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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Retail trade (11.3%), Construction (10.4%).
Detached houses: $377,318Here:$377,318State:$429,019 Townhouses or other attached units: $236,612Here:$236,612State:$253,007 In 2-unit structures: $558,789Here:$558,789State:$238,355 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $306,789Here:$306,789State:$262,276 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $208,372Here:$208,372State:$264,630 Mobile homes: $89,818Here:$89,818State:$45,619 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $216,766Here:$216,766State:$147,374
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 69.7% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 29.0%
McCain (Republican): 64.8% Obama (Democratic): 33.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $3,042 (0.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,695 (0.9%)
Area name: Baltimore-Towson, MD HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Carroll County is $791 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $950 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1220 a month.
Cities in this county include: Suitland-Silver Hill, Eldersburg, Westminster, Mount Airy, Taneytown, Hampstead, Sykesville, Manchester, New Windsor, Union Bridge.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.106 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.087 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Carroll County: White Turf Farm (A), Bamberger Farms (B), Deep Run Boy Scout Camp (C), Frosted Pumpkin Farms (D), Carroll County Agricultural Center (E), Anazoy Farms (F), Dream Catcher Farm (G), Sewells Farm (H), White Rose Farm (I), Cranberry Station (J), Lantern Light Farm (K), Broadview Farm (L), Two Springs Buffalo Farm (M), Sunnyside Farms (N), Kings Tree Farm (O), Spring Hill Farm (P), Shady Hill Farm And Orchard (Q), Carolyn Orchards (R), Baugher Apple Orchard (S), The City of Westminster Wastewater Plant (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Carroll Plaza Shopping Center (1), Westminster Shopping Center (2), North Carroll Plaza Shopping Center (3), Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Carroll County include: Bixler Church (A), Bowens Chapel (B), Emory Church (C), Fairmount Church (D), Free Church (E), Jerusalem Church (F), Lazarus Church (G), Mount Pleasant Church (H), Mount Union Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Sunrise Cemetery (1), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (2), Pleasant Valley Cemetery (3), Saint Johns Cemetery (4), Union Cemetery (5), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (6), Highland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Liberty Lake (A), North Carroll Community Pond (B), Cranberry Reservoir (C), Black and Decker Manufacturing Company Reservoir (D), Lake Hashawha (E), Lucabaugh Mill Reservoir (F), Black and Decker Manufacturing Company Reservoir (G), County Home Farm Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Branch Gunpowder Falls (A), Alloway Creek (B), Five Daughters Run (C), Big Pipe Creek (D), Buckhorn Run (E), Cabbage Spring Branch (F), Cherry Branch (G), Toms Creek (H), Ohio Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Carroll County include: Big Pipe Creek Park (1), Westminster Community Park (2), Salt Box Park (3), Uniontown Historic District (4), Mayeski Park (5), Sandymount Park (6), Roaring Run Community Park (7), Hanover Watershed Wildlife Management Area (8), Deer Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Carroll County: White Turf Farm (A), Bamberger Farms (B), Deep Run Boy Scout Camp (C), Frosted Pumpkin Farms (D), Carroll County Agricultural Center (E), Anazoy Farms (F), Dream Catcher Farm (G), Sewells Farm (H), White Rose Farm (I), Cranberry Station (J), Lantern Light Farm (K), Broadview Farm (L), Two Springs Buffalo Farm (M), Sunnyside Farms (N), Kings Tree Farm (O), Spring Hill Farm (P), Shady Hill Farm And Orchard (Q), Carolyn Orchards (R), Baugher Apple Orchard (S), The City of Westminster Wastewater Plant (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Carroll Plaza Shopping Center (1), Westminster Shopping Center (2), North Carroll Plaza Shopping Center (3), Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Carroll County include: Bixler Church (A), Bowens Chapel (B), Emory Church (C), Fairmount Church (D), Free Church (E), Jerusalem Church (F), Lazarus Church (G), Mount Pleasant Church (H), Mount Union Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sunrise Cemetery (1), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (2), Pleasant Valley Cemetery (3), Saint Johns Cemetery (4), Union Cemetery (5), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (6), Highland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Liberty Lake (A), North Carroll Community Pond (B), Cranberry Reservoir (C), Black and Decker Manufacturing Company Reservoir (D), Lake Hashawha (E), Lucabaugh Mill Reservoir (F), Black and Decker Manufacturing Company Reservoir (G), County Home Farm Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Branch Gunpowder Falls (A), Alloway Creek (B), Five Daughters Run (C), Big Pipe Creek (D), Buckhorn Run (E), Cabbage Spring Branch (F), Cherry Branch (G), Toms Creek (H), Ohio Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Carroll County include: Big Pipe Creek Park (1), Westminster Community Park (2), Salt Box Park (3), Uniontown Historic District (4), Mayeski Park (5), Sandymount Park (6), Roaring Run Community Park (7), Hanover Watershed Wildlife Management Area (8), Deer Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Adams County, Pennsylvania , Baltimore County , Frederick County , Howard County , York County, Pennsylvania .
