Dorchester County, Maryland

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Key figures

Statistic	Dorchester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States	Rank
Total Population	32,754	6,206,011	334,922,499	1404th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,839	$103,678	$80,734	1911th of 3,221
Median Age	43.5	39.4	38.9	1061st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.4%	43.4%	35.7%	2104th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$262,400	$419,900	$332,700	829th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,032	$1,705	$1,413	898th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.1%	9.4%	12.5%	908th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.7%	4.9%	5.2%	841st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	60.6	639.1	n/a	1370th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.5%	16.6%	14.1%	1084th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.8	n/a	n/a	1889th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.6%	67.6%	65.2%	2695th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.9	31.1	26.4	1009th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.3%	19.3%	15.1%	2012th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.6%	n/a	n/a	2007th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.9%	46.2%	46.9%	2719th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.7%	n/a	n/a	1085th 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 Dorchester County, Maryland

Statistic	Dorchester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	60.7%	46.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.1%	12.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	24.8%	28.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	6.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.4%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.2	67.7	61.4

Age in Dorchester County, Maryland

Statistic	Dorchester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Median Age	43.5	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.0%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.0%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.0%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Dorchester County, Maryland

Statistic	Dorchester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Households	13,546	2,362,928	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.6	2.5
Family Households	61.4%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.0%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.5%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.0%	28.7%	28.7%
Never Married	33.4%	36.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dorchester County, Maryland

Statistic	Dorchester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,605	$52,979	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.2%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.4%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.0%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.7%	20.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.1%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.2%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.0%	11.2%	n/a

Housing in Dorchester County, Maryland

Statistic	Dorchester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Housing Units	16,433	2,560,784	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.4%	51.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.9%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.6%	7.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.4%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.6%	30.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,456	$4,093	n/a

Education in Dorchester County, Maryland

Statistic	Dorchester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Less than High School	13.7%	8.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.5%	23.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.4%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.0%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.4%	20.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dorchester County, Maryland

Statistic	Dorchester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.7%	67.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.7%	64.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.0%	18.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.4%	12.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.6%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Dorchester County, Maryland

Statistic	Dorchester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.8%	46.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.8%	9.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.6%	7.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.9%	78.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.3%	9.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.1%	16.9%	16.7%

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