Lake Shore, Maryland

Lake Shore is located at 39°5′56″N 76°28′54″W (39.098960, −76.481717),[2] on the Hog Neck peninsula near Chesapeake Bay. It is partially bordered by tidal inlets to the bay, notably Magothy River to the south and Main Creek to the northeast. It is bordered by Pasadena to the west, with the boundary in the vicinity of Magothy Bridge Road. Maryland Route 177 (Mountain Road) is the main route through the community, running generally east–west along the center of the peninsula.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.6 square miles (45.7 km²), of which 13.4 square miles (34.8 km²) is land and 4.2 square miles (10.8 km²), or 23.69%, is water, consisting of the tidal rivers on either side of the CDP.

At the 2010 census there were 19,477 people in 6,962 households, including 5,454 families, in the CDP. The population density was 1,317.0 people per square mile (508.5/km²). There were 7,375 housing units at an average density of 482.2/sq mi (186.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.1% White, 3.7% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2%.[3]

Of the 6,962 households 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 16.7% of households were one person and 6.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.8 and the average family size was 3.12.

The age distribution was 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% 65 or older. The median age was 41.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99 males.

The median household income was $90,396 and the median family income was $103,540. Males had a median income of $67,397 versus $49,429 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $37,743. About 2.1% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.