Shady Side

Population: 4,460
Median household income: $138,346
Median home value: $446,800

Shady Side is a community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, home to 4,460 residents. The median household income of $138,346 is above the Anne Arundel County median ($120,324).

From 2019 to 2023, Shady Side's population declined 17.8% from 5,423 to 4,460, while its median home value rose 38.9% from $321,600 to $446,800.

35.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 87.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,460
Median age: 50.0 yrs
Median household income: $138,346
Median home value: $446,800
Median gross rent: $2,204
Housing units: 2,295
Homeownership rate: 87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,4234,460

Median household income

$108,333$138,346

Median home value

$321,600$446,800

Median gross rent

$1,929$2,204

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,423	$108,333	$321,600	$1,929
2020	4,885	$110,417	$339,000	$2,052
2021	4,813	$118,125	$350,400	$2,204
2022	4,959	$133,378	$396,500	$2,224
2023	4,460	$138,346	$446,800	$2,204

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6420.1%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	132	3.0%
5 to 17	781	17.5%
18 to 24	178	4.0%
25 to 34	425	9.5%
35 to 44	482	10.8%
45 to 54	581	13.0%
55 to 64	898	20.1%
65 to 74	607	13.6%
75 and over	376	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,717	83.3%
Black or African American	436	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	104	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	193	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree19.0%

Graduate or professional degree16.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	1.5%
High school graduate	932	27.7%
Some college or associate's	1,181	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	640	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	565	16.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,949	77.0%
Carpooled	235	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	317	12.5%
Other means	14	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	185	8.4%
15 to 29 min	437	19.7%
30 to 44 min	659	29.8%
45 to 59 min	491	22.2%
60+ min	441	19.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 5.0% (223 of 4,460)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,400	73.3%
Nonfamily households	510	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,910	83.2%
Vacant	385	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,665	87.2%
Renter-occupied	245	12.8%

1-unit, detached98.3%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,257	98.3%
1-unit, attached	15	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2471450
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.65 sq mi
Water area: 1.21 sq mi
Center point: 38.8290, -76.5196