Odenton vs Severn

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

Odenton 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 45,585 in Odenton). Severn has the higher median household income ($130,627 vs $126,455 in Odenton). Severn has the higher median home value ($465,600 vs $408,400 in Odenton).

Population, income & housing

	Odenton	Severn
Population	45,585	58,041
Median age	36.6 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$126,455	$130,627
Median home value	$408,400	$465,600
Median gross rent	$2,174	$2,082
Housing units	18,686	21,993
Homeownership rate	64.9%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.8%	44.6%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Odenton	Severn
Population	41,846 → 45,585 (+8.9%)	50,496 → 58,041 (+14.9%)
Median household income	$99,601 → $126,455 (+27.0%)	$107,155 → $130,627 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$323,500 → $408,400 (+26.2%)	$362,300 → $465,600 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,837 → $2,174 (+18.3%)	$1,712 → $2,082 (+21.6%)

Odenton

Population

41,84645,585

Median household income

$99,601$126,455

Median home value

$323,500$408,400

Median gross rent

$1,837$2,174

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)

	Odenton	Severn
Under 5	4.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	19.8%	16.5%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	14.9%	15.8%
35 to 44	16.4%	15.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	13.5%
55 to 64	10.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	7.8%	8.6%
75 and over	5.1%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Odenton	Severn
White (non-Hispanic)	49.7%	40.2%
Black or African American	26.1%	33.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	5.2%	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.8%
Two or more races	9.0%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Odenton	Severn
No high school diploma	2.9%	5.0%
High school graduate	17.5%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.0%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	23.9%	20.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Odenton	Severn
Drove alone	70.3%	72.9%
Carpooled	6.1%	5.9%
Public transit	3.3%	2.8%
Walked	1.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	17.8%	15.5%
Other means	0.9%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Odenton	Severn
1-unit, detached	30.4%	50.4%
1-unit, attached	36.2%	31.2%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	18.4%	6.8%
20 or more units	13.4%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Odenton	Severn
Poverty rate	4.0%	5.7%
Average household size	2.52	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1998	1997