| Metropolitan Area Population (CMSA) |
| 1990: | 6,727,050 |
| 2000: | 7,608,070 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 13.1% |
| U.S. rank in 1980: | 4th (CMSA) |
| U.S. rank in 1990: | 4th (CMSA) |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 4th (CMSA) |
| City Residents |
| 1980: | 31,740 |
| 1990: | 33,195 |
| 2000: | 35,876 |
| 2003 estimate: | 36,178 |
| Percent change, 1990–2000: | 10.2% |
| U.S. rank in 2000: | 878th (State rank: 15th, in 2002) |
| Density: | 5,326 people per square mile (in 2000) |
| Racial and ethnic characteristics | (2000) |
| White | 22,457 |
| Black or African American | 11,267 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 60 |
| Asian | 650 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) | 2301 |
| Other | 796 |
| Percent of residents born in state: | 50.6% (2000) |
| Age characteristics | (2000) |
| Poplation under 5 years old | 2,385 |
| Poplation 5 to 9 years old | 2,160 |
| Poplation 10 to 14 years old | 2,005 |
| Poplation 15 to 19 years old | 2,102 |
| Poplation 20 to 24 years old | 2,455 |
| Poplation 25 to 34 years old | 6,352 |
| Poplation 35 to 44 years old | 5,620 |
| Poplation 45 to 54 years old | 5,137 |
| Poplation 55 to 59 years old | 1,907 |
| Poplation 60 to 64 years old | 1,439 |
| Poplation 65 to 74 years old | 2,241 |
| Poplation 75 to 84 years old | 1,564 |
| Population 85 years and over | 471 |
| Median age | 35.7 years |
| Births | (Anne Arundel County, 2003) |
| Total number | 6,913 |
| Deaths | (Anne Arundel County, 2003) |
| Total number | 3,567 (of which, 56 were infants under the age of 1 year) |
| Money income | (1999) |
| Per capita income | $27,180 |
| Median household income | $49,243 |
| Total households | 15,231 |
| Number of households with income of . . . | |
| less than $10,000 | 1,405 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 652 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 1,716 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 1,636 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 2,330 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 3,051 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 1,937 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 1,508 |
| $150,000 to 199,999 | 518 |
| $200,000 or more | 478 |
| Percent of families below poverty level: | 9.59% (41.6% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years) |
| 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: | 2,330 |