Caroline County, Maryland Demographics

Caroline County is 1st in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Caroline County is 2nd in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Caroline County is 5th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Caroline County is 6th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Caroline County is 6th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Caroline County is 8th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Income below poverty line

Caroline County is 8th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in People per household

Caroline County is 10th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Female residents

Caroline County is 11th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - White

Caroline County is 11th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Size Demographics
	Caroline County	Rank	Maryland	US
Current population (2012)	32,718	20th	5,884,563	313,914,040
Size in square miles	319.4	19th	9,707.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	103.5	20th	594.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Caroline County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents younger than 5	6.4%	5th	6.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.2%	6th	22.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.4%	11th	13.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Caroline County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	82.2%	22nd	88.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.2%	22nd	36.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Caroline County	Rank	Maryland	US
Race - White	81.9%	11th	60.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	14.3%	12th	30.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	2nd	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	21st	6.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.4%	1st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.9%	16th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	6th	8.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	77.8%	12th	53.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Caroline County	Rank	Maryland	US
Female residents	51.5%	10th	51.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.8%	12th	13.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Caroline County	Rank	Maryland	US
Housing units	13,469	22nd	2,391,350	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	10.1%	20th	25.4%	25.9%
Households	11,842	22nd	2,128,377	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.2%	13th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$232,600	17th	$319,800	$186,200
People per household	2.7	8th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	28	23rd	15,217	829,658

Income Demographics
	Caroline County	Rank	Maryland	US
Income per capita	$25,652	20th	$35,751	$27,915
Income per household	$61,021	15th	$72,419	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.8%	8th	9.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Caroline County	Rank	Maryland	US
Non-farm private establishments	614	23rd	133,248	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	6,663	23rd	2,104,022	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,942	21st	528,112	27,092,908
Retail sales	$406,934	21st	$75,664,186	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,341	15th	$13,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$18,868	23rd	$10,758,428	$613,795,732