Worcester County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.8. This is about average.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2003 was 28.5. This is significantly worse than average. There were 13 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2003 was 24.8. This is about average. There were 25 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average. There were 29 monitors within city limits.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 0.0%
Average household size:
| This place: |  2.5 people | | Maryland: |  2.5 people |
| This place: | 72.1% | | Whole state: | 69.2% |
| This place: | 5.2% | | Whole state: | 5.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Newark, MD
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Newark compared to Maryland state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Wood (19%)
- Electricity (10%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Worcester County Maryland:
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Religion statistics for Newark (based on Worcester County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 51.21%
| Here | | 51.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Episcopal Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 32.3% | 32.0% | 12.6% | 7.9% | 3.0% |
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| Congregations | 6.0% | 47.0% | 9.6% | 6.0% | 7.2% |
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| Name | Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America | Assemblies of God | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.2% |
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| Congregations | 1.2% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 15.7% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 19 | This county: | 3.86 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Worcester County: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.07 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 19 | Worcester County: | 3.86 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26 | This county: | 5.28 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 151 | Worcester County: | 30.65 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 5.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Worcester County: | 15.7% | | State: | 15.5% |
10.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,826 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.52% | | Maryland average: | 7.95% |
2.47% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,612 average AGI)| Worcester County: | 2.47% | | Maryland average: | 0.25% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,488 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.84% | | Maryland average: | 8.13% |
0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($269 average AGI)| Worcester County: | 0.14% | | Maryland average: | 0.13% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Newark:
- WTGM (960 AM; 10 kW; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WJDY (1470 AM; 5 kW; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
- WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WKHZ (1590 AM; 1 kW; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: RADIO BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Newark:
- WRXS (106.9 FM; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: ATLANTIC RADIO BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WQHQ (104.7 FM; OCEAN CITY-SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOCQ (103.9 FM; BERLIN, MD; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WQJZ (97.1 FM; OCEAN PINES, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLBW (92.1 FM; FENWICK ISLAND, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOCM (98.1 FM; SELBYVILLE, DE; Owner: IRIE RADIO, INC.)
- WWFG (99.9 FM; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZEB (101.7 FM; OCEAN VIEW, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WZBH (93.5 FM; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WOSC (95.9 FM; BETHANY BEACH, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WESM (91.3 FM; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, EASTERN SHORE)
- WOLC (102.5 FM; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Owner: MARANATHA, INC.)
- WSDL (90.7 FM; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WJNE (103.5 FM; BETHANY BEACH, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WXMD (92.5 FM; POCOMOKE CITY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLVW-FM (105.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKHW (106.5 FM; POCOMOKE CITY, MD; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WSBY-FM (98.9 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WICO-FM (97.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSCL (89.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Newark:
- WRAV-LP (Channel 8; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
- WBOC-TV (Channel 16; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: WBOC, INC.)
- WMDT (Channel 47; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP)
- WCPB (Channel 28; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
- W38BN (Channel 38; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY EDUCATIONAL B/CTING FOUND.)
- WDPB (Channel 64; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
- WEWE-LP (Channel 24; SUSSEX COUNTY, DE; Owner: OCEAN 60 BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
Newark fatal accident list:
May 21, 2008 06:55 AM, Co-319, Lat: 38.236089, Lon: -75.310164, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 21, 2007 05:36 AM, Us-113, Co-113, Lat: 38.235575, Lon: -75.313683, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Aug 1, 2006 10:00 PM, Us-113, Co-120, Lat: 38.231242, Lon: -75.335275, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Dec 31, 2005 06:30 PM, Co-123, Co-92, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 7, 1988 03:40 PM, Us0113, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Nov 3, 1985 07:03 AM, Us0113, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 27, 1979 00:10 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Newark)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - 7091 Central Site Lane (Lat: 38.220278 Lon: -75.331944), Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 109.1 m, Call Sign: WPNW557
