Allegany County, Maryland (MD)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,611
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 20,569
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,995 (it was 8,753 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 30% |
| State: | 32% |
Land area: 425 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 159 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.9%), Retail trade (12.6%), Manufacturing (10.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 75%
- Government: 21%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 57,60785.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5,6718.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,0133.0%Two or more races
- 1,4092.1%Hispanic or Latino
- 6050.9%Asian alone
- 1380.2%Some other race alone
- 660.10%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 50.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 41.3 years |
| Maryland median age: | 39.3 years |
| Males: 36,188 |  (53.4%) |
| Females: 31,541 |  (46.6%) |
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| Allegany County: | 2.0 people |
| Maryland: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $48,888 ($30,821 in 1999)
| This county: | $48,888 |
| Maryland: | $90,203 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $561 (lower quartile is $444, upper quartile is $695)
| This county: | $561 |
| State: | $1321 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $135,400 (it was $70,100 in 2000)
| Allegany: | $135,400 |
| Maryland: | $370,800 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,083Detached houses: $197,732
Here: $197,732 State: $489,306 Townhouses or other attached units: $194,124
Here: $194,124 State: $302,290 In 2-unit structures: $130,152
Here: $130,152 State: $256,206 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $158,854
Here: $158,854 State: $234,917 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $306,482
Here: $306,482 State: $305,990 Mobile homes: $118,173
Here: $118,173 State: $96,198
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $391
Institutionalized population: 5,670
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 8
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 9
- Burglaries: 16
- Thefts: 60
- Auto thefts: 4
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 7
- Burglaries: 16
- Thefts: 57
- Auto thefts: 2
Health of residents in Allegany County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.2. This is significantly worse than average.68.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
44.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
42.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
64.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 202 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 173 pounds. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 36 buildings, average cost: $244,100
- 2020: 19 buildings, average cost: $252,500
- 2019: 25 buildings, average cost: $242,500
- 2018: 30 buildings, average cost: $226,600
- 2017: 21 buildings, average cost: $215,900
- 2016: 25 buildings, average cost: $263,800
- 2015: 20 buildings, average cost: $205,100
- 2014: 20 buildings, average cost: $139,600
- 2013: 26 buildings, average cost: $221,500
- 2012: 38 buildings, average cost: $185,100
- 2011: 64 buildings, average cost: $185,400
- 2010: 56 buildings, average cost: $212,700
- 2009: 63 buildings, average cost: $182,900
- 2008: 72 buildings, average cost: $189,600
- 2007: 133 buildings, average cost: $180,200
- 2006: 120 buildings, average cost: $174,200
- 2005: 104 buildings, average cost: $149,400
- 2004: 100 buildings, average cost: $150,100
- 2003: 107 buildings, average cost: $120,000
- 2002: 91 buildings, average cost: $129,800
- 2001: 73 buildings, average cost: $114,000
- 2000: 79 buildings, average cost: $102,400
- 1999: 79 buildings, average cost: $111,500
- 1998: 100 buildings, average cost: $90,700
- 1997: 154 buildings, average cost: $80,600
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,543 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,449 (1.1%)
| Allegany County: | 14.5% |
| Maryland: | 10.3% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 41.3 years old
(Males: 40.4 years old, Females: 43.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.9 years old, Black residents: 34.6 years old, American Indian residents: 45.2 years old, Asian residents: 41.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.5 years old, Other race residents: 31.8 years old)
Area name: Cumberland, MD-WV MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Allegany County is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $679 a month.
Cities in this county include: Cumberland, Frostburg, District 7, Cresaptown/Bel Air, Cresaptown-Bel Air, La Vale, Cresaptown, Potomac Park, Westernport, District 2, Oldtown, Lonaconing.
