Annapolis vs Severn

A side-by-side comparison of Annapolis and Severn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Severn has the higher population (58,041 vs 40,744 in Annapolis). Severn has the higher median household income ($130,627 vs $104,257 in Annapolis). Annapolis has the higher median home value ($510,200 vs $465,600 in Severn).

Population, income & housing

	Annapolis	Severn
Population	40,744	58,041
Median age	40.9 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$104,257	$130,627
Median home value	$510,200	$465,600
Median gross rent	$1,855	$2,082
Housing units	19,186	21,993
Homeownership rate	59.8%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.7%	44.6%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Annapolis	Severn
Population	39,278 → 40,744 (+3.7%)	50,496 → 58,041 (+14.9%)
Median household income	$85,636 → $104,257 (+21.7%)	$107,155 → $130,627 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$420,500 → $510,200 (+21.3%)	$362,300 → $465,600 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,583 → $1,855 (+17.2%)	$1,712 → $2,082 (+21.6%)

Annapolis

Population

39,27840,744

Median household income

$85,636$104,257

Median home value

$420,500$510,200

Median gross rent

$1,583$1,855

Severn

Population

50,49658,041

Median household income

$107,155$130,627

Median home value

$362,300$465,600

Median gross rent

$1,712$2,082

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Annapolis	Severn
Under 5	6.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	16.5%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.1%
25 to 34	13.8%	15.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	15.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.5%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.6%
65 to 74	10.9%	8.6%
75 and over	8.4%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Annapolis	Severn
White (non-Hispanic)	56.9%	40.2%
Black or African American	18.5%	33.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.7%	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.1%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.6%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Annapolis	Severn
No high school diploma	10.1%	5.0%
High school graduate	13.8%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.3%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	25.4%	20.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Annapolis	Severn
Drove alone	64.5%	72.9%
Carpooled	7.2%	5.9%
Public transit	4.0%	2.8%
Walked	4.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	17.4%	15.5%
Other means	1.9%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Annapolis	Severn
1-unit, detached	39.2%	50.4%
1-unit, attached	24.2%	31.2%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	20.3%	6.8%
20 or more units	10.7%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Annapolis	Severn
Poverty rate	7.2%	5.7%
Average household size	2.29	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1974	1997