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County population in July 2011: 88,912 (54% urban, 46% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 21,676
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,771
% of renters here:

15%
State:

15%

Land area: 215 sq. mi.
Water area: 129.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 413 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Calvert County: 115.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.0%), Public administration (14.9%), Construction (13.7%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.3%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 67%
  • Government: 26%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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Calvert County races chart

Races in Calvert County, Maryland:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (80.3%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (13.9%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Asian alone (1.4%)

Median resident age:  35.9 years
Maryland median age:  36.0 years

Males: 36,767  (49.3%)
Females: 37,796  (50.7%)

Calvert County,MD real estate house value trend



Average household size:
Calvert County:

2.9 people
Maryland:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $89,289 ($65,945 in 1999)
This county:

$89289
Maryland:

$69272

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $1,088 (lower quartile is $894, upper quartile is $1,441)
This county:

$1088
State:

$941


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $387,200 (it was $170,800 in 2000)
Calvert County:

$387,200
Maryland:

$318,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $292,800 - $544,700

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $388,274
Here:

$388,274
State:

$429,019

Townhouses or other attached units: $300,380
Here:

$300,380
State:

$253,007

In 2-unit structures: $483,375
Here:

$483,375
State:

$238,355

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $212,699
Here:

$212,699
State:

$264,630

Mobile homes: $256,925
Here:

$256,925
State:

$45,619

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $216,766
Here:

$216,766
State:

$147,374
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,205
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $532

Institutionalized population: 459

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 11
  • Robberies: 20
  • Assaults: 121
  • Burglaries: 253
  • Thefts: 899
  • Auto thefts: 65

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 8
  • Robberies: 10
  • Assaults: 120
  • Burglaries: 211
  • Thefts: 677
  • Auto thefts: 62

Calvert County, MD map from a distance

Health of residents in Calvert County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2009:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.
78.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
47.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
98.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
75.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 201 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 161 pounds. This is more than average.


Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 906 buildings, average cost: $118,400
  • 2001: 886 buildings, average cost: $146,700
  • 2002: 855 buildings, average cost: $147,500
  • 2003: 791 buildings, average cost: $152,300
  • 2004: 525 buildings, average cost: $172,900
  • 2005: 488 buildings, average cost: $184,400
  • 2006: 305 buildings, average cost: $165,200
  • 2007: 333 buildings, average cost: $164,600
  • 2008: 252 buildings, average cost: $173,700
  • 2009: 260 buildings, average cost: $179,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Calvert County Maryland:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 58.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 40.6%



2008 Presidential Election results in Calvert County Maryland:


McCain (Republican): 52.8%
Obama (Democratic): 46.4%

Detailed 2008 Election Results


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,822 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,764 (0.7%)


Calvert County household income distribution in 2009 Calvert County home values distribution


Calvert County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.9%

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.9%
Calvert County:

3.9%
Maryland:

9.1%
Median age of residents in 2009: 39 years old
(Males: 38 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40 years old, Black residents: 36 years old, Asian residents: 40 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26 years old, Other race residents: 27 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

4.4%
Whole state:

8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

2.1%
Whole state:

4.2%

Area name: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Calvert County is $1080 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1225 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1580 a month.

Cities in this county include: Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point, Ashton-Sandy Spring, Chesapeake Beach, Paramount-Long Meadow, Calvert Beach-Long Beach, Huntingtown, Dunkirk, North Beach, Lusby, Solomons.

Calvert County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2005 air pollution in Calvert County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.101 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.082 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.


Local government website:www.co.cal.md.us

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Calvert County: Rolling Hill Farm (A), Boyds Farm (B), Camp Conoy (C), Camp Roosevelt (D), Horsmon Farm (E), Lucky Cricket Farm (F), Calvert County Landfill (G), Kings Landing Pier (H), Drum Point Lighthouse (I), North Calvert Industrial Park (J), Holland Cliff (K), Cobb Landing (L), Dunkirk Business Center (M), Breezy Point Marina (N), Twin Shields Golf Course (O), Leitch Wharf (P), Calvert County Industrial Park (Q), Lyons Creek Wharf (R), Williams Wharf (S), Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Powerplant (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Calvert County include: All Saints Church (A), Asberry Church (B), Bible Way Church (C), Brooks Church (D), Christ Church (E), Emmanuel Church (F), Middleham Chapel (G), Chesapeake Church (H), Chesapeake Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Pauls Cemetery (1), Waters Cemetery (2), All Saints Cemetery (3), Wesleyan Cemetery (4), Emmanuel Cemetery (5), Asberry Cemetery (6), Middleham Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Webster Ponds (A), Wilbur Pond (B), Hagerstown City Park Lake (C), Cove Lake (D), Cypress Swamp (E), Cove Point Marsh (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Battle Creek (A), Ben Creek (B), Cabin Branch (C), Calvert Beach Run (D), Caney Creek (E), Chew Creek (F), Fox Point Creek (G), Hungerford Creek (H), Tucker Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Calvert County include: Battle Creek Cypress Swamp County Sanctuary (1), Kings Landing Park (2), Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Sanctuary (3), Calvert Cliffs State Park (4), Hallowing Point Park (5), Jefferson Patterson Historical Park (6), American Chestnut Land Trust (7), Route 260 Recreation Area (8), Cove Point Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Cove Point Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Neighboring counties: Anne Arundel County , Charles County , Prince George's County , St. Mary's County .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