Local government website: gov.allconet.org
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Allegany County: Camp Minnetoska (A), Camp Whitethorn (B), Blackberry Ridge Farm (C), Cove (D), Triple Silo Farm (E), Holy Cross Camp (F), Keeler Glade (G), Keysers Ridge (H), Deep Creek Ski Lift (I), Frostburg Pumping Station (J), Our Fathers House (K), Winding Ridge (L), Tasker Corners (M), Table Rock (N), Schell (O), Sang Run (P), Stanton Mill (Q), Bear Creek Fish Rearing Station (R), Pleasant Valley Greenhouse (S), Northern Garrett County Rescue Squad Station 2 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Grantsville Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Allegany County include: Bethlehem Church (A), Blooming Rose Church (B), Broadwater Chapel (C), Cherry Grove Church (D), Chestnut Grove Church (E), Deep Creek Church (F), Asher Glade Church of the Brethren (G), Hoyes United Methodist Church (H), Lake Ford United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Harvey-Wilson Cemetery (1), Murphy Cemetery (2), Tichnell Cemetery (3), Lish Cemetery (4), Moreland Cemetery (5), Upole Cemetery (6), North Glade Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Lake Koshare (A), Lake Herrington (B), Little Youghiogheny River Reservoir (C), Little Yok Number 2 Reservoir (D), Little Youghiogheny River Reservoir (E), Little Yok Reservoir Site Number 5 (F), Meadow Run Lake (G), Barton Debris Basin (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cherry Bottom Run (A), White Meadow Run (B), Aaron Run (C), Alexander Run (D), Ambrose Run (E), Aronhalt Fork (F), Bear Pen Run (G), Big Run (H), Blackhawk Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Allegany County include: Thayer State Game Refuge (1), New Germany Recreation Area (2), Casselman Bridge State Park (3), North Branch Potomac State Fish Management Area (4), Big Run State Park (5), Swallow Falls State Park (6), Herrington Manor State Park (7), Broadford Recreation Area (8), Pleasant Valley Recreation Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Atchison County, Kansas 
, Harford County 
, Franklin County, Pennsylvania 
, Howard County, Missouri , Union County, Indiana , Vermillion County, Indiana .
| Here: | 3.2% |
| Maryland: | 2.3% |
Current college students: 5,521
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,759 (43.4% naturalized citizens)
| Allegany County: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 15.9% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2522010 or later
- 4162000 to 2009
- 2891990 to 1999
- 2221980 to 1989
- 1821970 to 1979
- 250Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 23,715
- One, attached: 1,462
- Two: 822
- 3 or 4: 1,787
- 5 to 9: 2,061
- 10 to 19: 499
- 20 to 49: 461
- 50 or more: 790
- Mobile homes: 1,216
Housing units in Allegany County with a mortgage: 10,531 (958 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 775 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 589
| Here: | 1.7% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Allegany County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 13,964 | 66 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 11,015 | 74 |
| Catholic | 8,838 | 10 |
| Other | 1,200 | 7 |
| Black Protestant | 289 | 2 |
| None | 39,781 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 19
| Allegany County: | 2.62 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
| This county: | 0.69 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maryland: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
| Allegany County: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maryland: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 52
| This county: | 7.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Allegany County: | 12.5% |
| Maryland: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Allegany County: | 28.9% |
| State: | 26.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.0% |
| State: | 15.5% |
Agriculture in Allegany County:
Average size of farms: 142 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $7,679
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $95.34
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.27%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 54.79%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $13,685
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.71%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $24,657
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.96%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.34
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.43%
Corn for grain: 358 harvested acres
Vegetables: 65 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 147 acres
Tornado activity:
Allegany County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Maryland state average. It is 6081128.6 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/14/1954, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 8 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Allegany County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maryland state average. It is 50% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 127.3 miles away from Allegany County center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 154.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 184.6 miles away from the county center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 124.3 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 133.3 miles away from Allegany County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 250.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Maryland Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4491-MD: March 26, 2020, FEMA Id: 4491, Natural disaster type: Other
- Maryland Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 23, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4261: March 04, 2016, FEMA Id: 4261, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Maryland Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3349: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3349, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Maryland Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 04, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4091: November 20, 2012, FEMA Id: 4091, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Maryland Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3335: August 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3335, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Maryland Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1910: May 06, 2010, FEMA Id: 1910, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Maryland Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3251: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3251, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Maryland Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to September 29, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1492: September 19, 2003, FEMA Id: 1492, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Maryland Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 23, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3179: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 3179, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
- Maryland Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 06, 1996 to September 09, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1139: September 17, 1996, FEMA Id: 1139, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Allegany County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Snowstorms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 22,104 (73.4%)
- Carpooled: 1,807 (6.0%)
- Bus: 65 (0.2%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 1 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 282 (0.9%)
- Bicycle: 18 (0.1%)
- Walked: 632 (2.1%)
- Worked at home: 2,796 (9.3%)
- Health care and social assistance (16%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Retail trade (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (27%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Community and social service occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (14%)
- Germany (10%)
- Pakistan (7%)
- Jamaica (7%)
- Mexico (6%)
- Korea (5%)
- Philippines (4%)
- German (24%)
- American (12%)
