Severn is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 57,118 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Severn is the 15th largest community in Maryland. Much of the housing stock in Severn was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Severn economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Severn, where the median household income is $134,423.00.

Severn is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Severn, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

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

A relatively large number of people in Severn telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.08% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

The citizens of Severn are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.09% of adults in Severn have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Severn in 2022 was $58,519, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $234,076 for a family of four.

Severn is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Severn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Severn residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Severn also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.90% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Severn include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

In addition, Severn has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.32%).

The most common language spoken in Severn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.