Lake Shore

Population: 18,263
Median household income: $127,453
Median home value: $471,500

Lake Shore is a community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, home to 18,263 residents. The median household income of $127,453 is above the Anne Arundel County median ($120,324).

From 2019 to 2023, Lake Shore's population declined 7.7% from 19,791 to 18,263, while its median home value rose 23.3% from $382,500 to $471,500.

The median resident is 42.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,263
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $127,453
Median home value: $471,500
Median gross rent: $1,793
Housing units: 7,422
Homeownership rate: 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,79118,263

Median household income

$108,904$127,453

Median home value

$382,500$471,500

Median gross rent

$1,737$1,793

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,791	$108,904	$382,500	$1,737
2020	18,523	$111,940	$404,600	$1,561
2021	19,388	$115,104	$415,900	$1,538
2022	18,872	$125,740	$458,000	$1,719
2023	18,263	$127,453	$471,500	$1,793

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	824	4.5%
5 to 17	3,285	18.0%
18 to 24	1,128	6.2%
25 to 34	2,060	11.3%
35 to 44	2,724	14.9%
45 to 54	2,295	12.6%
55 to 64	2,607	14.3%
65 to 74	2,140	11.7%
75 and over	1,200	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,745	86.2%
Black or African American	365	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	78	0.4%
Asian	427	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	60	0.3%
Two or more races	822	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	766	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree22.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	675	5.2%
High school graduate	3,538	27.2%
Some college or associate's	4,113	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,938	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,762	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,774	81.8%
Carpooled	409	4.3%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	26	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,285	13.5%
Other means	5	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	745	9.1%
15 to 29 min	3,342	40.7%
30 to 44 min	2,476	30.1%
45 to 59 min	1,122	13.7%
60+ min	530	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 3.6% (656 of 18,212)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,131	74.0%
Nonfamily households	1,803	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,934	93.4%
Vacant	488	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,312	91.0%
Renter-occupied	622	9.0%

1-unit, detached81.9%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,077	81.9%
1-unit, attached	595	8.0%
2 to 4 units	231	3.1%
5 to 19 units	437	5.9%
20 or more units	82	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2444975
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 4.2 sq mi
Center point: 39.0920, -76.4896