- English (12%)
- Irish (9%)
- Italian (5%)
- Scottish (2%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Allegany County, Maryland in 2010:
- 3,081 people in state prisons
- 2,077 people in college/university student housing
- 1,514 people in federal prisons
- 761 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 186 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 110 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 82 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 39 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 28 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 25 people in group homes intended for adults
- 11 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 7 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 3 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Allegany County, Maryland in 2000:
- 1,626 people in state prisons
- 1,491 people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 1,475 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 876 people in nursing homes
- 170 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 122 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 104 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 82 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 53 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 43 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 39 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 33 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 25 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 19 people in religious group quarters
4.77% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($46,000 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.77% |
| Maryland average: | 7.42% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.65% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($14,510 average AGI)
3.11% relocated from other states ($31,490 average AGI)
Allegany County: 3.11% Maryland average: 3.41%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Mineral County, WV |  0.54% ($65,511 average AGI) |
| from Garrett County, MD | 0.39% ($37,531) |
| from Washington County, MD | 0.24% ($35,508) |
| from Baltimore city, MD | 0.18% ($19,778) |
| from Baltimore County, MD | 0.17% ($54,683) |
| from Anne Arundel County, MD | 0.13% ($42,484) |
| from Montgomery County, MD | 0.11% ($59,500) |
5.07% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,167 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.07% |
| Maryland average: | 7.91% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.93% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($10,670 average AGI)
3.14% relocated to other states ($32,497 average AGI)
Allegany County: 3.14% Maryland average: 3.93%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Baltimore city, MD | 0.75% ($1,685 average AGI) |
| to Mineral County, WV | 0.63% ($47,756) |
| to Garrett County, MD | 0.38% ($55,022) |
| to Washington County, MD | 0.18% ($34,578) |
| to Bedford County, PA | 0.12% ($43,621) |
| to Baltimore County, MD | 0.11% ($20,037) |
| to Somerset County, PA | 0.11% ($41,192) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 15,326 (12,815 aged, 2,511 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,476 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Allegany County, Maryland in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,126)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,331)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,126)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (947)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (657)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (632)
- Unspecified dementia (533)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (496)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (416)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (373)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 23,437
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 546
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 78,775
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 843
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,275
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 23
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 55
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 86
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 15
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 141.8. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 91.3
- Other - 50.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 67,729- Male householders: 14,552 (6,216 living alone), Female householders: 13,983 (4,978 living alone)
11,198 spouses (11,144 opposite-sex spouses), 1,727 unmarried partners, (1,647 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,054 children (13,441 natural, 100 adopted, 513 stepchildren), 840 grandchildren, 230 brothers or sisters, 176 parents, 24 foster children, 332 other relatives, 2,474 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 8,139
Size of family households: 8,229 2-persons, 3,339 3-persons, 2,547 4-persons, 739 5-persons, 282 6-persons, 168 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 11,194 1-person, 1,489 2-persons, 186 3-persons, 262 4-persons, 59 5-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.
5,743 married couples with children.
4,530 single-parent households (1,261 men, 3,269 women).
95.4% of residents of Allegany speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $572,162,000 ($7,745 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $24,679,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $234,129,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $163,981,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,786,000
Federal grants: $112,661,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,604,000 ($7,611,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $44,000,000 ($9,774,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,129,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,074,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,300,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,655| Here: | 50 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 71 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,691
| Here: | 64 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 41 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +109
| Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +19 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -288
| Here: |  -4 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +2 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.73 millions of gallons per day (45% from ground, 55% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 |
| State: | 7.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 |
| State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Allegany County, Maryland
- 02020 or later
- 6492010 to 2019
- 1,9112000 to 2009
- 2,4961990 to 1999
- 2,1901980 to 1989
- 5,2791970 to 1979
- 4,8131960 to 1969
- 4,0531950 to 1959
- 2,1511940 to 1949
- 9,2711939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Allegany County, Maryland
- 01 room
- 2642 rooms
- 643 rooms
- 1,6644 rooms
- 2,8835 rooms
- 4,5786 rooms
- 3,1197 rooms
- 3,0918 rooms
- 2,8609+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Allegany County, Maryland
- 8431 room
- 7532 rooms
- 1,3413 rooms
- 2,6684 rooms
- 1,1695 rooms
- 1,3986 rooms
- 3797 rooms
- 1,1338 rooms
- 3289+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Allegany County, Maryland
- 0no bedroom
- 4231 bedroom
- 4,0452 bedrooms
- 9,9103 bedrooms
- 3,4314 bedrooms
- 7145+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Allegany County, Maryland
- 843no bedroom
- 2,1231 bedroom
- 3,1682 bedrooms
- 3,2683 bedrooms
- 5474 bedrooms
- 635+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Allegany County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 889no vehicle
- 5,7071 vehicle
- 7,5062 vehicles
- 2,7803 vehicles
- 8494 vehicles
- 7925+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Allegany County in renter-occupied apartments
- 2,423no vehicle
- 4,7381 vehicle
- 1,7722 vehicles
- 3213 vehicles
- 7404 vehicles
- 185+ vehicles
86.9% of Allegany County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Maryland.