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County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 7,232 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,046 (60% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.9%
Housing units in Carroll County with a mortgage: 30,453 (4,400 second mortgage, 4,984 home equity loan, 203 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 7,987
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Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Carroll County (%):
6.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,002 average adjusted gross income)
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($407 average AGI)Carroll County:0.04%Maryland average:0.25% 4.69% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($44,246 average AGI) 1.73% relocated from other states ($14,350 average AGI)Carroll County:1.73%Maryland average:3.62%
6.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,954 average adjusted gross income)
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($637 average AGI)Carroll County:0.06%Maryland average:0.13% 2.95% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($22,567 average AGI) 3.26% relocated to other states ($28,750 average AGI)Carroll County:3.26%Maryland average:3.94%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.7
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 21,594 (19,220 aged, 2,374 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 18.6. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 111.8. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
35,703 spouses, 48,913 children (45,655 natural, 1,175 adopted, 2,083 stepchildren), 1,633 grandchildren, 525 brothers or sisters, 1,131 parents, 2,001 other relatives, 2,255 non-relatives
Size of family households: 15,380 2-persons, 9,768 3-persons, 9,985 4-persons, 4,279 5-persons, 1,433 6-persons, 580 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 9,195 1-person, 1,674 2-persons, 178 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.
95.8% of residents of Carroll County speak English at home. 1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Carroll County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.71 millions of gallons per day (38% from ground, 62% from surface)
Year house built
62% of Carroll County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Maryland.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $158,500
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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.)
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $6,665,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,456,000
All Other: $5,057,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,406,000
Sewerage: $4,140,000
Air Transportation: $2,041,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,523,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $226,000
Regular Highways: $49,000
Regular Highways: $13,512,000
Natural Resources - Other: $12,682,000
General - Other: $4,048,000
Parks and Recreation: $588,000
Other Higher Education: $20,170,000
General - Other: $12,374,000
Police Protection: $8,267,000
Regular Highways: $7,211,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,173,000
General Public Buildings: $6,473,000
Financial Administration: $6,349,000
Libraries: $6,220,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,018,000
Corrections - Other: $5,463,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,216,000
Sewerage: $4,681,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,004,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,600,000
Central Staff Services: $3,512,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,878,000
Water Utilities: $2,696,000
Health - Other: $2,176,000
Air Transportation: $2,096,000
Natural Resources - Other: $699,000
Parks and Recreation: $166,000
All Other: $1,950,000
Public Welfare: $1,382,000
Education: $947,000
Highways: $916,000
General - Other: $6,586,000
General Revenue, NEC: $4,196,000
Special Assessments: $3,925,000
Rents: $1,804,000
Sale of Property: $42,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $229,250,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,334,000
General - Other: $1,822,000
Local Fire Protection: $747,000
Other Higher Education: $316,000
Health - Other: $242,000
Regular Highways: $84,000
Financial Administration: $83,000
Corrections - Other: $52,000
General Public Building: $23,000
Central Staff Services: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
Highways: $11,585,000
All Other: $2,336,000
Public Welfare: $2,230,000
General Local Government Support: $1,542,000
Housing and Community Development: $286,000
Individual Income: $108,435,000
NEC: $29,690,000
Other Selective Sales: $394,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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