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Wicomico County Public Schools Overview

Salisbury University located in Wicomico County Public Schools area. A total of 37,793 households are located in Wicomico County Public Schools area. Among them, 11,600 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.16 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 29,379 and 30,196 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5.49% (5,401) of residents are non-citizens and 10.95% (10,780) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Wicomico County Public Schools, Maryland
Household	37,793
Population	98,434
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	11,600 (30.69%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	29,379
Total Students	30,196
Pre-Kindergarten	1,343
Kindergarten	1,652
Grade 1-8	9,939
Grade 9-12	5,175
College/Graduate School	12,087
Veterans	79,896
Non-citizen	5,401
Non-English Home Language	10,780
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

82,758 residents are over the age of 16 and 53,147 people are in labor force. Among them, 53,009 people are in civilian labor force and 138 are in armed labor force. 48,959 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.60%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	48,291	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	39,856	82.53%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	4,393	9.10%
Public transportation	333	0.69%
Walked	1,031	2.13%
Other method	858	1.78%
Worked from home	1,820	3.77%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	48,959	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	16,178	33.04%
Service	11,328	23.14%
Sales and office	10,939	22.34%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,457	9.10%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,057	12.37%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	48,959	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	834	1.70%
Construction	3,253	6.64%
Manufacturing	4,136	8.45%
Wholesale trade	870	1.78%
Retail trade	6,002	12.26%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,341	4.78%
Information	873	1.78%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,151	4.39%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,548	7.25%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	13,998	28.59%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,984	12.22%
Other services, except public administration	2,196	4.49%
Public administration	2,773	5.66%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	48,959	-
Private wage and salary workers	36,966	75.50%
Government workers	9,339	19.08%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,575	5.26%
Unpaid family workers	79	0.16%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $73,662 for the 37,793 households in Wicomico County Public Schools area, Maryland. The average income of a single worker is $29,854. 94,533 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.40%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	37,793	-
Less than $10,000	2,122	5.61%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,467	3.88%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,081	10.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,914	10.36%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,258	13.91%
$50,000 - $74,999	7,261	19.21%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,665	12.34%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,343	14.14%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,161	5.72%
More than $200,000	1,521	4.02%
Median Household Income	$56,956	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$73,662	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	24,192	-
Less than $10,000	813	3.36%
$10,000 - $14,999	409	1.69%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,829	7.56%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,103	8.69%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,054	12.62%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,773	19.73%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,629	15.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,409	18.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,872	7.74%
More than $200,000	1,301	5.38%

Median Family Income	$69,804	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$87,029	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$29,854	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$48,784	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$48,784	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	101,218	-
With health insurance coverage	94,533	93.40%
Public coverage	43,731	43.20%
Private health insurance	63,908	63.14%
Without health insurance coverage	6,685	6.60%

Housing

There are 42,382 housing units in Wicomico County Public Schools area, Maryland with 37,793 units (89.17%) occupied. 21,791 houses (57.66%) are occupied by owner and 16,002 houses (42.34%) are rented. The average housing value is $175,700 and the average rental cost is $1,060. 962 houses (2.27%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 6,403 houses (15.11%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	42,382	-
Occupied	37,793	89.17%
Owner Occupied	21,791	57.66%
Renter Occupied	16,002	42.34%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	29,244	69.00%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,339	5.52%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	8,941	21.10%
Mobile Homes	1,847	4.36%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	11	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	42,382	-
Built 2014 or later	962	2.27%
Built 2010 - 2013	920	2.17%
Built 2000 - 2009	7,769	18.33%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,873	13.86%
Built 1980 - 1989	6,285	14.83%
Built 1970 - 1979	6,153	14.52%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,817	9.01%
Built 1950 - 1959	4,200	9.91%
Built 1949 or earlier	6,403	15.11%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	42,382	-
1 room	966	2.28%
2 rooms	1,221	2.88%
3 rooms	3,194	7.54%
4 rooms	5,966	14.08%
5 rooms	8,440	19.91%
6 rooms	7,518	17.74%
7 rooms	5,913	13.95%
8 rooms	3,909	9.22%
9 rooms or more	5,255	12.40%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	42,382	-
no bedroom	984	2.32%
1 bedroom	3,265	7.70%
2 bedrooms	8,952	21.12%
3 bedrooms	20,391	48.11%
4 bedrooms	7,247	17.10%
5 bedrooms or more	1,543	3.64%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	21,791	-
Less than $50,000	1,103	5.06%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,103	9.65%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,044	18.56%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,725	26.27%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,596	25.68%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,439	11.19%
$500,000 - $999,999	637	2.92%
$1,000,000 or more	144	0.66%
Median House Value	$175,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	15,217	-
Less than $500	1,223	8.04%
$500 - $999	5,454	35.84%
$1,000 - $1,499	6,463	42.47%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,554	10.21%
$2,000 - $2,499	349	2.29%
$2,500 - $2,999	50	0.33%
$3,000 or more	124	0.81%
Median Rental Costs	$1,060	-

Demographic

A total of 102,539 people lives in Wicomico County Public Schools area, Maryland with 48,681 male and 53,858 female. The males to female ratio is 47.48 to 52.52. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	102,539	-
Male	48,681	47.48%
Female	53,858	52.52%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	102,539	-
Under 5 years	6,185	6.03%
5 - 9 years	6,058	5.91%
10 - 14 years	6,373	6.22%
15 - 19 years	9,179	8.95%
20 - 24 years	10,188	9.94%
25 - 34 years	12,142	11.84%
35 - 44 years	11,229	10.95%
45 - 54 years	12,219	11.92%
55 - 59 years	7,026	6.85%
60 - 64 years	6,093	5.94%
65 - 74 years	9,260	9.03%
75 - 84 years	4,945	4.82%
85 years and older	1,642	1.60%
Median Age	36.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	102,539	-
One Race	99,756	97.29%
White	68,178	66.49%
Black or African American	26,594	25.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native	274	0.27%
Asian	3,215	3.14%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	28	0.03%
Other	1,467	1.43%

Two or more races	2,783	2.71%
White and Black or African American	1,724	1.68%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	207	0.20%
White and Asian	246	0.24%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	96	0.09%