Living in Dorchester County Public Schools, Maryland

Overview

A total of 13,183 households are located in Dorchester County Public Schools area. Among them, 3,714 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.96 people. The total number of children in the region is 8,618 and 6,636 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (730) of residents are non-citizens and 6% (1,896) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Dorchester County Public Schools, Maryland
Household	13,183
Population	31,556
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,714 (28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,618
Total Students	6,636
Pre-Kindergarten	388
Kindergarten	298
Grade 1-8	3,074
Grade 9-12	1,639
College/Graduate School	1,237
Veterans	25,319
Non-citizen	730
Non-English Home Language	1,896
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

26,138 residents are over the age of 16 and 16,165 people are in labor force. Among them, 16,155 people are in civilian labor force and 10 are in armed labor force. 14,860 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Dorchester County Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,461	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,283	78.02%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,888	13.06%
Public transportation	112	0.77%
Walked	393	2.72%
Other method	232	1.60%
Worked from home	553	3.82%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,860	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,955	33.34%
Service	2,852	19.19%
Sales and office	3,262	21.95%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,514	10.19%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,277	15.32%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,860	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	504	3.39%
Construction	918	6.18%
Manufacturing	1,576	10.61%
Wholesale trade	455	3.06%
Retail trade	1,774	11.94%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	553	3.72%
Information	318	2.14%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	664	4.47%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,368	9.21%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,695	24.87%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,361	9.16%
Other services, except public administration	736	4.95%
Public administration	938	6.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,860	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,726	72.18%
Government workers	2,763	18.59%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,343	9.04%
Unpaid family workers	28	0.19%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $71,968 for the 13,183 households in Dorchester County Public Schools area, Maryland. The average income of a single worker is $31,828. 30,015 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.59%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	13,183	-
Less than $10,000	981	7.44%
$10,000 - $14,999	754	5.72%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,376	10.44%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,105	8.38%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,103	15.95%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,333	17.70%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,879	14.25%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,781	13.51%
$150,000 - $199,999	291	2.21%
More than $200,000	580	4.40%
Median Household Income	$52,917	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$71,968	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,541	-
Less than $10,000	310	3.63%
$10,000 - $14,999	237	2.77%
$15,000 - $24,999	605	7.08%
$25,000 - $34,999	658	7.70%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,214	14.21%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,669	19.54%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,537	18.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,524	17.84%
$150,000 - $199,999	233	2.73%
More than $200,000	554	6.49%

Median Family Income	$68,946	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$88,353	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,828	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$48,997	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$48,997	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	31,732	-
With health insurance coverage	30,015	94.59%
Public coverage	16,226	51.13%
Private health insurance	19,460	61.33%
Without health insurance coverage	1,717	5.41%

Housing

There are 16,747 housing units in Dorchester County Public Schools area, Maryland with 13,183 units (78.72%) occupied. 8,969 houses (68.03%) are occupied by owner and 4,214 houses (31.97%) are rented. The average housing value is $183,300 and the average rental cost is $879. 110 houses (0.66%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,252 houses (25.39%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,747	-
Occupied	13,183	78.72%
Owner Occupied	8,969	68.03%
Renter Occupied	4,214	31.97%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	12,445	74.31%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	813	4.85%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,443	14.59%
Mobile Homes	1,022	6.10%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	24	0.14%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,747	-
Built 2014 or later	110	0.66%
Built 2010 - 2013	630	3.76%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,712	16.19%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,988	11.87%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,790	10.69%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,353	14.05%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,385	8.27%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,527	9.12%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,252	25.39%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,747	-
1 room	42	0.25%
2 rooms	282	1.68%
3 rooms	1,027	6.13%
4 rooms	2,284	13.64%
5 rooms	3,457	20.64%
6 rooms	3,721	22.22%
7 rooms	2,272	13.57%
8 rooms	1,939	11.58%
9 rooms or more	1,723	10.29%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,747	-
no bedroom	42	0.25%
1 bedroom	1,193	7.12%
2 bedrooms	4,898	29.25%
3 bedrooms	7,446	44.46%
4 bedrooms	2,449	14.62%
5 bedrooms or more	719	4.29%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,969	-
Less than $50,000	473	5.27%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,158	12.91%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,541	17.18%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,691	18.85%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,056	22.92%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,384	15.43%
$500,000 - $999,999	573	6.39%
$1,000,000 or more	93	1.04%
Median House Value	$183,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,870	-
Less than $500	539	13.93%
$500 - $999	1,888	48.79%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,180	30.49%
$1,500 - $1,999	214	5.53%
$2,000 - $2,499	49	1.27%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$879	-

Demographic

A total of 32,138 people lives in Dorchester County Public Schools area, Maryland with 15,177 male and 16,961 female. The males to female ratio is 47.22 to 52.78. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	32,138	-
Male	15,177	47.22%
Female	16,961	52.78%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	32,138	-
Under 5 years	1,817	5.65%
5 - 9 years	1,678	5.22%
10 - 14 years	2,143	6.67%
15 - 19 years	1,758	5.47%
20 - 24 years	1,684	5.24%
25 - 34 years	3,858	12.00%
35 - 44 years	3,263	10.15%
45 - 54 years	4,241	13.20%
55 - 59 years	2,648	8.24%
60 - 64 years	2,311	7.19%
65 - 74 years	3,882	12.08%
75 - 84 years	2,186	6.80%
85 years and older	669	2.08%
Median Age	44.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	32,138	-
One Race	30,397	94.58%
White	21,065	65.55%
Black or African American	8,549	26.60%
American Indian and Alaska Native	20	0.06%
Asian	354	1.10%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	409	1.27%

Two or more races	1,741	5.42%
White and Black or African American	911	2.83%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	197	0.61%
White and Asian	84	0.26%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	191	0.59%

Living in Dorchester County Public Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic