Friendship vs Naval Academy

A side-by-side comparison of Friendship and Naval Academy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Naval Academy has the higher population (1,592 vs 336 in Friendship). Since 2019, Friendship's population has grown faster (+14.3% vs -73.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Friendship	Naval Academy
Population	336	1,592
Median age	52.4 yrs	21.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$120,347
Median home value	$644,200	—
Median gross rent	—	$2,715
Housing units	136	176
Homeownership rate	100.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	16.9%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Friendship	Naval Academy
Population	294 → 336 (+14.3%)	5,970 → 1,592 (-73.3%)
Median household income	$93,500 → $110,870 (+18.6%)	$101,250 → $120,347 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$625,000 → $644,200 (+3.1%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$2,229 → $2,715 (+21.8%)

Friendship

Population

294336

Median household income

$93,500$110,870

Median home value

$625,000$644,200

Naval Academy

Population

5,9701,592

Median household income

$101,250$120,347

Median gross rent

$2,229$2,715

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Friendship	Naval Academy
Under 5	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	23.2%	4.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	57.4%
25 to 34	3.3%	20.9%
35 to 44	10.7%	5.9%
45 to 54	16.4%	2.8%
55 to 64	8.3%	0.9%
65 to 74	26.2%	1.4%
75 and over	11.9%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Friendship	Naval Academy
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	58.5%
Black or African American	13.1%	11.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Friendship	Naval Academy
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.7%
High school graduate	26.4%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	39.9%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	26.4%	18.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Friendship	Naval Academy
Drove alone	86.9%	45.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.0%	36.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.1%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Friendship	Naval Academy
1-unit, detached	100.0%	7.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	40.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	49.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Friendship	Naval Academy
Poverty rate	3.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.47	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	37	9
Median year structure built	1982	1938