5.9%
Maryland:

7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 3,148
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,643 (55% naturalized citizens)

Calvert County:

2.2%
Whole state:

9.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 325
  • 1990 to 1994: 166
  • 1985 to 1989: 164
  • 1980 to 1984: 134
  • 1975 to 1979: 172
  • 1970 to 1974: 118
  • 1970 to 1974: 224
  • 1965 to 1969: 340

Mean travel time to work (commute): 39.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 39.4%

Calvert County marital status for males
Calvert County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 24,466
  • One, attached: 1,161
  • Two: 248
  • 3 or 4: 83
  • 5 to 9: 99
  • 10 to 19: 374
  • 20 or more: 457
  • Mobile homes: 676
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Calvert County with a mortgage: 16,680 (2,470 second mortgage, 2,122 home equity loan, 62 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,687

Here:

86.1% with mortgage
State:

77.7% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.42%
Here42.4%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 31,629
Total congregations: 50

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionEpiscopal ChurchLDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents18,062 (57.1%)7,501 (23.7%)2,106 (6.7%)1,564 (4.9%)427 (1.4%)
Congregations6 (12.0%)20 (40.0%)4 (8.0%)4 (8.0%)1 (2.0%)
NameLutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchAssemblies of GodOther
Adherents421 (1.3%)371 (1.2%)237 (0.7%)214 (0.7%)726 (2.3%)
Congregations1 (2.0%)1 (2.0%)2 (4.0%)2 (4.0%)9 (18.0%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Calvert County - Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point, Ashton-Sandy Spring, Chesapeake Beach, Paramount-Long Meadow, Calvert Beach-Long Beach

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 13
This county:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland:

1.96 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
Calvert County:

0.79 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland:

1.22 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19
This county:

2.16 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 43
Calvert County:

4.88 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland:

5.40 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

8.2%
Maryland:

9.1%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

26.1%
Maryland:

26.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Calvert County:

10.8%
State:

15.5%


Agriculture in Calvert County:

Average size of farms: 94 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $10,105
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $209.43
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.77%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.54%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12,509
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.11%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $30,516
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.34%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.23
Corn for grain: 5253 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1756 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4191 harvested acres
Vegetables: 262 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 54 acres

Tornado activity:

Calvert County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Maryland state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 123 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Calvert County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Maryland state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from the county center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from the county center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 92.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 88.3 miles away from Calvert County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Maryland Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 5, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1910): May 6, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1910, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • Maryland Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3251): September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-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: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-EM-3179, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
  • Maryland Tornado, Incident Period: April 28, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1409): May 1, 2002, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1409, Natural disaster type: Tornado
  • Maryland Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 25, 2000 to January 30, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1324): April 10, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1324, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Maryland Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 16, 1999 to September 20, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1303): September 24, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1303, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Maryland Blizzard, Incident Period: January 6, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1081): January 11, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1081, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
  • Maryland Ice Storms, Severe Storm, Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 8, 1994 to February 18, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1016): March 16, 1994, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1016, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Storm
  • Maryland Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3100): March 16, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3100, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
  • 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Calvert County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Class of Workers


Most common industries in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)
Most common occupations in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Top executives (-0%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (-0%)
  • Financial managers (-0%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (-0%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Business operations specialists (-0%)
  • Top executives (-0%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (-0%)
  • Financial managers (-0%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (-0%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Business operations specialists (-0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (11%)
  • Canada (10%)
  • United Kingdom (9%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • Philippines (7%)
  • India (7%)
  • Italy (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Calvert County (%):



  • Irish (15%)
  • German (15%)
  • English (12%)
  • United States or American (12%)
  • Italian (7%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)


Calvert County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 29,150 (78%)
  • Carpooled: 6,035 (16%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 446 (1%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 34 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 4 (0%)
  • Taxi: 4 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 18 (0%)
  • Walked: 282 (1%)
  • Other means: 197 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,369 (4%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Calvert County, Maryland:

  • 323 people in nursing homes
  • 136 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 43 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 41 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 21 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 9 people in religious group quarters
  • 6 people in other group homes
  • 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $75,604.