| Allegany County: | 86.9% |
| State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 47,858
- Other state: 17,632
- Northeast: 5,816
- Midwest: 1,909
- South: 9,105
- West: 802
- 55.7%Utility gas
- 20.5%Electricity
- 12.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.8%Wood
- 2.7%Coal or coke
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 49.8%Utility gas
- 37.6%Electricity
- 4.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.4%Wood
- 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.0%No fuel used
- 1.1%Coal or coke
- 0.4%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,206
| Here: | 23.9% |
| Maryland: | 15.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 651
| Here: | 24.8% |
| Maryland: | 15.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,112
| Here: | 23.2% |
| Maryland: | 21.1% |
Allegany County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,386,000
Cash and Securities: $2,067,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $9,645,000
Higher Education - Other: $6,112,000
Higher Education - Other: $6,107,000
Other: $3,207,000
Other: $3,141,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,061,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $643,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $621,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $576,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $203,000
Parks and Recreation: $36,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $29,089,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,902,000
Other Higher Education: $1,660,000
Other Higher Education: $321,000
Police Protection: $242,000
Regular Highways: $173,000
Local Fire Protection: $128,000
General - Other: $110,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $121,731,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $114,934,000
Other Higher Education: $30,468,000
Other Higher Education: $28,429,000
General - Other: $22,176,000
General - Other: $18,626,000
Sewerage: $14,320,000
Regular Highways: $10,265,000
Regular Highways: $10,001,000
Sewerage: $9,892,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,340,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,049,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,728,000
Police Protection: $6,690,000
Local Fire Protection: $6,212,000
Water Utilities: $6,052,000
Police Protection: $5,035,000
Water Utilities: $4,545,000
Health - Other: $3,268,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,013,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,742,000
Financial Administration: $2,390,000
Transit Utilities: $2,286,000
Transit Utilities: $2,034,000
Financial Administration: $1,983,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,624,000
Health - Other: $1,512,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,468,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,326,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,228,000
Central Staff Services: $1,192,000
Central Staff Services: $1,182,000
General Public Buildings: $1,150,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,076,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,066,000
General Public Buildings: $1,054,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,007,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $774,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $672,000
Corrections - Other: $572,000
Corrections - Other: $340,000
Natural Resources - Other: $336,000
Natural Resources - Other: $282,000
Air Transportation: $240,000
Air Transportation: $230,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,089,000
Education: $2,468,000
Highways: $2,091,000
Other: $1,946,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,922,000
Water Utilities: $1,645,000
Transit Utilities: $1,359,000
Sewerage: $1,040,000
Housing and Community Development: $987,000
Housing and Community Development: $950,000
Transit Utilities: $712,000
Other: $535,000
Sewerage: $196,000
Health and Hospitals: $151,000
Highways: $70,000
General Local Government Support: $9,000
General Local Government Support: $8,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,271,000
Interest on Debt: $2,094,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,062,000
Other - Health - Other: $1,525,000
Other - Health - Other: $1,502,000
Other - Libraries: $967,000
Other - Libraries: $957,000
Other - General - Other: $227,000
Other - General - Other: $146,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $92,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $7,726,000
Education: $7,642,000
Other: $1,097,000
Other: $1,081,000
Health and Hospitals: $112,000
Health and Hospitals: $108,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $101,316,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,123,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $81,186,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $77,873,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,916,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $22,994,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $21,986,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,977,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $19,969,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,723,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,313,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,009,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,009,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,077,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,162,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,685,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,226,000
Interest Earnings: $975,000
Interest Earnings: $713,000
Rents: $434,000
Rents: $434,000
Fines and Forfeits: $157,000
Fines and Forfeits: $75,000
Sale of Property: $20,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,054,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,107,000
Other Higher Education: $608,000
Other Higher Education: $538,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $248,000
Regular Highways: $225,000
Health - Other: $65,000
Higher Education - Auxiliary Enterprises: $59,000
Local Fire Protection: $34,000
Local Fire Protection: $14,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $55,642,000
Cash and Securities: $40,718,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $5,323,000
Water Utilities: $4,172,000
Transit Utilities: $364,000
Transit Utilities: $294,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,074,000
Cash and Securities: $19,969,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $118,455,000
Education: $109,717,000
Other: $13,575,000
Other: $12,721,000
