Living in Worcester County Public Schools, Maryland

Overview

A total of 22,089 households are located in Worcester County Public Schools area. Among them, 4,684 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.88 people. The total number of children in the region is 12,236 and 9,828 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (1,226) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (2,721) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Worcester County Public Schools, Maryland
Household	22,089
Population	50,926
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,684 (21%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	12,236
Total Students	9,828
Pre-Kindergarten	626
Kindergarten	467
Grade 1-8	4,094
Grade 9-12	2,390
College/Graduate School	2,251
Veterans	42,773
Non-citizen	1,226
Non-English Home Language	2,721
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

43,875 residents are over the age of 16 and 25,416 people are in labor force. Among them, 25,390 people are in civilian labor force and 26 are in armed labor force. 24,144 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.90%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	23,759	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	19,194	80.79%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,748	7.36%
Public transportation	587	2.47%
Walked	519	2.18%
Other method	411	1.73%
Worked from home	1,300	5.47%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,144	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	8,433	34.93%
Service	5,505	22.80%
Sales and office	5,963	24.70%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,382	9.87%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,861	7.71%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,144	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	327	1.35%
Construction	2,280	9.44%
Manufacturing	1,034	4.28%
Wholesale trade	471	1.95%
Retail trade	2,977	12.33%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	823	3.41%
Information	293	1.21%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,605	6.65%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,466	10.21%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,746	19.66%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,590	19.01%
Other services, except public administration	1,026	4.25%
Public administration	1,506	6.24%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,144	-
Private wage and salary workers	18,037	74.71%
Government workers	4,080	16.90%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,923	7.96%
Unpaid family workers	104	0.43%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $87,259 for the 22,089 households in Worcester County Public Schools area, Maryland. The average income of a single worker is $32,087. 48,538 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.09%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	22,089	-
Less than $10,000	1,057	4.79%
$10,000 - $14,999	701	3.17%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,197	9.95%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,149	9.73%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,878	13.03%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,848	17.42%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,012	13.64%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,480	15.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,331	6.03%
More than $200,000	1,436	6.50%
Median Household Income	$63,499	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$87,259	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	13,899	-
Less than $10,000	388	2.79%
$10,000 - $14,999	253	1.82%
$15,000 - $24,999	756	5.44%
$25,000 - $34,999	946	6.81%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,497	10.77%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,614	18.81%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,266	16.30%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,852	20.52%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,154	8.30%
More than $200,000	1,173	8.44%

Median Family Income	$80,162	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$103,495	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,087	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$50,485	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$50,485	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	51,044	-
With health insurance coverage	48,538	95.09%
Public coverage	23,665	46.36%
Private health insurance	36,004	70.54%
Without health insurance coverage	2,506	4.91%

Housing

There are 56,310 housing units in Worcester County Public Schools area, Maryland with 22,089 units (39.23%) occupied. 16,582 houses (75.07%) are occupied by owner and 5,507 houses (24.93%) are rented. The average housing value is $262,200 and the average rental cost is $1,035. 488 houses (0.87%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,801 houses (6.75%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	56,310	-
Occupied	22,089	39.23%
Owner Occupied	16,582	75.07%
Renter Occupied	5,507	24.93%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	23,411	41.58%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	4,989	8.86%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	24,297	43.15%
Mobile Homes	3,613	6.42%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	56,310	-
Built 2014 or later	488	0.87%
Built 2010 - 2013	674	1.20%
Built 2000 - 2009	9,912	17.60%
Built 1990 - 1999	7,518	13.35%
Built 1980 - 1989	15,050	26.73%
Built 1970 - 1979	13,098	23.26%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,715	6.60%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,054	3.65%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,801	6.75%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	56,310	-
1 room	1,304	2.32%
2 rooms	3,227	5.73%
3 rooms	8,590	15.25%
4 rooms	12,690	22.54%
5 rooms	10,810	19.20%
6 rooms	7,093	12.60%
7 rooms	5,163	9.17%
8 rooms	3,411	6.06%
9 rooms or more	4,022	7.14%
Median Number of Rooms	4.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	56,310	-
no bedroom	1,317	2.34%
1 bedroom	5,811	10.32%
2 bedrooms	18,462	32.79%
3 bedrooms	22,763	40.42%
4 bedrooms	6,328	11.24%
5 bedrooms or more	1,629	2.89%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	16,582	-
Less than $50,000	429	2.59%
$50,000 - $99,999	857	5.17%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,608	9.70%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,349	14.17%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,925	29.70%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,138	24.95%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,999	12.06%
$1,000,000 or more	277	1.67%
Median House Value	$262,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,160	-
Less than $500	426	8.26%
$500 - $999	2,009	38.93%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,650	31.98%
$1,500 - $1,999	702	13.60%
$2,000 - $2,499	231	4.48%
$2,500 - $2,999	55	1.07%
$3,000 or more	87	1.69%
Median Rental Costs	$1,035	-

Demographic

A total of 51,765 people lives in Worcester County Public Schools area, Maryland with 25,357 male and 26,408 female. The males to female ratio is 48.98 to 51.02. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	51,765	-
Male	25,357	48.98%
Female	26,408	51.02%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	51,765	-
Under 5 years	2,131	4.12%
5 - 9 years	2,322	4.49%
10 - 14 years	2,913	5.63%
15 - 19 years	2,509	4.85%
20 - 24 years	2,504	4.84%
25 - 34 years	5,092	9.84%
35 - 44 years	5,143	9.94%
45 - 54 years	6,767	13.07%
55 - 59 years	3,759	7.26%
60 - 64 years	4,486	8.67%
65 - 74 years	7,927	15.31%
75 - 84 years	4,687	9.05%
85 years and older	1,525	2.95%
Median Age	50.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	51,765	-
One Race	50,544	97.64%
White	42,965	83.00%
Black or African American	6,659	12.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native	70	0.14%
Asian	618	1.19%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	41	0.08%
Other	191	0.37%

Two or more races	1,221	2.36%
White and Black or African American	610	1.18%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	197	0.38%
White and Asian	285	0.55%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	67	0.13%

Living in Worcester County Public Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic