Garrett County, Maryland (MD)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	32%

This county:	13.3%
Whole state:	8.5%

This county:	4.5%
Whole state:	4.2%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.8%), Manufacturing (12.4%), Retail trade (11.2%), Construction (10.5%).

Type of workers:

Garrett County, Maryland business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Garrett County, Maryland:

Median resident age:	38.3 years
Maryland median age:	36.0 years

Males: 14,708	(49.3%)
Females: 15,138	(50.7%)

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Garrett County:	2.5 people
Maryland:	2.6 people

This county	$37,558
Maryland:	$61,592

Garrett County	$168,941
Maryland:	$280,200

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 63
• Thefts: 166
• Auto thefts: 10

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 27
• Burglaries: 50
• Thefts: 156
• Auto thefts: 9

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Garrett County is $405 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $649 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fort Meade, Mountain Lake Park, Oakland, Grantsville, Friendsville, Loch Lynn Heights, Deer Park, Accident, Kitzmiller, Frenchtown-Rumbly.

2005 air pollution in Garrett County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.091 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.079 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Allegany County , Grant County, West Virginia , Fayette County, Pennsylvania , Mineral County, West Virginia , Preston County, West Virginia , Somerset County, Pennsylvania .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Garrett County: Our Fathers House (A), Bear Creek Fish Rearing Station (B), Winding Ridge (C), Frostburg Pumping Station (D), Keysers Ridge (E), Cove (F), Holy Cross Camp (G), Sang Run (H), Stanton Mill (I), Table Rock (J), Tasker Corners (K), Deep Creek Ski Lift (L), Camp Whitethorn (M), Camp Minnetoska (N), Bittinger Volunteer Fire Department (O), Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department (P), Gorman Volunteer Fire Department (Q), Rock House (R), Eastern Garrett Volunteer Fire Department (S), Bloomington Volunteer Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Grantsville Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Garrett County include: Rush Baptist Church (A), Saint Annes Church (B), Gortner Union Church (C), Saint Johns English Lutheran Church (D), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (E), Asher Glade Church of the Brethren (F), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (G), Pleasant Valley Church (H), Great Crossing Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Merrbach Cemetery (1), King Cemetery (2), North Glade Cemetery (3), Saint John's English Lutheran Church Cemetery (4), Barnard Cemetery (5), Manor Cemetery (6), Great Crossings Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Herrington, Lake (A), Koshare, Lake (B), Savage River Reservoir (C), Herrington Manor Recreation Area Reservoir (D), Little Yok Reservoir Site Number 5 (E), Little Youghiogheny River Reservoir (F), Browning Dam Reservoir (G), Little Youghiogheny River Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Folly Run (A), Fikes Run (B), Twomile Run (C), Elklick Run (D), Elk Lick Run (E), Savage River (F), Herrington Run (G), Rocklick Creek (H), Schoolhouse Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Garrett County include: Pleasant Valley Recreation Center (1), Big Run State Park (2), Herrington Manor State Park (3), North Branch Potomac State Fish Management Area (4), Swallow Falls State Park (5), Casselman Bridge State Park (6), New Germany Recreation Area (7), Thayer State Game Refuge (8), Broadford Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Bittinger Post Office (A), Swanton Post Office (B), Sang Run Post Office (C), Crellin Post Office (D), McHenry Post Office (E), Bloomington Post Office (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.8%
Maryland:	3.6%

Current college students: 1,015
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 251 (63% naturalized citizens)

Garrett County:	0.8%
Whole state:	9.8%

Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,624
• One, attached: 589
• Two: 278
• 3 or 4: 339
• 5 to 9: 340
• 10 to 19: 138
• 20 or more: 305
• Mobile homes: 2,116
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 32

Housing units in Garrett County with a mortgage: 3,405 (317 second mortgage, 420 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,800

Garrett County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Maryland state average. It is 1.4 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.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,005 (77%) Carpooled: 1,769 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 41 (0%) Ferryboat: 12 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 374 (3%) Other means: 54 (0%) Worked at home: 678 (5%)

4.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,511 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.36%
Maryland average:	7.95%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.84% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($28,307 average AGI)
2.52% relocated from other states ($19,204 average AGI)

Garrett County:	2.52%
Maryland average:	3.62%

from Allegany County, MD	0.65% ($53,159 average AGI)
from Preston County, WV	0.26% ($20,750)
from Montgomery County, MD	0.20% ($155,333)
from Anne Arundel County, MD	0.17% ($53,889)
from Baltimore County, MD	0.16% ($43,176)
from Mineral County, WV	0.16% ($36,353)
from Frederick County, MD	0.15% ($45,375)

4.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.56%
Maryland average:	8.13%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.29% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($10,387 average AGI)
3.28% relocated to other states ($29,808 average AGI)

Garrett County:	3.28%
Maryland average:	3.94%

to Allegany County, MD	0.63% ($34,662 average AGI)
to Preston County, WV	0.53% ($22,632)
to Somerset County, PA	0.21% ($25,045)
to Monongalia County, WV	0.14% ($30,533)
to Mineral County, WV	0.13% ($26,929)
to Baltimore County, MD	0.13% ($21,714)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,819 (4,098 aged, 721 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 25,726 (6,986 male householders, 1,422 female householders)

  7,179 spouses, 8,805 children (8,178 natural, 178 adopted, 449 stepchildren), 341 grandchildren, 125 brothers or sisters, 178 parents, 222 other relatives, 468 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,502 (1,397 male householders (1,164 living alone)), 1,665 female householders (1,527 living alone)), 440 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 618 (518 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,767 2-persons, 1,917 3-persons, 1,673 4-persons, 687 5-persons, 275 6-persons, 89 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,691 1-person, 320 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

96.4% of residents of Garrett County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $160,223,000 ($5319 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,410,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $74,949,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,691,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $541,000
Federal grants: $37,064,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,149,000 ($3,292,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,830,000 ($118,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,919,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,013,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,321,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	71 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	41 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+19 per 1000 residents

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.96 millions of gallons per day (32% from ground, 68% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.9

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

67% of Garrett County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Maryland.

Garrett County:	67.1%
State average:	57.4%

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

• This state: 19083
• Northeast: 4332
• Midwest: 1110
• South: 4715
• West: 270

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,600

Here:	6.1%
Maryland:	14.8%

Here:	6.2%
Maryland:	13.3%

Here:	15.8%
Maryland:	21.7%