Brooklyn Park

Population: 15,799
Median household income: $84,276
Median home value: $258,900

Brooklyn Park, a community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, has 15,799 residents. Its median household income of $84,276 runs below the Anne Arundel County figure of $120,324.

From 2019 to 2023, Brooklyn Park's population grew 6.4% from 14,850 to 15,799, while its median home value rose 22.8% from $210,800 to $258,900.

76.4% of workers drive to work alone. 65.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,799
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $84,276
Median home value: $258,900
Median gross rent: $1,453
Housing units: 6,023
Homeownership rate: 83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,85015,799

Median household income

$61,250$84,276

Median home value

$210,800$258,900

Median gross rent

$1,260$1,453

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,850	$61,250	$210,800	$1,260
2020	15,163	$66,329	$209,600	$1,285
2021	15,541	$69,494	$207,900	$1,355
2022	15,902	$74,440	$237,100	$1,472
2023	15,799	$84,276	$258,900	$1,453

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,013	6.4%
5 to 17	2,668	16.9%
18 to 24	1,640	10.4%
25 to 34	1,411	8.9%
35 to 44	2,654	16.8%
45 to 54	2,044	12.9%
55 to 64	2,147	13.6%
65 to 74	1,146	7.3%
75 and over	1,076	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,916	50.1%
Black or African American	3,739	23.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.1%
Asian	502	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	52	0.3%
Two or more races	947	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,629	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate39.7%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,657	15.8%
High school graduate	4,160	39.7%
Some college or associate's	2,624	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,054	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	983	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit3.4%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,586	76.4%
Carpooled	854	11.7%
Public transit	245	3.4%
Walked	87	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	501	6.9%
Other means	35	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,526	22.4%
15 to 29 min	2,621	38.5%
30 to 44 min	1,554	22.8%
45 to 59 min	525	7.7%
60+ min	581	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 7.8% (1,226 of 15,687)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,921	70.8%
Nonfamily households	1,619	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,540	92.0%
Vacant	483	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,629	83.6%
Renter-occupied	911	16.4%

1-unit, detached65.2%

1-unit, attached27.9%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,930	65.2%
1-unit, attached	1,682	27.9%
2 to 4 units	150	2.5%
5 to 19 units	38	0.6%
20 or more units	116	1.9%
Mobile home & other	107	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2410475
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.21 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 39.2195, -76.6209