7.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,243 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.32%
Maryland average:

7.95%


0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($928 average AGI)
Calvert County:

0.11%
Maryland average:

0.25%

4.93% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($39,611 average AGI)
2.29% relocated from other states ($19,704 average AGI)
Calvert County:

2.29%
Maryland average:

3.62%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Prince George's County, MD  1.55% ($57,899 average AGI)
from Anne Arundel County, MD  1.04% ($67,788)
from St. Mary's County, MD  0.89% ($48,196)
from Charles County, MD  0.78% ($58,028)
from Montgomery County, MD  0.26% ($78,605)
from Fairfax County, VA  0.21% ($85,791)
from Howard County, MD  0.09% ($53,517)


7.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,502 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.12%
Maryland average:

8.13%


0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($606 average AGI)
Calvert County:

0.09%
Maryland average:

0.13%

3.52% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($23,332 average AGI)
3.51% relocated to other states ($29,564 average AGI)
Calvert County:

3.51%
Maryland average:

3.94%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to St. Mary's County, MD  1.06% ($48,307 average AGI)
to Anne Arundel County, MD  0.83% ($47,502)
to Prince George's County, MD  0.46% ($39,815)
to Charles County, MD  0.30% ($43,276)
to Baltimore County, MD  0.16% ($27,865)
to Montgomery County, MD  0.14% ($61,023)
to Fairfax County, VA  0.10% ($62,727)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3

Births per 1000 population in Calvert County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Calvert County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Calvert County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,313 (7,276 aged, 1,037 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.16
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9043.180
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 136.460
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 36349.65

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1205.570
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 667.610
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 18.2

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 50.04

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12.51
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 99.1. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 46.9
  • Other - 52.1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 73,983
  • In family households: 67,472 (15,954 male householders, 4,251 female householders)
    16,703 spouses, 25,651 children (23,198 natural, 821 adopted, 1,632 stepchildren), 1,470 grandchildren, 350 brothers or sisters, 483 parents, 1,240 other relatives, 1,370 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 6,511 (2,539 male householders (1,946 living alone)), 2,684 female householders (2,209 living alone)), 1,288 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 580 (476 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,977 2-persons, 4,671 3-persons, 5,032 4-persons, 2,335 5-persons, 881 6-persons, 309 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,155 1-person, 899 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

95.8% of residents of Calvert County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $355,016,000 ($4105 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $43,712,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $222,032,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $53,479,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,375,000
Federal grants: $41,620,000
Federal procurement contracts: $14,324,000 ($3,934,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,187,000 ($3,312,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,725,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $149,092,000
Federal Government insurance: $119,077,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 5,368
Here:

61 per 1000 residents
State:

71 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,714
Here:

31 per 1000 residents
State:

41 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +267
Here:

+3 per 1000 residents
State:

+19 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +10,556
Here:

+120 per 1000 residents
State:

+2 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Calvert County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.1
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.9
State:

4.2

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 782
  • 2000 to 2004: 4,171
  • 1990 to 1999: 9,574
  • 1980 to 1989: 6,671
  • 1970 to 1979: 5,107
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,157
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,213
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,029
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,613
Rooms in houses/apartments in Calvert County, Maryland
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 7
  • 2 rooms: 70
  • 3 rooms: 338
  • 4 rooms: 983
  • 5 rooms: 2,618
  • 6 rooms: 4,395
  • 7 rooms: 4,026
  • 8 rooms: 4,103
  • 9+ rooms: 5,136
  • 1 room: 85
  • 2 rooms: 218
  • 3 rooms: 534
  • 4 rooms: 746
  • 5 rooms: 840
  • 6 rooms: 574
  • 7 rooms: 410
  • 8 rooms: 185
  • 9+ rooms: 179
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Calvert County, Maryland
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 7
  • 1 bedroom: 300
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,265
  • 3 bedrooms: 10,829
  • 4 bedrooms: 6,494
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,781
  • no bedroom: 103
  • 1 bedroom: 791
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,092
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,394
  • 4 bedrooms: 289
  • 5+ bedrooms: 102
Cars and other vehicles available in Calvert County, Maryland in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 432
  • 1 vehicle: 3,671
  • 2 vehicles: 9,723
  • 3 vehicles: 5,473
  • 4 vehicles: 1,681
  • 5+ vehicles: 696
  • no vehicle: 499
  • 1 vehicle: 1,730
  • 2 vehicles: 1,092
  • 3 vehicles: 351
  • 4 vehicles: 60
  • 5+ vehicles: 39

59% of Calvert County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Maryland.

