Wicomico County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.5. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.58. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2001 was 12.7. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.2 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sharptown and their reported violations in the past:
TOWN OF SHARPTOWN (Population served: 650, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2002 and APR-23-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-17-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-17-2003), St Compliance achieved (APR-23-2003)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.3%
(14.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 40.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 15.4% for other race residents, 29.7% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people | | Maryland: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 70.1% | | Whole state: | 69.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 5.6% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sharptown, MD
Sharptown compared to Maryland state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Sharptown (2011 data):
- Hebron Savings Bank: Sharptown Branch at 303 Main Street, branch established on 1902/11/06. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $480.1 mil, Deposits: $389.2 mil, headquarters in Hebron, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Hsb Bancorp, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (53%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Wood (5%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wicomico County Maryland:
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Religion statistics for Sharptown (based on Wicomico County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.94%
| Here |  | 47.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | The Wesleyan Church | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Episcopal Church |
| Adherents | 35.3% | 23.0% | 14.0% | 6.7% | 3.6% |
| Congregations | 48.6% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 6.5% | 4.7% |
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| Name | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Church of the Nazarene | LDS (Mormon) Church | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Other |
| Adherents | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 9.0% |
| Congregations | 2.8% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 26.2% |
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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: 15 | This county: | 1.61 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3 | Wicomico County: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.07 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16 | Wicomico County: | 1.72 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 37 | This county: | 3.97 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 61 | Wicomico County: | 6.54 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 5.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Wicomico County: | 16.9% | | State: | 15.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,024 | $24,288 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,315 | $15,780 | 5 | $115 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,745 | $32,940 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,771 | $21,252 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $7,855 | $23,565 | 5 | $115 |
Sharptown government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $79,000 ($121.35)
Parks and Recreation: $4,000 ($6.14)
All Other: $3,000 ($4.61)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $162,000 ($248.85)
Water Utilities: $133,000 ($204.30)
Financial Administration: $66,000 ($101.38)
Solid Waste Management: $36,000 ($55.30)
Regular Highways: $29,000 ($44.55)
General Public Buildings: $16,000 ($24.58)
Parks and Recreation: $13,000 ($19.97)
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000 ($10.75)
Central Staff Services: $6,000 ($9.22)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000 ($4.61)
- General - Interest on Debt: $35,000 ($53.76)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000 ($24.58)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000 ($19.97)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $18,000 ($27.65)
Rents: $3,000 ($4.61)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($1.54)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $601,000 ($923.20)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $588,000 ($903.23)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $31,000 ($47.62)
Central Staff Services: $1,000 ($1.54)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $93,000 ($142.86)
- Tax - Property: $231,000 ($354.84)
Individual Income: $38,000 ($58.37)
NEC: $25,000 ($38.40)
Other License: $4,000 ($6.14)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $97,000 ($149.00)
7.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,129 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.70% | | Maryland average: | 7.95% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($171 average AGI)| Wicomico County: | 0.05% | | Maryland average: | 0.25% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,241 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.42% | | Maryland average: | 8.13% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($85 average AGI)| Wicomico County: | 0.04% | | Maryland average: | 0.13% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Sharptown:
- WTGM (960 AM; 10 kW; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJDY (1470 AM; 5 kW; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- 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.)
- WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WJWK (1280 AM; 1 kW; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sharptown:
- WSCL (89.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WAAI (100.9 FM; HURLOCK, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING, L.C.)
- WGBG (98.5 FM; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WKDB (95.3 FM; LAUREL, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WLVW-FM (105.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTDK (107.1 FM; FEDERALSBURG, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING, L.C.)
- WICO-FM (97.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQHQ (104.7 FM; OCEAN CITY-SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W204AY (88.7 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WZBH (93.5 FM; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WESM (91.3 FM; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, EASTERN SHORE)
- WSBY-FM (98.9 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDIH (90.3 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY EDUCATIONAL B/C FOUNDATION)
- WINX-FM (94.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MD; Owner: CWA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCEM-FM (106.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING L.C.)
- WZEB (101.7 FM; OCEAN VIEW, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WXMD (92.5 FM; POCOMOKE CITY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WOLC (102.5 FM; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Owner: MARANATHA, INC.)
- WOSC (95.9 FM; BETHANY BEACH, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOCQ (103.9 FM; BERLIN, MD; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
TV broadcast stations around Sharptown:
- WMDT (Channel 47; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP)
- WBOC-TV (Channel 16; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: WBOC, INC.)
- WDPB (Channel 64; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
- W38BN (Channel 38; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY EDUCATIONAL B/CTING FOUND.)
