Parole

Population: 17,910
Median household income: $119,591
Median home value: $521,100

Parole is a community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, home to 17,910 residents. At $119,591, its median household income sits in line with Anne Arundel County's $120,324.

Between 2019 and 2023, Parole's population grew 4.9% from 17,074 to 17,910, while its median home value rose 14.7% from $454,300 to $521,100.

The typical home was built around 1992. 5.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,910
Median age: 52.9 yrs
Median household income: $119,591
Median home value: $521,100
Median gross rent: $2,187
Housing units: 10,037
Homeownership rate: 63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,07417,910

Median household income

$104,006$119,591

Median home value

$454,300$521,100

Median gross rent

$1,877$2,187

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,074	$104,006	$454,300	$1,877
2020	17,505	$114,355	$460,300	$1,869
2021	18,488	$111,995	$448,700	$1,907
2022	18,527	$117,646	$494,900	$2,159
2023	17,910	$119,591	$521,100	$2,187

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 177.2%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7416.3%

75 and over18.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	492	2.7%
5 to 17	1,283	7.2%
18 to 24	993	5.5%
25 to 34	2,622	14.6%
35 to 44	1,920	10.7%
45 to 54	2,101	11.7%
55 to 64	2,330	13.0%
65 to 74	2,924	16.3%
75 and over	3,245	18.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,277	79.7%
Black or African American	1,284	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	574	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	186	1.0%
Two or more races	455	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,126	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate13.4%

Some college or associate's22.5%

Bachelor's degree28.6%

Graduate or professional degree32.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	479	3.2%
High school graduate	2,036	13.4%
Some college or associate's	3,405	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,325	28.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,897	32.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone68.4%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit4.3%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.9%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,382	68.4%
Carpooled	274	2.9%
Public transit	402	4.3%
Walked	188	2.0%
Bicycle	3	0.0%
Worked from home	1,951	20.9%
Other means	134	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,839	24.9%
15 to 29 min	2,219	30.1%
30 to 44 min	1,270	17.2%
45 to 59 min	820	11.1%
60+ min	1,235	16.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.80
Poverty rate: 5.2% (893 of 17,264)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,312	45.1%
Nonfamily households	5,252	54.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,564	95.3%
Vacant	473	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,040	63.2%
Renter-occupied	3,524	36.8%

1-unit, detached35.0%

1-unit, attached24.3%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units17.6%

20 or more units21.6%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,512	35.0%
1-unit, attached	2,442	24.3%
2 to 4 units	112	1.1%
5 to 19 units	1,769	17.6%
20 or more units	2,173	21.6%
Mobile home & other	29	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2460325
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 1.61 sq mi
Center point: 38.9879, -76.5527