Capital Gazette cites AAEDC stats in article providing snapshot of Anne Arundel County

September 6, 2024

The Capital Gazette cited statistics provided by AAEDC in the following article providing a snapshot of Anne Arundel County:

Fast facts about Anne Arundel County

Specifically, the article featured AAEDC data on the county’s population, which stands at over 596,000, and residents’ income, the median of which is $121,800.

It featured the following statement from Gowan on the impact of the development:

The full article reads:

Anne Arundel County brims with centuries of historic places and is home to the state capital Annapolis, the seat of county and city governments.

The Anne Arundel County Economic Development Corp. estimates the county’s population is over 596,000. The median age of the county is 38. Residents age 65 and older make up about 16% of the population, according to Census Bureau estimates. They have access to eight senior centers — in Annapolis, Arnold, Brooklyn Park, Odenton, Pasadena, Glen Burnie, Severn and Edgewater.

The median household income in the county is about $121,800 with about 135,000 residents earning more than $100,000. Roughly 13,300 households earn less than $20,000, according to estimates by the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp.

Much of the county’s eastern border is made up of 533 miles of shoreline, and most of its boundaries are defined by water, principally the Chesapeake Bay. It is also known for its water-related recreational activities and regularly hosts historic ships in its harbor.

After its founding, Annapolis was a shipping port and point of entry for immigrants and ships carrying enslaved people. There were many prosperous homes that reflected the wealth of the city. These homes hosted many of the Founding Fathers and to this day, Annapolis has more of those original 18th century structures standing than any other city in the nation, according to the city.

Annapolis had a few different names before its present-day name. Originally called “Providence” when settled by the Puritans, it was later changed to “Anne Arundel’s Towne” after Lord Baltimore’s wife who owned the proprietary colony. When the capital of the state moved to Annapolis from St. Mary’s City, it was named as we know it today.

The county is home to not only the Naval Academy but also Fort Meade. Approximately 1,200 candidates swear in as plebes each year on Induction Day to attend the Naval Academy. Every year in May, the graduating class participates in Commissioning Week. Most graduates are commissioned as officers in the Navy or Marine Corps.

About 64,000 people work at Fort Meade, which was established during World War I to train troops for battle in France and was expanded during World War II. Fort Meade is now home to the National Security Agency, U.S. Cyber Command and other units.

Not far from Fort Meade is BWI Marshall Airport, which has continued to break records for the number of passengers it handles each year. President Harry S. Truman dedicated the airport, formerly known as Friendship International Airport, in 1950. At the time it was considered the most advanced facility in the nation and in 1957 it was the East Coast terminus of the record-breaking transcontinental flight by the first Boeing 707 jetliner, according to the county website.

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