Arnold vs Severna Park

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

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

Severna Park has the higher population (39,499 vs 23,866 in Arnold). Severna Park has the higher median household income ($168,091 vs $137,799 in Arnold). Severna Park has the higher median home value ($633,600 vs $547,800 in Arnold).

Population, income & housing

	Arnold	Severna Park
Population	23,866	39,499
Median age	38.2 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$137,799	$168,091
Median home value	$547,800	$633,600
Median gross rent	$2,177	$1,617
Housing units	8,989	14,095
Homeownership rate	85.6%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.4%	58.7%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arnold	Severna Park
Population	23,406 → 23,866 (+2.0%)	38,188 → 39,499 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$126,310 → $137,799 (+9.1%)	$151,499 → $168,091 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$441,300 → $547,800 (+24.1%)	$546,800 → $633,600 (+15.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,927 → $2,177 (+13.0%)	$1,744 → $1,617 (-7.3%)

Arnold

Population

23,40623,866

Median household income

$126,310$137,799

Median home value

$441,300$547,800

Median gross rent

$1,927$2,177

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)

	Arnold	Severna Park
Under 5	5.6%	7.7%
5 to 17	20.2%	19.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.2%
25 to 34	9.1%	9.2%
35 to 44	15.8%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	9.6%
75 and over	6.2%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arnold	Severna Park
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	86.1%
Black or African American	4.4%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arnold	Severna Park
No high school diploma	2.0%	3.4%
High school graduate	11.3%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.8%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.5%	29.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arnold	Severna Park
Drove alone	70.3%	71.2%
Carpooled	6.1%	3.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.7%
Walked	0.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	21.2%	21.8%
Other means	1.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arnold	Severna Park
1-unit, detached	69.1%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	23.6%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.6%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arnold	Severna Park
Poverty rate	3.0%	3.3%
Average household size	2.77	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1980	1978