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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Fort Meade, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Fort Meade, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Fort Meade’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Fort Meade does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $102,886.00. 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.23.78% 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 Retail industries respectively employ 32.23% and 13.80% 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.74% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Fort Meade are among the most well-educated in the nation: 47.14% of adults in Fort Meade 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 Fort Meade in 2022 was $38,144, 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 $152,576 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 16.41% 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.
