Fort Meade is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 9,324 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fort Meade is the 85th largest community in Maryland. Much of the housing stock in Fort Meade was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Fort Meade economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Fort Meade, where the median household income is $103,261.00.

Fort Meade home prices are not only among the most expensive in Maryland, but Fort Meade real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

29.61% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Fort Meade. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Public Service and Healthcare industries respectively employ 30.23% and 14.73% of the civilian workforce.

Also of interest is that Fort Meade has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.17% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Fort Meade is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Fort Meade enrolled in college, Fort Meade has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Fort Meade. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Fort Meade.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.54 minutes getting to work every day.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Fort Meade. 50.16% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Fort Meade in 2022 was $39,039, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,156 for a family of four. However, Fort Meade contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fort Meade is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fort Meade home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Meade residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fort Meade also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.07% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Meade include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Fort Meade is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.