Water Utilities: $6,923,000
Highways: $1,886,000
Highways: $932,000
General Local Government Support: $628,000
Transit Utilities: $531,000
Sewerage: $458,000
Transit Utilities: $362,000
Water Utilities: $239,000
Sewerage: $90,000
Housing and Community Development: $30,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,000
- Tax - Property: $43,232,000
Property: $42,910,000
Individual Income: $28,670,000
Individual Income: $26,826,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,961,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,535,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,324,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,247,000
Death and Gift: $525,000
Public Utility License: $435,000
Public Utility License: $419,000
Amusements Sales: $220,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $99,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $92,000
Amusements Sales: $87,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $79,000
Other: $73,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $72,000
Other License: $51,000
Other License: $40,000
Amusements License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $101,336,000
: $75,191,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $151,000
Allegany County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,386,000
Cash and Securities: $2,067,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $9,645,000
Higher Education - Other: $6,112,000
Higher Education - Other: $6,107,000
Other: $3,207,000
Other: $3,141,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,061,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $643,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $621,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $576,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $203,000
Parks and Recreation: $36,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $29,089,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,902,000
Other Higher Education: $1,660,000
Other Higher Education: $321,000
Police Protection: $242,000
Regular Highways: $173,000
Local Fire Protection: $128,000
General - Other: $110,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $121,731,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $114,934,000
Other Higher Education: $30,468,000
Other Higher Education: $28,429,000
General - Other: $22,176,000
General - Other: $18,626,000
Sewerage: $14,320,000
Regular Highways: $10,265,000
Regular Highways: $10,001,000
Sewerage: $9,892,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,340,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,049,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,728,000
Police Protection: $6,690,000
Local Fire Protection: $6,212,000
Water Utilities: $6,052,000
Police Protection: $5,035,000
Water Utilities: $4,545,000
Health - Other: $3,268,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,013,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,742,000
Financial Administration: $2,390,000
Transit Utilities: $2,286,000
Transit Utilities: $2,034,000
Financial Administration: $1,983,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,624,000
Health - Other: $1,512,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,468,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,326,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,228,000
Central Staff Services: $1,192,000
Central Staff Services: $1,182,000
General Public Buildings: $1,150,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,076,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,066,000
General Public Buildings: $1,054,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,007,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $774,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $672,000
Corrections - Other: $572,000
Corrections - Other: $340,000
Natural Resources - Other: $336,000
Natural Resources - Other: $282,000
Air Transportation: $240,000
Air Transportation: $230,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,089,000
Education: $2,468,000
Highways: $2,091,000
Other: $1,946,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,922,000
Water Utilities: $1,645,000
Transit Utilities: $1,359,000
Sewerage: $1,040,000
Housing and Community Development: $987,000
Housing and Community Development: $950,000
Transit Utilities: $712,000
Other: $535,000
Sewerage: $196,000
Health and Hospitals: $151,000
Highways: $70,000
General Local Government Support: $9,000
General Local Government Support: $8,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,271,000
Interest on Debt: $2,094,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,062,000
Other - Health - Other: $1,525,000
Other - Health - Other: $1,502,000
Other - Libraries: $967,000
Other - Libraries: $957,000
Other - General - Other: $227,000
Other - General - Other: $146,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $92,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $7,726,000
Education: $7,642,000
Other: $1,097,000
Other: $1,081,000
Health and Hospitals: $112,000
Health and Hospitals: $108,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $101,316,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,123,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $81,186,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $77,873,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,916,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $22,994,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $21,986,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,977,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $19,969,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,723,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,313,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,009,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,009,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,077,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,162,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,685,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,226,000
Interest Earnings: $975,000
Interest Earnings: $713,000
Rents: $434,000
Rents: $434,000
Fines and Forfeits: $157,000
Fines and Forfeits: $75,000
Sale of Property: $20,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,054,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,107,000
Other Higher Education: $608,000
Other Higher Education: $538,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $248,000
Regular Highways: $225,000
Health - Other: $65,000
Higher Education - Auxiliary Enterprises: $59,000
Local Fire Protection: $34,000
