Allegany County, Maryland

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Key figures

Statistic	Allegany County, Maryland	Maryland	United States	Rank
Total Population	67,452	6,206,011	334,922,499	811th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,603	$103,678	$80,734	2115th of 3,221
Median Age	41.2	39.4	38.9	1742nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.1%	43.4%	35.7%	1804th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$154,900	$419,900	$332,700	2151st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$805	$1,705	$1,413	2063rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.9%	9.4%	12.5%	943rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	4.9%	5.2%	1227th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	159.8	639.1	n/a	729th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.1%	16.6%	14.1%	1966th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.2	n/a	n/a	2075th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.7%	67.6%	65.2%	2213th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.7	31.1	26.4	1976th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.1%	19.3%	15.1%	1444th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.3%	n/a	n/a	2712th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.3%	46.2%	46.9%	2768th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.3%	n/a	n/a	1804th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Allegany County, Maryland

Statistic	Allegany County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	46.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.0%	12.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.8%	28.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	6.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	25.7	67.7	61.4

Age in Allegany County, Maryland

Statistic	Allegany County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Median Age	41.2	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	17.8%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.4%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Allegany County, Maryland

Statistic	Allegany County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Households	27,382	2,362,928	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.6	2.5
Family Households	57.2%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.1%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.9%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.5%	28.7%	28.7%
Never Married	35.4%	36.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Allegany County, Maryland

Statistic	Allegany County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,210	$52,979	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.0%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.0%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.6%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.4%	20.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.9%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.9%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.0%	11.2%	n/a

Housing in Allegany County, Maryland

Statistic	Allegany County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Housing Units	32,720	2,560,784	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.6%	51.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.8%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.3%	7.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,959.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.3%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.2%	30.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,636	$4,093	n/a

Education in Allegany County, Maryland

Statistic	Allegany County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Less than High School	9.6%	8.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.5%	23.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.9%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.8%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.3%	20.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Allegany County, Maryland

Statistic	Allegany County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.8%	67.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.7%	64.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.5%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	34.1%	18.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.3%	12.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.1%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Allegany County, Maryland

Statistic	Allegany County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.7%	46.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	9.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	7.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.8%	78.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	9.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.8%	16.9%	16.7%

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