- WCPB (Channel 28; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
Sharptown fatal accident list:
Sep 20, 1991 06:55 PM, 313, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 3, 1989 09:55 PM, Md0313, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 19, 1979 11:50 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 10, 1979 04:20 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 2
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6 - Berl Brechner, 11121 Snethen Church Rd (Lat: 38.501944 Lon: -75.733056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 299 m, Overall height: 313 m, Licensee ID: L00067514
Registrant: Delmarva Broadcast Service, LLC., 202 Downtown Plaza, Salisbury, MD 21803, Phone: (410) 742-4747 - Berl Brechner, 11121 Snethen Church Rd (Lat: 38.501778 Lon: -75.735389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 299 m, Overall height: 310 m, Licensee ID: L00067514
Registrant: Delmarva Broadcast Service, LLC., 202 Downtown Plaza, Salisbury, MD 21803, Phone: (410) 742-4747 - Berl Brechner, 11121 Snethen Church Rd (Lat: 38.501778 Lon: -75.735389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 299 m, Overall height: 310 m, Licensee ID: L00067514
Registrant: Delmarva Broadcast Service, LLC., 202 Downtown Plaza, Salisbury, MD 21803, Phone: (410) 742-4747 - 1.2 Mi S Of Rt 24 And 347 (Lat: 38.504444 Lon: -75.642778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 306.4 m, Overall height: 307.6 m
Registrant: Wboc, Inc., Box 2057, Salisbury, MD 21802, Phone: (410) 749-1111 - 1.2 Miles South Of Route 24 And 347 (Lat: 38.504444 Lon: -75.642778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 306.4 m, Overall height: 307.6 m
Registrant: Wboc, Inc., Box 2057, Salisbury, MD 21802, Phone: (410) 749-1111 - 11121 Snethen Church Rd (Lat: 38.501944 Lon: -75.733056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 299 m, Overall height: 313 m
Registrant: Delmarva Broadcast Service Dba , 202 Downtown Plz, Salisbury, MD 21803, Phone: (410) 742-4747
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Church & Main Sts (Lat: 38.538722 Lon: -75.718000), Call Sign: KFB941
Assigned Frequencies: 33.4800 MHz, 33.8000 MHz, 33.9800 MHz Grant Date: 05/03/2000, Expiration Date: 06/04/2005, Cancellation Date: 06/10/2004
Registrant: County Of Wicomico, 401 Naylor Mill Rd Ste 300, Salisbury, MD 21801, Phone: (410) 548-4920 - 11686 San Domingo Rd (Lat: 38.517333 Lon: -75.707167), Type: Building, Structure height: 9 m, Overall height: 12 m, Call Sign: WQAK818
Assigned Frequencies: 451.525 MHz Grant Date: 06/23/2004, Expiration Date: 12/23/2004, Cancellation Date: 02/26/2005
Registrant: Caldabaugh Communications, Inc, 438 Snow Hill Rd, Salisbury, MD 21804, Phone: (410) 543-1363, Fax: (410) 860-0430, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 - Snethen Church & San Domingo Rd (Lat: 38.501778 Lon: -75.735472), Overall height: 313 m, Call Sign: WPNK614
Assigned Frequencies: 6975.00 MHz Grant Date: 08/06/1987, Expiration Date: 08/01/2015
Registrant: Delmarva Broadcast Service, LLC, 222 Pasadena Place, Orlando, FL 32803 - SHARPTOWN, State Street 38 32 14.5 75 42 57.28 (Lat: 38.537361 Lon: -75.715889), Type: Tank, Structure height: 38.1 m, Call Sign: WQEG457
Assigned Frequencies: 10955.0 MHz, 10955.0 MHz, 10955.0 MHz Grant Date: 01/19/2006, Expiration Date: 01/19/2016, Certifier: Michael Walsh
Registrant: Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-4484, Phone: (410) 396-8492, Fax: (410) 396-7333, Email:
- Snethen Church & San Domingo Rds (Lat: 38.501778 Lon: -75.735472), Structure height: 313 m, Overall height: 137.2 m, Call Sign: WGR765
Assigned Frequencies: 6950.00 MHz Grant Date: 09/18/1981, Expiration Date: 10/01/2012
Registrant: Delmarva Broadcast Service, LLC, 222 Pasadena Place, Orlando, FL 32803 - Shethen Church Rd (Lat: 38.501778 Lon: -75.735472), Overall height: 313 m, Call Sign: WHY349
Assigned Frequencies: 6900.00 MHz Grant Date: 01/25/1984, Expiration Date: 10/01/2012
Registrant: Delmarva Broadcast Service, LLC, 222 Pasadena Place, Orlando, FL 32803
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 - Nanticoke River Bridge Us Rt 313 (Lat: 38.544556 Lon: -75.720500), Type: Building, Overall height: 3 m, Call Sign: KYQ896
Assigned Frequencies: 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.650 MHz, 156.800 MHz Grant Date: 07/27/1995, Expiration Date: 08/17/2000, Cancellation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: State Of Maryland, 5901 Baltimore National Pike, Baltimore, MD 21228
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KA3TOL
Grant Date: 08/08/1989, Expiration Date: 08/08/1999, Cancellation Date: 08/09/2001
Registrant: Kenneth R Evans, 601 Main St, Sharptown, MD 21861 - Call Sign: N3IVS, Previous Call Sign: KA2QIN, Licensee ID: L00400118
Grant Date: 09/14/2001, Expiration Date: 10/08/2011
Registrant: Raymond L Birch Jr, 300 State St, Sharptown, MD 21861
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $89,280 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $99,780 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $85,140 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $114,580 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $84,180 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $83,190 | 1 | $155,730 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $98,400 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $95,060 | 1 | $123,050 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $59,300 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $71,690 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Sharptown
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Sharptown, MD
| Most common first names in Sharptown, MD among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 16 | 71.5 years |
| William | 12 | 70.3 years |
| Mary | 8 | 78.3 years |
| John | 8 | 75.0 years |
| Robert | 7 | 73.1 years |
| Dorothy | 7 | 80.2 years |
| Thomas | 7 | 69.8 years |
| Harry | 6 | 88.5 years |
| Ralph | 5 | 79.2 years |
| George | 5 | 73.6 years |
| Most common last names in Sharptown, MD among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Bennett | 22 | 77.7 years |
| Phillips | 12 | 81.1 years |
| Lowe | 9 | 78.7 years |
| Fletcher | 8 | 83.7 years |
| Willin | 8 | 75.6 years |
| Brown | 7 | 76.0 years |
| Stanley | 7 | 74.4 years |
| Lankford | 7 | 75.1 years |
| Marine | 6 | 79.7 years |
| Rayfield | 5 | 85.4 years |
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