Moving to Shady Side, Maryland

Population: 5,559
Males: 2,803 (50.4%), Females: 2,756 (49.6%)

Anne Arundel County

Zip code: 20764

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $68,406
Median house value: $152,700

Population by Race

Races in Shady Side:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.3%)
  • Black (11.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (22.6%), Irish (19.4%), English (14.4%), Italian (8.7%), United States (7.7%), French (2.9%).

Elevation: 8 feet

Land area: 7.3 square miles

Map of Shady Side, MD

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Shady Side

  • High school or higher: 91.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 41.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shady Side CDP

  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 61.6%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

2.1% Foreign born (0.9% Europe, 0.7% Asia, 0.3% Latin America, 0.3% North America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Shady Side:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shady Side:

  • ANDREWS AFB (about 25 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; Abbreviation: ADW)
  • BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 26 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Abbreviation: BWI)
  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 36 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: DCA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Shady Side:

  • SOUTH RIVER (about 5 miles; EDGEWATER, MD; Abbreviation: 00B)
  • LEE (about 8 miles; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Abbreviation: ANP)
  • KENTMORR AIRPARK (about 13 miles; STEVENSVILLE, MD; Abbreviation: 3W3)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shady Side:

  • UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY (about 11 miles; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,172)
  • ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; ARNOLD, MD; Full-time enrollment: 6,467)
  • BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; BOWIE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 3,323)
  • PRINCE GEORGES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; LARGO, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,764)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-COLLEGE PARK (about 25 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; Full-time enrollment: 29,298)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-BALTIMORE COUNTY (about 33 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 9,095)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-BALTIMORE (about 33 miles; Baltimore, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,456)

Public primary/middle school in Shady Side:

  • SHADY SIDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 467; Location: 4859 ATWELL RD; Grades: KG – 05)