Worcester County, Maryland

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Key figures

Statistic	Worcester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States	Rank
Total Population	53,700	6,206,011	334,922,499	966th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$81,745	$103,678	$80,734	513th of 3,221
Median Age	50.7	39.4	38.9	183rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	35.3%	43.4%	35.7%	453rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$374,700	$419,900	$332,700	354th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,159	$1,705	$1,413	607th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.9%	9.4%	12.5%	2448th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.7%	4.9%	5.2%	499th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	114.7	639.1	n/a	894th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.7%	16.6%	14.1%	1041st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.1	n/a	n/a	458th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.0%	67.6%	65.2%	960th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.3	31.1	26.4	1834th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.3%	19.3%	15.1%	742nd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.6%	n/a	n/a	2314th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.9%	46.2%	46.9%	1681st of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.4%	n/a	n/a	617th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Worcester County, Maryland

Statistic	Worcester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	46.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.0%	12.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	12.0%	28.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	6.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	37.6	67.7	61.4

Age in Worcester County, Maryland

Statistic	Worcester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Median Age	50.7	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	17.1%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.6%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.3%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.4%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.6%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Worcester County, Maryland

Statistic	Worcester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Households	24,136	2,362,928	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.6	2.5
Family Households	64.3%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.4%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.4%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.4%	28.7%	28.7%
Never Married	25.2%	36.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Worcester County, Maryland

Statistic	Worcester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Per Capita Income	$53,274	$52,979	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.3%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.4%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.4%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	13.4%	20.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.9%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.7%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.9%	11.2%	n/a

Housing in Worcester County, Maryland

Statistic	Worcester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Housing Units	56,867	2,560,784	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	42.8%	51.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	38.8%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	57.6%	7.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.0%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.7%	30.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,738	$4,093	n/a

Education in Worcester County, Maryland

Statistic	Worcester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Less than High School	6.0%	8.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.9%	23.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.8%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.4%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.9%	20.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Worcester County, Maryland

Statistic	Worcester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.8%	67.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.8%	64.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.8%	18.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.5%	12.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.9%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Worcester County, Maryland

Statistic	Worcester County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Born in State of Residence	54.5%	46.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	9.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	7.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.7%	78.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.4%	9.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.6%	16.9%	16.7%

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