Worcester County, Maryland Demographics

Worcester County is 23rd out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Worcester County is 1st in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Worcester County is 2nd in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Worcester County is 4th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Worcester County is 6th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Home ownership rate

Worcester County is 7th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Worcester County is 7th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Worcester County is 7th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Size in square miles

Worcester County is 9th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - White

Worcester County is 10th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Income below poverty line

Worcester County is 11th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Female residents

Size Demographics
	Worcester County	Rank	Maryland	US
Current population (2012)	51,578	17th	5,884,563	313,914,040
Size in square miles	468.3	7th	9,707.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	109.9	19th	594.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Worcester County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents younger than 5	4.4%	24th	6.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	17.8%	21st	22.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	24.3%	2nd	13.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Worcester County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.7%	13th	88.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.3%	14th	36.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Worcester County	Rank	Maryland	US
Race - White	83.0%	9th	60.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	13.8%	14th	30.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	18th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.2%	16th	6.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	21st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	21st	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	19th	8.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	80.2%	7th	53.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Worcester County	Rank	Maryland	US
Female residents	51.5%	11th	51.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.3%	14th	13.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Worcester County	Rank	Maryland	US
Housing units	55,886	11th	2,391,350	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	46.3%	1st	25.4%	25.9%
Households	21,785	17th	2,128,377	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	78.2%	6th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$279,600	13th	$319,800	$186,200
People per household	2.3	23rd	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	95	19th	15,217	829,658

Income Demographics
	Worcester County	Rank	Maryland	US
Income per capita	$32,811	13th	$35,751	$27,915
Income per household	$57,474	16th	$72,419	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.6%	10th	9.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Worcester County	Rank	Maryland	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,100	13th	133,248	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	16,881	18th	2,104,022	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	7,514	15th	528,112	27,092,908
Retail sales	$875,104	15th	$75,664,186	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$17,779	4th	$13,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$506,848	7th	$10,758,428	$613,795,732