
Barbadian0%(102)
Kenyan0%(97)
Israeli0%(84)
Jordanian0%(52)
Moroccan0%(36)
Ethiopian0%(26)
Iraqi0%(20)
Somali0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.7%
+5.1 ptssince 2000
from 30.6% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
90.0%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 86.4% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
14.8%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.5% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.8 min
+38%since 2000
from 20.9 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
80.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 80.4% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
9.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
3.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
3.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
4.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
12.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
43.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 43.1% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Female
50.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Foreign born
7.5%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
14.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 14.5% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married35%(84,285)
Married54.5%(131,013)
Widowed2.5%(6,045)
Divorced8%(19,262)
Women 15+
Never married28.9%(71,113)
Married51.5%(126,980)
Widowed7.5%(18,400)
Divorced12.2%(29,955)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
4.7%
−3.2 ptssince 2013
from 7.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
67.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 67.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 15.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 12.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
80.5%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 82.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
29.8%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 28.0% 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)41.3%(18,266)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.4%(16,541)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25%(11,035)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(1,148)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(360)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 44,221 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Anne Arundel County, Maryland?

Anne Arundel County, Maryland has about 537,656 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Anne Arundel County, Maryland?

The typical household in Anne Arundel County, Maryland earns about $83,456 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Anne Arundel County, Maryland expensive?

In Anne Arundel County, Maryland, the median home is worth about $370,100, and the typical rent is about $1,306 a month.

How educated are people in Anne Arundel County, Maryland?

About 35.7% of adults age 25 and over in Anne Arundel County, Maryland hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Anne Arundel County, Maryland?

About 5.3% of people in Anne Arundel County, Maryland live below the federal poverty line.

Has Anne Arundel County, Maryland grown since 1990?

Yes, Anne Arundel County, Maryland has grown since 1990. The population has added about 110,417 residents, a change of about 26 percent over that period.

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