Local Fire Protection: $14,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $55,642,000
Cash and Securities: $40,718,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $5,323,000
Water Utilities: $4,172,000
Transit Utilities: $364,000
Transit Utilities: $294,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,074,000
Cash and Securities: $19,969,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $118,455,000
Education: $109,717,000
Other: $13,575,000
Other: $12,721,000
Water Utilities: $6,923,000
Highways: $1,886,000
Highways: $932,000
General Local Government Support: $628,000
Transit Utilities: $531,000
Sewerage: $458,000
Transit Utilities: $362,000
Water Utilities: $239,000
Sewerage: $90,000
Housing and Community Development: $30,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,000
- Tax - Property: $43,232,000
Property: $42,910,000
Individual Income: $28,670,000
Individual Income: $26,826,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,961,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,535,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,324,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,247,000
Death and Gift: $525,000
Public Utility License: $435,000
Public Utility License: $419,000
Amusements Sales: $220,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $99,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $92,000
Amusements Sales: $87,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $79,000
Other: $73,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $72,000
Other License: $51,000
Other License: $40,000
Amusements License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $101,336,000
: $75,191,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $151,000
Allegany County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,386,000
Cash and Securities: $2,067,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $9,645,000
Higher Education - Other: $6,112,000
Higher Education - Other: $6,107,000
Other: $3,207,000
Other: $3,141,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,061,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $643,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $621,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $576,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $203,000
Parks and Recreation: $36,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $29,089,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,902,000
Other Higher Education: $1,660,000
Other Higher Education: $321,000
Police Protection: $242,000
Regular Highways: $173,000
Local Fire Protection: $128,000
General - Other: $110,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $121,731,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $114,934,000
Other Higher Education: $30,468,000
Other Higher Education: $28,429,000
General - Other: $22,176,000
General - Other: $18,626,000
Sewerage: $14,320,000
Regular Highways: $10,265,000
Regular Highways: $10,001,000
Sewerage: $9,892,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,340,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,049,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,728,000
Police Protection: $6,690,000
Local Fire Protection: $6,212,000
Water Utilities: $6,052,000
Police Protection: $5,035,000
Water Utilities: $4,545,000
Health - Other: $3,268,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,013,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,742,000
Financial Administration: $2,390,000
Transit Utilities: $2,286,000
Transit Utilities: $2,034,000
Financial Administration: $1,983,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,624,000
Health - Other: $1,512,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,468,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,326,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,228,000
Central Staff Services: $1,192,000
Central Staff Services: $1,182,000
General Public Buildings: $1,150,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,076,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,066,000
General Public Buildings: $1,054,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,007,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $774,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $672,000
Corrections - Other: $572,000
Corrections - Other: $340,000
Natural Resources - Other: $336,000
Natural Resources - Other: $282,000
Air Transportation: $240,000
Air Transportation: $230,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,089,000
Education: $2,468,000
Highways: $2,091,000
Other: $1,946,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,922,000
Water Utilities: $1,645,000
Transit Utilities: $1,359,000
Sewerage: $1,040,000
Housing and Community Development: $987,000
Housing and Community Development: $950,000
Transit Utilities: $712,000
Other: $535,000
Sewerage: $196,000
Health and Hospitals: $151,000
Highways: $70,000
General Local Government Support: $9,000
General Local Government Support: $8,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,271,000
Interest on Debt: $2,094,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,062,000
Other - Health - Other: $1,525,000
Other - Health - Other: $1,502,000
Other - Libraries: $967,000
Other - Libraries: $957,000
Other - General - Other: $227,000
Other - General - Other: $146,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $92,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $7,726,000
Education: $7,642,000
Other: $1,097,000
Other: $1,081,000
Health and Hospitals: $112,000
Health and Hospitals: $108,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $101,316,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,123,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $81,186,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $77,873,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,916,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $22,994,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $21,986,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,977,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $19,969,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,723,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,313,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,009,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,009,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,077,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,162,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,685,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,226,000
Interest Earnings: $975,000
Interest Earnings: $713,000
Rents: $434,000
Rents: $434,000
Fines and Forfeits: $157,000
Fines and Forfeits: $75,000
