Annapolis Neck vs Fort Meade

A side-by-side comparison of Annapolis Neck and Fort Meade: population, income, housing, and more.

Annapolis Neck and Fort Meade are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Annapolis Neck has the higher population (12,484 vs 10,477 in Fort Meade). Annapolis Neck has the higher median household income ($171,833 vs $102,886 in Fort Meade). Since 2019, Annapolis Neck's population has grown faster (-0.5% vs -3.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Annapolis Neck	Fort Meade
Population	12,484	10,477
Median age	50.6 yrs	27.2 yrs
Median household income	$171,833	$102,886
Median home value	$723,100	—
Median gross rent	$2,805	$2,380
Housing units	5,300	3,536
Homeownership rate	90.5%	0.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.5%	47.1%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Annapolis Neck	Fort Meade
Population	12,551 → 12,484 (-0.5%)	10,873 → 10,477 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$142,625 → $171,833 (+20.5%)	$77,412 → $102,886 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$602,900 → $723,100 (+19.9%)	$421,600 → $416,700 (-1.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,232 → $2,805 (+25.7%)	$2,177 → $2,380 (+9.3%)

Annapolis Neck

Population

12,55112,484

Median household income

$142,625$171,833

Median home value

$602,900$723,100

Median gross rent

$2,232$2,805

Fort Meade

Population

10,87310,477

Median household income

$77,412$102,886

Median home value

$421,600$416,700

Median gross rent

$2,177$2,380

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Annapolis Neck	Fort Meade
Under 5	7.1%	11.4%
5 to 17	13.0%	21.7%
18 to 24	5.3%	14.1%
25 to 34	6.0%	22.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	14.1%
45 to 54	12.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	22.1%	3.8%
65 to 74	13.3%	2.3%
75 and over	8.7%	0.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Annapolis Neck	Fort Meade
White (non-Hispanic)	84.8%	38.2%
Black or African American	5.0%	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	8.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.3%
Some other race	1.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.1%	12.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Annapolis Neck	Fort Meade
No high school diploma	1.9%	5.1%
High school graduate	10.6%	8.6%
Some college or associate's	14.0%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	37.6%	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	35.9%	17.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Annapolis Neck	Fort Meade
Drove alone	59.9%	76.1%
Carpooled	9.1%	2.7%
Public transit	2.8%	2.6%
Walked	1.3%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.3%
Worked from home	24.7%	11.7%
Other means	1.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Annapolis Neck	Fort Meade
1-unit, detached	91.8%	16.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	62.3%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	8.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Annapolis Neck	Fort Meade
Poverty rate	3.1%	4.5%
Average household size	2.44	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	31	18
Median year structure built	1981	1997