Calvert County:

59.2%
State average:

57.4%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 37437
  • Northeast: 8387
  • Midwest: 3410
  • South: 20739
  • West: 2280

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $143,500


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Calvert County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Electricity (65.1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23.8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6.6%)
  • Wood (3.0%)
  • Utility gas (1.0%)
  • Electricity (69.4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18.3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6.2%)
  • Utility gas (5.1%)
  • Wood (0.9%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 929
Here:

8.5%
Maryland:

14.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 387
Here:

7.6%
Maryland:

13.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 394
Here:

15.3%
Maryland:

21.7%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Calvert County government finances in 2006:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,348,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $12,414,000
    All Other: $8,493,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,597,000
    Sewerage: $3,105,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,115,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,734,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,362,000
    Regular Highways: $83,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $5,381,000
    Parks and Recreation: $3,789,000
    General - Other: $2,262,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,916,000
    Local Fire Protection: $869,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $24,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $169,676,000
    General - Other: $28,732,000
    Solid Waste Management: $12,175,000
    Police Protection: $7,886,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,439,000
    Regular Highways: $5,728,000
    Correctional Institutions: $4,672,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,948,000
    Sewerage: $3,649,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,197,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,154,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,119,000
    Financial Administration: $3,074,000
    Libraries: $2,767,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,262,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,092,000
    Water Utilities: $1,877,000
    Housing and Community Development: $988,000
    Corrections - Other: $963,000
    Transit Utilities: $724,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $682,000
    Health - Other: $622,000
  • DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $46,648,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,130,000
    Public Welfare: $1,068,000
    Education: $890,000
    Transit Utilities: $120,000
    Housing and Community Development: $57,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,616,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,021,000
    General - Other: $694,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $2,385,000
    Public Welfare: $63,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,734,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $50,225,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,577,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,454,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $5,459,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,305,000
    Rents: $1,354,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,378,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $99,759,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,835,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,181,000
    Police Protection: $370,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $294,000
    Regular Highways: $220,000
    General Public Building: $177,000
    Financial Administration: $145,000
    Local Fire Protection: $124,000
    Central Staff Services: $63,000
    General - Other: $61,000
    Health - Other: $45,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $28,000
    Corrections - Other: $20,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $13,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $113,012,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,172,000
    Transit Utilities: $144,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,648,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $79,889,000
    All Other: $12,314,000
    Highways: $5,683,000
    Public Welfare: $1,666,000
    General Local Government Support: $386,000
    Transit Utilities: $182,000
    Health and Hospitals: $32,000
    Housing and Community Development: $31,000
  • Tax - Property: $86,051,000
    Individual Income: $55,639,000
    NEC: $15,624,000
    Other Selective Sales: $814,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $153,070,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 726
  • Number of aged recipients: 92
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 634
  • Number of recipients under 18: 58
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 491
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 177
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 251
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 349


Calvert County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Calvert County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 17 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)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED602$299,663358$279,2933,272$273,336158$150,4301$2,000,000200$235,6152$345,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED12$316,33321$344,667245$290,60428$84,1790$017$275,6470$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED67$264,86655$300,5271,015$301,332101$104,6630$075$253,40015$116,667
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN57$265,21144$330,750693$301,69037$154,5411$1,500,00052$278,4812$427,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS14$248,1438$229,250139$295,41714$145,8570$016$222,0630$0
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 17 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED31$324,35557$329,3333$287,333
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED15$367,13327$348,9260$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED13$316,46226$375,7310$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN4$368,2505$379,2000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$347,0000$00$0

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Most common first names in Calvert County, MD among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John30773.9 years
Mary30079.0 years
William29973.9 years
James25471.4 years
Robert17570.6 years
Charles15972.3 years
George14675.6 years
Joseph14274.3 years
Thomas12974.0 years
Margaret12179.0 years
Most common last names in Calvert County, MD among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Jones14073.1 years
Bowen13777.1 years
Smith12674.2 years
Johnson8774.3 years
Brown7175.2 years
King6878.4 years
Gross6470.7 years
Thomas5871.3 years
Gray5077.5 years
Brooks4873.2 years
Businesses in Calvert County, MD
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven9Outback1
AT&T2Outback Steakhouse1
Ace Hardware2Panera Bread1
Applebee's1Papa John's Pizza4
Arby's2Payless1
AutoZone2Penske2
Baskin-Robbins1Pizza Hut2
Blockbuster2Quiznos1
Burger King1RadioShack2
CVS2Rite Aid1
Comfort Inn1Ruby Tuesday1
Curves1SAS Shoes1
DHL1Safeway2
Domino's Pizza4Sears1
Dunkin Donuts1Starbucks5
Fashion Bug1Subway6
FedEx10Super 81
GNC1T-Mobile2
GameStop2Taco Bell2
H&R Block3The Room Place1
Holiday Inn2True Value2
IHOP1U-Haul5
KFC2UPS10
Kmart1Verizon Wireless1
Marriott1Vons2
MasterBrand Cabinets4Walgreens2
McDonald's4Walmart2
Nike4Wendy's1
Office Depot1World Gym2
Browse common businesses in Calvert County, MD


Calvert County on our top lists:

  • #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"

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