Sale of Property: $20,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,054,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,107,000
Other Higher Education: $608,000
Other Higher Education: $538,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $248,000
Regular Highways: $225,000
Health - Other: $65,000
Higher Education - Auxiliary Enterprises: $59,000
Local Fire Protection: $34,000
Local Fire Protection: $14,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $55,642,000
Cash and Securities: $40,718,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $5,323,000
Water Utilities: $4,172,000
Transit Utilities: $364,000
Transit Utilities: $294,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,074,000
Cash and Securities: $19,969,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $118,455,000
Education: $109,717,000
Other: $13,575,000
Other: $12,721,000
Water Utilities: $6,923,000
Highways: $1,886,000
Highways: $932,000
General Local Government Support: $628,000
Transit Utilities: $531,000
Sewerage: $458,000
Transit Utilities: $362,000
Water Utilities: $239,000
Sewerage: $90,000
Housing and Community Development: $30,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,000
- Tax - Property: $43,232,000
Property: $42,910,000
Individual Income: $28,670,000
Individual Income: $26,826,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,961,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,535,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,324,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,247,000
Death and Gift: $525,000
Public Utility License: $435,000
Public Utility License: $419,000
Amusements Sales: $220,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $99,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $92,000
Amusements Sales: $87,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $79,000
Other: $73,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $72,000
Other License: $51,000
Other License: $40,000
Amusements License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $101,336,000
: $75,191,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $151,000
Allegany County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,386,000
Cash and Securities: $2,067,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $9,645,000
Higher Education - Other: $6,112,000
Higher Education - Other: $6,107,000
Other: $3,207,000
Other: $3,141,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,061,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $643,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $621,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $576,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $203,000
Parks and Recreation: $36,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $29,089,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,902,000
Other Higher Education: $1,660,000
Other Higher Education: $321,000
Police Protection: $242,000
Regular Highways: $173,000
Local Fire Protection: $128,000
General - Other: $110,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $121,731,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $114,934,000
Other Higher Education: $30,468,000
Other Higher Education: $28,429,000
General - Other: $22,176,000
General - Other: $18,626,000
Sewerage: $14,320,000
Regular Highways: $10,265,000
Regular Highways: $10,001,000
Sewerage: $9,892,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,340,000
Correctional Institutions: $8,049,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,728,000
Police Protection: $6,690,000
Local Fire Protection: $6,212,000
Water Utilities: $6,052,000
Police Protection: $5,035,000
Water Utilities: $4,545,000
Health - Other: $3,268,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,013,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,742,000
Financial Administration: $2,390,000
Transit Utilities: $2,286,000
Transit Utilities: $2,034,000
Financial Administration: $1,983,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,624,000
Health - Other: $1,512,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,468,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,326,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,228,000
Central Staff Services: $1,192,000
Central Staff Services: $1,182,000
General Public Buildings: $1,150,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,076,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,066,000
General Public Buildings: $1,054,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,007,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $774,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $672,000
Corrections - Other: $572,000
Corrections - Other: $340,000
Natural Resources - Other: $336,000
Natural Resources - Other: $282,000
Air Transportation: $240,000
Air Transportation: $230,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,089,000
Education: $2,468,000
Highways: $2,091,000
Other: $1,946,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,922,000
Water Utilities: $1,645,000
Transit Utilities: $1,359,000
Sewerage: $1,040,000
Housing and Community Development: $987,000
Housing and Community Development: $950,000
Transit Utilities: $712,000
Other: $535,000
Sewerage: $196,000
Health and Hospitals: $151,000
Highways: $70,000
General Local Government Support: $9,000
General Local Government Support: $8,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,271,000
Interest on Debt: $2,094,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,062,000
Other - Health - Other: $1,525,000
Other - Health - Other: $1,502,000
Other - Libraries: $967,000
Other - Libraries: $957,000
Other - General - Other: $227,000
Other - General - Other: $146,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $92,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $7,726,000
Education: $7,642,000
Other: $1,097,000
Other: $1,081,000
Health and Hospitals: $112,000
Health and Hospitals: $108,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $101,316,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,123,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $81,186,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $77,873,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,916,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $22,994,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $21,986,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,977,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $19,969,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,723,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,313,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,009,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,009,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,077,000