Assigned Frequencies: 855.962 MHz, 856.462 MHz, 857.462 MHz, 857.712 MHz, 858.462 MHz, 858.712 MHz, 859.462 MHz, 859.712 MHz, 860.462 MHz, 860.712 MHz
Grant Date: 09/22/2004, Expiration Date: 07/16/2014, Certifier: Teresa Owens
Registrant: County Of Worcester, Courthouse 1 West Market St, Snow Hill, MD 21863, Phone: (410) 632-1311, Fax: (410) 632-2141, Email:
- 7091 Central Site Lane (Lat: 38.220278 Lon: -75.331944), Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 109.1 m, Call Sign: WPVQ617
Assigned Frequencies: 462.950 MHz, 462.975 MHz, 463.000 MHz, 463.025 MHz, 463.050 MHz, 463.075 MHz, 463.100 MHz, 463.125 MHz, 463.150 MHz, 463.175 MHz
Grant Date: 07/31/2002, Expiration Date: 07/31/2012, Certifier: Thomas H Miller
Registrant: State Of Maryland, Miemss, 653 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, Phone: (410) 706-3668, Fax: (410) 706-8528, Email:
- CENTRAL SITE, 7091 Central Site Lane (Lat: 38.220278 Lon: -75.331944), Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 109.1 m, Call Sign: WQIQ212
Assigned Frequencies: 462.950 MHz, 462.975 MHz, 463.000 MHz, 463.025 MHz, 463.050 MHz, 463.075 MHz, 463.100 MHz, 463.125 MHz, 463.150 MHz, 463.175 MHz
Grant Date: 04/10/2008, Expiration Date: 04/10/2018, Certifier: Richard D Berg
Registrant: Miemss Communications, 653 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, Phone: (410) 706-3668, Fax: (410) 706-8528, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 - STATION, Patey Woods Rd & Rt 113 (Lat: 38.255389 Lon: -75.296833), Overall height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WNTS617
Assigned Frequencies: 2181.60 MHz, 2188.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/21/1998, Expiration Date: 08/31/2008, Cancellation Date: 09/04/2007
Registrant: Miemss Communications, 653 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, Phone: (410) 706-3668, Fax: (410) 706-8528, Email:
- Central, 7091 Central Site Lane (Lat: 38.220278 Lon: -75.331944), Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 109.1 m, Call Sign: WPUJ383
Assigned Frequencies: 6615.00 MHz, 6685.00 MHz, 6655.00 MHz, 6705.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/15/2002, Expiration Date: 03/15/2012, Certifier: Thomas H Miller
Registrant: State Of Maryland, Miemss, 653 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, Phone: (410) 706-3668, Fax: (410) 706-8528, Email:
- Central, 7091 Central Site Lane (Lat: 38.220278 Lon: -75.331944), Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 109.1 m, Call Sign: WQAS779
Assigned Frequencies: 6063.80 MHz
Grant Date: 07/30/2004, Expiration Date: 07/30/2014, Certifier: Jason P Ross
Registrant: State Of Maryland - Dbm, Oit - Telecommunications Division, 301 West Preston Street, Suite 1304, Baltimore, MD 21201-2305, Phone: (410) 767-4112, Fax: (410) 333-5163, Email:
- Central, 7091 Central Site Lane (Lat: 38.220278 Lon: -75.331944), Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 109.1 m, Call Sign: WQCC602
Assigned Frequencies: 6645.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/31/2005, Expiration Date: 01/31/2015, Certifier: Jason P Ross
Registrant: State Of Maryland, Department Of Budget & Management, 301 West Preston Street, Suite 1304, Baltimore, MD 21201-2305, Phone: (410) 767-4112, Fax: (410) 333-5163, Email:
- Central, 7091 Central Site Lane (Lat: 38.220278 Lon: -75.331944), Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 109.1 m, Call Sign: WQCC605
Grant Date: 01/31/2005, Expiration Date: 01/31/2015, Certifier: Jason P Ross
Registrant: State Of Maryland - Department Of Budget & Management, 301 West Preston Street, Suite 1304, Baltimore, MD 21201-2305, Phone: (410) 767-4112, Fax: (410) 333-5163, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KB3AED
Grant Date: 06/09/1992, Expiration Date: 06/09/2002, Cancellation Date: 06/11/2004
Registrant: Rosetta P Reid, 9326 Cropper Island Rd, Newark, MD 21841 - Call Sign: KB3BLD, Licensee ID: L01068946
Grant Date: 09/30/2005, Expiration Date: 09/30/2015, Certifier: William A Hammond Jr
Registrant: Worcester Career & Technology Ctr Rad Pioneers, 6268 Woocester Hwy, Newark, MD 21841 - Call Sign: WA3WKC, Licensee ID: L01223874
Grant Date: 12/14/2006, Expiration Date: 03/06/2017, Certifier: Ronald K Bevard
Registrant: Ronald K Bevard, 8412 Langmaid Rd, Newark, MD 21841 - Call Sign: KB3KPS, Licensee ID: L00784539
Grant Date: 12/22/2003, Expiration Date: 12/22/2013, Cancellation Date: 05/07/2004, Certifier: Bruce V Wood
Registrant: Bruce V Wood, 6656 Basket Switch Rd, Newark, MD 21841 - Call Sign: K3BVW, Previous Call Sign: KB3KPS, Licensee ID: L00784539
Grant Date: 05/07/2004, Expiration Date: 05/07/2014, Certifier: Bruce V Wood
Registrant: Bruce V Wood, 6656 Basket Switch Rd, Newark, MD 21841
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Newark, MD
| Most common first names in Newark, MD among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 16 | 72.4 years |
| John | 10 | 72.6 years |
| James | 8 | 72.2 years |
| George | 7 | 72.3 years |
| Mary | 6 | 71.0 years |
| Robert | 5 | 65.0 years |
| Alice | 4 | 70.2 years |
| Frank | 4 | 74.7 years |
| Beatrice | 4 | 76.0 years |
| Howard | 4 | 74.0 years |
| Most common last names in Newark, MD among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Dennis | 14 | 68.2 years |
| Townsend | 10 | 80.1 years |
| Dryden | 9 | 84.2 years |
| Hammond | 8 | 70.1 years |
| Bradford | 8 | 75.8 years |
| Powell | 7 | 82.3 years |
| Purnell | 7 | 71.0 years |
| Foreman | 6 | 59.7 years |
| Johnson | 6 | 76.2 years |
| Bowen | 5 | 84.6 years |
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