Severn vs Severna Park

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

Severn and Severna Park 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 39,499 in Severna Park). Severna Park has the higher median household income ($168,091 vs $130,627 in Severn). Severna Park has the higher median home value ($633,600 vs $465,600 in Severn).

Population, income & housing

	Severn	Severna Park
Population	58,041	39,499
Median age	36.8 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$130,627	$168,091
Median home value	$465,600	$633,600
Median gross rent	$2,082	$1,617
Housing units	21,993	14,095
Homeownership rate	72.3%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.6%	58.7%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Severn	Severna Park
Population	50,496 → 58,041 (+14.9%)	38,188 → 39,499 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$107,155 → $130,627 (+21.9%)	$151,499 → $168,091 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$362,300 → $465,600 (+28.5%)	$546,800 → $633,600 (+15.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,712 → $2,082 (+21.6%)	$1,744 → $1,617 (-7.3%)

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

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)

	Severn	Severna Park
Under 5	6.7%	7.7%
5 to 17	16.5%	19.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.2%
25 to 34	15.8%	9.2%
35 to 44	15.6%	13.3%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	8.6%	9.6%
75 and over	3.6%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Severn	Severna Park
White (non-Hispanic)	40.2%	86.1%
Black or African American	33.2%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	8.8%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Severn	Severna Park
No high school diploma	5.0%	3.4%
High school graduate	20.9%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20.4%	29.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Severn	Severna Park
Drove alone	72.9%	71.2%
Carpooled	5.9%	3.9%
Public transit	2.8%	0.7%
Walked	0.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.5%	21.8%
Other means	1.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Severn	Severna Park
1-unit, detached	50.4%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	31.2%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	0.6%
20 or more units	7.3%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Severn	Severna Park
Poverty rate	5.7%	3.3%
Average household size	2.72	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1997	1978