Wicomico County, Maryland

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Key figures

Statistic	Wicomico County, Maryland	Maryland	United States	Rank
Total Population	104,914	6,206,011	334,922,499	596th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,210	$103,678	$80,734	767th of 3,221
Median Age	36.2	39.4	38.9	2850th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.5%	43.4%	35.7%	803rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$254,700	$419,900	$332,700	871st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,327	$1,705	$1,413	388th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.9%	9.4%	12.5%	1490th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	4.9%	5.2%	751st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	280.2	639.1	n/a	521st of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.4%	16.6%	14.1%	443rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.0	n/a	n/a	1815th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	62.3%	67.6%	65.2%	2886th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.0	31.1	26.4	1905th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.9%	19.3%	15.1%	1819th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.7%	n/a	n/a	1974th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.0%	46.2%	46.9%	2606th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.4%	n/a	n/a	955th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Wicomico County, Maryland

Statistic	Wicomico County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	57.9%	46.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.1%	12.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	26.5%	28.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	6.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	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)	0.6%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.6	67.7	61.4

Age in Wicomico County, Maryland

Statistic	Wicomico County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Median Age	36.2	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.5%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	14.1%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.0%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.5%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.6%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Wicomico County, Maryland

Statistic	Wicomico County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Households	40,470	2,362,928	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.6	2.5
Family Households	63.6%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.4%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.6%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.2%	28.7%	28.7%
Never Married	38.5%	36.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wicomico County, Maryland

Statistic	Wicomico County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,997	$52,979	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.8%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.7%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.4%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.4%	20.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.9%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.1%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.2%	11.2%	n/a

Housing in Wicomico County, Maryland

Statistic	Wicomico County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Housing Units	44,127	2,560,784	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.0%	51.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	15.3%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.3%	7.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.7%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.0%	30.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,171	$4,093	n/a

Education in Wicomico County, Maryland

Statistic	Wicomico County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Less than High School	9.2%	8.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.4%	23.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.8%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.8%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.7%	20.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wicomico County, Maryland

Statistic	Wicomico County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.3%	67.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.1%	64.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	34.3%	18.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.0%	12.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.7%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Wicomico County, Maryland

Statistic	Wicomico County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.7%	46.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.4%	9.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.0%	7.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.1%	78.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.5%	9.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.9%	16.9%	16.7%

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