Charles County, Maryland

Interactive maps and statistics for Charles County, Maryland: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Maryland and the United States.

Charles County, Maryland is among the highest in the country for median household income (48th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for median gross rent (63rd of 3,215 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Charles County, Maryland	Maryland	United States	Rank
Total Population	170,527	6,206,011	334,922,499	402nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$122,816	$103,678	$80,734	48th of 3,221
Median Age	38.9	39.4	38.9	2401st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.5%	43.4%	35.7%	545th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$428,500	$419,900	$332,700	232nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,920	$1,705	$1,413	63rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.9%	9.4%	12.5%	3022nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	4.9%	5.2%	1367th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	372.5	639.1	n/a	426th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.5%	16.6%	14.1%	517th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.0	n/a	n/a	1093rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.1%	67.6%	65.2%	349th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	41.4	31.1	26.4	19th of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.4%	19.3%	15.1%	304th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.2%	n/a	n/a	2967th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.6%	46.2%	46.9%	1111th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.3%	n/a	n/a	227th 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 Charles County, Maryland

Statistic	Charles County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	32.0%	46.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.9%	12.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	48.4%	28.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	6.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	7.4%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	65.1	67.7	61.4

Age in Charles County, Maryland

Statistic	Charles County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Median Age	38.9	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	23.9%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.7%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.0%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.7%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Charles County, Maryland

Statistic	Charles County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Households	60,875	2,362,928	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.6	2.5
Family Households	71.0%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.6%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.4%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.5%	28.7%	28.7%
Never Married	34.0%	36.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Charles County, Maryland

Statistic	Charles County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Per Capita Income	$51,110	$52,979	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.2%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.2%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.9%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	23.1%	20.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.9%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	15.8%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.7%	11.2%	n/a

Housing in Charles County, Maryland

Statistic	Charles County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Housing Units	63,813	2,560,784	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.4%	51.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.7%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.6%	7.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,991.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.9%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.0%	30.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,339	$4,093	n/a

Education in Charles County, Maryland

Statistic	Charles County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Less than High School	5.5%	8.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.1%	23.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.0%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.6%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.9%	20.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Charles County, Maryland

Statistic	Charles County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.6%	67.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.2%	64.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.5%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	13.4%	18.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	29.1%	12.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.9%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Charles County, Maryland

Statistic	Charles County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Born in State of Residence	38.6%	46.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.1%	9.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.4%	7.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.8%	78.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.6%	9.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.2%	16.9%	16.7%

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