Annapolis vs Severna Park

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

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

Annapolis has the higher population (40,744 vs 39,499 in Severna Park). Severna Park has the higher median household income ($168,091 vs $104,257 in Annapolis). Severna Park has the higher median home value ($633,600 vs $510,200 in Annapolis).

Population, income & housing

	Annapolis	Severna Park
Population	40,744	39,499
Median age	40.9 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$104,257	$168,091
Median home value	$510,200	$633,600
Median gross rent	$1,855	$1,617
Housing units	19,186	14,095
Homeownership rate	59.8%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.7%	58.7%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Annapolis	Severna Park
Population	39,278 → 40,744 (+3.7%)	38,188 → 39,499 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$85,636 → $104,257 (+21.7%)	$151,499 → $168,091 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$420,500 → $510,200 (+21.3%)	$546,800 → $633,600 (+15.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,583 → $1,855 (+17.2%)	$1,744 → $1,617 (-7.3%)

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

Severna Park

Population

38,18839,499

Median household income

$151,499$168,091

Median home value

$546,800$633,600

Median gross rent

$1,744$1,617

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Annapolis	Severna Park
Under 5	6.6%	7.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	19.3%
18 to 24	8.2%	6.2%
25 to 34	13.8%	9.2%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.3%	14.9%
65 to 74	10.9%	9.6%
75 and over	8.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Annapolis	Severna Park
White (non-Hispanic)	56.9%	86.1%
Black or African American	18.5%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.6%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Annapolis	Severna Park
No high school diploma	10.1%	3.4%
High school graduate	13.8%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	28.3%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.4%	29.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Annapolis	Severna Park
Drove alone	64.5%	71.2%
Carpooled	7.2%	3.9%
Public transit	4.0%	0.7%
Walked	4.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	17.4%	21.8%
Other means	1.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Annapolis	Severna Park
1-unit, detached	39.2%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	24.2%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	20.3%	0.6%
20 or more units	10.7%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Annapolis	Severna Park
Poverty rate	7.2%	3.3%
Average household size	2.29	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1974	1978