Somerset County, Maryland Demographics

Somerset County is 2nd in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Income below poverty line

Somerset County is 4th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Somerset County is 6th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Somerset County is 10th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Somerset County is 13th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Somerset County is 15th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Foreign born residents

Somerset County is 17th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Two or More

Somerset County is 18th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Somerset County is 18th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Somerset County is 18th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Size Demographics
	Somerset County	Rank	Maryland	US
Current population (2012)	26,253	23rd	5,884,563	313,914,040
Size in square miles	319.7	18th	9,707.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	82.8	21st	594.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Somerset County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents younger than 5	4.9%	18th	6.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	16.7%	24th	22.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.4%	10th	13.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Somerset County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	81.6%	23rd	88.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	14.3%	24th	36.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Somerset County	Rank	Maryland	US
Race - White	54.6%	21st	60.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	42.4%	4th	30.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	6th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	22nd	6.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	18th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	17th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	18th	8.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	51.9%	20th	53.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Somerset County	Rank	Maryland	US
Female residents	46.0%	24th	51.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.0%	15th	13.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Somerset County	Rank	Maryland	US
Housing units	11,237	23rd	2,391,350	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	14.4%	13th	25.4%	25.9%
Households	8,573	23rd	2,128,377	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.6%	21st	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$162,300	23rd	$319,800	$186,200
People per household	2.3	24th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	15	24th	15,217	829,658

Income Demographics
	Somerset County	Rank	Maryland	US
Income per capita	$17,599	24th	$35,751	$27,915
Income per household	$41,420	22nd	$72,419	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.7%	2nd	9.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Somerset County	Rank	Maryland	US
Non-farm private establishments	362	24th	133,248	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,719	24th	2,104,022	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,099	24th	528,112	27,092,908
Retail sales	$105,159	24th	$75,664,186	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$4,011	24th	$13,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$9,899	24th	$10,758,428	$613,795,732