General Revenue - Other: $6,162,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,685,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,226,000
Interest Earnings: $975,000
Interest Earnings: $713,000
Rents: $434,000
Rents: $434,000
Fines and Forfeits: $157,000
Fines and Forfeits: $75,000
Sale of Property: $20,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,054,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,107,000
Other Higher Education: $608,000
Other Higher Education: $538,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $248,000
Regular Highways: $225,000
Health - Other: $65,000
Higher Education - Auxiliary Enterprises: $59,000
Local Fire Protection: $34,000
Local Fire Protection: $14,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $55,642,000
Cash and Securities: $40,718,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $5,323,000
Water Utilities: $4,172,000
Transit Utilities: $364,000
Transit Utilities: $294,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,074,000
Cash and Securities: $19,969,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $118,455,000
Education: $109,717,000
Other: $13,575,000
Other: $12,721,000
Water Utilities: $6,923,000
Highways: $1,886,000
Highways: $932,000
General Local Government Support: $628,000
Transit Utilities: $531,000
Sewerage: $458,000
Transit Utilities: $362,000
Water Utilities: $239,000
Sewerage: $90,000
Housing and Community Development: $30,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,000
- Tax - Property: $43,232,000
Property: $42,910,000
Individual Income: $28,670,000
Individual Income: $26,826,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,961,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,535,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,324,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,247,000
Death and Gift: $525,000
Public Utility License: $435,000
Public Utility License: $419,000
Amusements Sales: $220,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $99,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $92,000
Amusements Sales: $87,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $79,000
Other: $73,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $72,000
Other License: $51,000
Other License: $40,000
Amusements License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $101,336,000
: $75,191,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $151,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,040
- Number of aged recipients: 140
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,900
- Number of recipients under 18: 290
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,421
- Number of recipients older than 64: 329
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 679
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 931
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 23 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 201 | $114,527 | 251 | $115,629 | 1,117 | $121,578 | 194 | $41,680 | 13 | $542,846 | 77 | $99,364 | 23 | $90,739 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 3 | $143,000 | 8 | $151,625 | 72 | $151,569 | 8 | $19,750 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $110,200 | 1 | $19,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 29 | $122,897 | 33 | $70,879 | 357 | $119,182 | 59 | $29,271 | 1 | $800,000 | 31 | $69,323 | 9 | $70,000 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 19 | $122,632 | 16 | $109,000 | 281 | $118,975 | 15 | $59,600 | 0 | $0 | 15 | $120,333 | 8 | $96,000 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $132,000 | 3 | $293,667 | 45 | $127,733 | 2 | $143,500 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $105,000 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 22 full tracts) | ||||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 42 | $123,952 | 26 | $159,423 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $70,000 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 10 | $129,200 | 6 | $215,500 | 1 | $36,000 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 5 | $146,200 | 2 | $231,500 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $123,000 | 3 | $197,667 | 1 | $123,000 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Most common first names in Allegany County, MD among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 1,101 | 79.7 years |
| John | 947 | 74.2 years |
| William | 912 | 73.7 years |
| James | 767 | 72.8 years |
| Charles | 611 | 73.8 years |
| Robert | 536 | 70.7 years |
| Margaret | 487 | 80.3 years |
| George | 473 | 75.5 years |
| Joseph | 377 | 74.9 years |
| Anna | 331 | 81.7 years |
| Most common last names in Allegany County, MD among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 391 | 76.2 years |
| Miller | 347 | 77.3 years |
| Wilson | 238 | 77.7 years |
| Mckenzie | 187 | 76.2 years |
| Davis | 172 | 75.8 years |
| Twigg | 160 | 76.9 years |
| Clark | 135 | 75.5 years |
| Martin | 122 | 76.6 years |
| Broadwater | 116 | 72.4 years |
| Johnson | 115 | 74.0 years |
| Businesses in Allegany County, MD | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Eleven | 1 | Kohl's | 1 | |
| AT&T | 5 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 3 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Aeropostale | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | McDonald's | 7 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | Nike | 7 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Burger King | 3 | Payless | 1 | |
| CVS | 2 | Penske | 1 | |
| Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 3 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
| Dairy Queen | 3 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
| Deb | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
| Dennys | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
| FedEx | 8 | Staples | 1 | |
| Finish Line | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Subway | 6 | |
| GNC | 3 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| GameStop | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | U-Haul | 8 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 3 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | UPS | 10 | |
| Jones New York | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Justice | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
| KFC | 2 | YMCA | 3 | |
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- #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
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- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"