Somerset County, Maryland

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Key figures

Statistic	Somerset County, Maryland	Maryland	United States	Rank
Total Population	24,822	6,206,011	334,922,499	1671st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,943	$103,678	$80,734	1637th of 3,221
Median Age	38.1	39.4	38.9	2562nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.4%	43.4%	35.7%	2105th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$173,200	$419,900	$332,700	1736th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,013	$1,705	$1,413	953rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.4%	9.4%	12.5%	1025th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.5%	4.9%	5.2%	341st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	77.6	639.1	n/a	1169th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.1%	16.6%	14.1%	959th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.7	n/a	n/a	1922nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.1%	67.6%	65.2%	1850th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.5	31.1	26.4	1540th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.2%	19.3%	15.1%	1418th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.7%	n/a	n/a	2594th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.2%	46.2%	46.9%	2689th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.9%	n/a	n/a	2044th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Somerset County, Maryland

Statistic	Somerset County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	50.8%	46.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.6%	12.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	38.5%	28.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	6.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	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)	0.4%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.9	67.7	61.4

Age in Somerset County, Maryland

Statistic	Somerset County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Median Age	38.1	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	17.5%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	12.3%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.8%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.6%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.0%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Somerset County, Maryland

Statistic	Somerset County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Households	8,348	2,362,928	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.6	2.5
Family Households	59.4%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.4%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.2%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.1%	28.7%	28.7%
Never Married	43.6%	36.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Somerset County, Maryland

Statistic	Somerset County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,462	$52,979	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.2%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.9%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.1%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.9%	20.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.4%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.8%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.9%	11.2%	n/a

Housing in Somerset County, Maryland

Statistic	Somerset County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Housing Units	10,928	2,560,784	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.9%	51.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.9%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.6%	7.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.9%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.9%	30.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,591	$4,093	n/a

Education in Somerset County, Maryland

Statistic	Somerset County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Less than High School	13.3%	8.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.8%	23.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.5%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.8%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.6%	20.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Somerset County, Maryland

Statistic	Somerset County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Labour Force Participation	46.0%	67.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.6%	64.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.5%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	34.5%	18.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.7%	12.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.6%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Somerset County, Maryland

Statistic	Somerset County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.5%	46.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	9.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.2%	7.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.5%	78.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.6%	9.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.9%	16.9%	16.7%

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