Crofton vs Severna Park

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

Crofton 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 29,878 in Crofton). Severna Park has the higher median household income ($168,091 vs $147,250 in Crofton). Severna Park has the higher median home value ($633,600 vs $507,000 in Crofton).

Population, income & housing

	Crofton	Severna Park
Population	29,878	39,499
Median age	37.1 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$147,250	$168,091
Median home value	$507,000	$633,600
Median gross rent	$2,193	$1,617
Housing units	10,898	14,095
Homeownership rate	81.8%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.8%	58.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crofton	Severna Park
Population	29,136 → 29,878 (+2.5%)	38,188 → 39,499 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$123,858 → $147,250 (+18.9%)	$151,499 → $168,091 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$387,400 → $507,000 (+30.9%)	$546,800 → $633,600 (+15.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,928 → $2,193 (+13.7%)	$1,744 → $1,617 (-7.3%)

Crofton

Population

29,13629,878

Median household income

$123,858$147,250

Median home value

$387,400$507,000

Median gross rent

$1,928$2,193

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)

	Crofton	Severna Park
Under 5	7.1%	7.7%
5 to 17	21.3%	19.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	13.3%	9.2%
35 to 44	15.0%	13.3%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.9%
65 to 74	7.2%	9.6%
75 and over	4.1%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crofton	Severna Park
White (non-Hispanic)	59.2%	86.1%
Black or African American	17.7%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.4%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.5%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crofton	Severna Park
No high school diploma	3.3%	3.4%
High school graduate	12.6%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.4%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	27.4%	29.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crofton	Severna Park
Drove alone	73.0%	71.2%
Carpooled	4.8%	3.9%
Public transit	1.2%	0.7%
Walked	0.3%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	19.5%	21.8%
Other means	1.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crofton	Severna Park
1-unit, detached	46.8%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	45.5%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.6%
20 or more units	2.9%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Crofton	Severna Park
Poverty rate	2.6%	3.3%
Average household size	2.77	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	1988	1978