Edgewater

Population: 8,297
Median household income: $111,000
Median home value: $428,500

Edgewater is a community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, home to 8,297 residents. At $111,000, its median household income sits below Anne Arundel County's $120,324.

Between 2019 and 2023, Edgewater's population declined 8.9% from 9,112 to 8,297, while its median home value rose 24.2% from $344,900 to $428,500.

72.9% of workers drive to work alone. 76.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,297
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $111,000
Median home value: $428,500
Median gross rent: $2,230
Housing units: 3,905
Homeownership rate: 85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,1128,297

Median household income

$89,349$111,000

Median home value

$344,900$428,500

Median gross rent

$1,755$2,230

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,112	$89,349	$344,900	$1,755
2020	8,850	$89,327	$342,200	$1,730
2021	9,075	$100,606	$348,000	$1,829
2022	8,928	$105,849	$402,200	$1,902
2023	8,297	$111,000	$428,500	$2,230

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	341	4.1%
5 to 17	1,280	15.4%
18 to 24	420	5.1%
25 to 34	1,171	14.1%
35 to 44	1,185	14.3%
45 to 54	1,124	13.5%
55 to 64	1,016	12.2%
65 to 74	975	11.8%
75 and over	785	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,766	81.5%
Black or African American	494	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	125	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	201	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	711	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate28.9%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	377	6.0%
High school graduate	1,809	28.9%
Some college or associate's	1,605	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,514	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	951	15.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,271	72.9%
Carpooled	303	6.8%
Public transit	11	0.2%
Walked	147	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	755	16.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	498	13.3%
15 to 29 min	1,063	28.5%
30 to 44 min	1,038	27.8%
45 to 59 min	616	16.5%
60+ min	517	13.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 3.5% (287 of 8,181)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,183	63.7%
Nonfamily households	1,245	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,428	87.8%
Vacant	477	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,936	85.6%
Renter-occupied	492	14.4%

1-unit, detached76.9%

1-unit, attached18.1%

2 to 4 units0.2%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,001	76.9%
1-unit, attached	706	18.1%
2 to 4 units	8	0.2%
5 to 19 units	68	1.7%
20 or more units	122	3.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2425050
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.84 sq mi
Center point: 38.9397, -76.5514