County population in 2016: 49,174 (46% urban, 54% rural); it was 40,563 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 11,726 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,202 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 12,746 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,088 (it was 2,569 in 2000)
% of renters here:
17%
State:
32%
Land area: 372 sq. mi.
Water area: 137.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 132 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Queen Anne's County: 101.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2016: $89,140 ($57,037 in 1999)
This county:
$89,140
Maryland:
$78,945
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $1,119 (lower quartile is $669, upper quartile is $1,582)
This county:
$1119
State:
$1160
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $363,440 (it was $160,000 in 2000)
Queen Anne's:
$363,440
Maryland:
$306,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $264,552 - $490,106
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $462,257
Here:
$462,257
State:
$417,946
Townhouses or other attached units: $331,742
Here:
$331,742
State:
$249,949
In 2-unit structures: $163,626
Here:
$163,626
State:
$206,340
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $199,116
Here:
$199,116
State:
$218,381
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $323,492
Here:
$323,492
State:
$258,956
Mobile homes: $111,583
Here:
$111,583
State:
$73,685
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,058 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $644
Institutionalized population: 371
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 10
Assaults: 27
Burglaries: 138
Thefts: 399
Auto thefts: 21
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 11
Assaults: 41
Burglaries: 142
Thefts: 451
Auto thefts: 12
Health of residents in Queen Anne's County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average. 75.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average. 50.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average. 99.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average. 77.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average. Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is more than average. Average weight of females is 159 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,969 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $3,082 (0.9%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 6.3%
Queen Anne's County:
6.3%
Maryland:
9.7%
(5.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.3% for Black residents, 15.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 16.7% for American Indian residents, 13.6% for other race residents, 7.8% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 44.0 years old
(Males: 43.4 years old, Females: 44.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.9 years old, Black residents: 43.6 years old, American Indian residents: 52.3 years old, Asian residents: 28.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.5 years old, Other race residents: 31.3 years old)
Area name: Baltimore-Towson, MD HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Queen Anne's 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.
Current college students: 1,540 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,992 (63.8% naturalized citizens)
Queen Anne's County:
4.1%
Whole state:
15.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 312
2000 to 2009: 566
1990 to 1999: 284
1980 to 1989: 133
1970 to 1979: 165
Before 1970: 342
Note: State values scaled to Queen Anne's County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 17,553
One, attached: 1,162
Two: 190
3 or 4: 518
5 to 9: 471
10 to 19: 110
20 to 49: 216
50 or more: 68
Mobile homes: 518
Housing units in Queen Anne's County with a mortgage: 10,182 (377 second mortgage, 1,674 home equity loan, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,194
Here:
71.4% with mortgage
State:
73.6% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Queen Anne's County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
6,786
31
Catholic
6,673
3
Evangelical Protestant
3,072
21
Black Protestant
805
5
Other
230
2
None
30,232
-
Queen Anne's County Religion Details
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: 11
Queen Anne's County:
2.36 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.96 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:
0.86 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland:
1.22 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20
Queen Anne's County:
4.30 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland:
2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 28
This county:
6.02 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.40 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Queen Anne's County:
7.8%
Maryland:
9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Queen Anne's County:
24.4%
State:
26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
13.3%
State:
15.5%
Agriculture in Queen Anne's County:
Average size of farms: 351 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $149,038 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $365.22 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 26.67% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 31.15% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $129,349 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 80.01% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $149,908 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 79.91% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.24 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 31.79% Corn for grain: 44742 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 27508 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 64878 harvested acres Vegetables: 3,916 harvested acres Land in orchards: 74 acres
Earthquake activity:
Queen Anne's County-area historical earthquake activity is near Maryland state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.7 miles away from Queen Anne's County center On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 140.7 miles away from the 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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 282.7 miles away from the county center On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.6 miles away from the county center On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 351.3 miles away from Queen Anne's County center On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 319.9 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 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 Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 24, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4034: September 16, 2011, FEMA Id: 4034, 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 Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1875: February 19, 2010, FEMA Id: 1875, 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
4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Queen Anne's County (14) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Winter Storms: 5, Snowstorms: 4, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
5.75% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($47,417 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.75%
Maryland average:
6.66%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.59% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($27,003 average AGI)
2.15% relocated to other states ($20,414 average AGI)
Queen Anne's County:
2.15%
Maryland average:
3.30%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Queen Anne's County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,220 (5,525 aged, 695 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 749 (6%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Queen Anne's County, Maryland in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (459)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (157)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (157)
Pneumonia, unspecified (136)
Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (114)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,087 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 838 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 24
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 68
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13 Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 98.7. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 49,174
In family households: 42,818 (7,052 male householders, 6,128 female householders)
10,930 spouses, 14,766 children (13,797 natural, 350 adopted, 619 stepchildren), 906 grandchildren, 517 brothers or sisters, 672 parents, 677 other relatives, 1,130 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,845 (2,005 male householders (1,638 living alone)), 2,708 female householders (2,254 living alone)), 1,120 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 464
Size of family households: 6,201 2-persons, 2,847 3-persons, 2,473 4-persons, 1,153 5-persons, 316 6-persons, 211 7-or-more-persons.
7,861 married couples with children.
2,079 single-parent households (718 men, 1,361 women).
93.5% of residents of Queen Anne's speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $213,505,000 ($4,736 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $36,151,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $101,257,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,322,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $19,291,000 Federal grants: $22,621,000 Federal procurement contracts: $31,599,000 ($27,753,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $6,415,000 ($69,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $4,441,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $44,386,000 Federal Government insurance: $394,857,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,602
Here:
57 per 1000 residents
State:
71 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,882
Here:
41 per 1000 residents
State:
41 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +229
Here:
+5 per 1000 residents
State:
+19 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +4,165
Here:
+91 per 1000 residents
State:
+2 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Queen Anne's County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.69 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.2
State:
7.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.5
State:
4.4
Year house built
2014 or later: 549
2010 to 2013: 916
2000 to 2009: 3,860
1990 to 1999: 3,947
1980 to 1989: 3,840
1970 to 1979: 3,378
1960 to 1969: 1,260
1950 to 1959: 1,172
1940 to 1949: 444
1939 or earlier: 1,900
Note: State values scaled to Queen Anne's population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Note: State values scaled to Queen Anne's County population
no vehicle: 228
1 vehicle: 2,472
2 vehicles: 6,252
3 vehicles: 3,374
4 vehicles: 1,310
5+ vehicles: 766
no vehicle: 291
1 vehicle: 1,576
2 vehicles: 1,087
3 vehicles: 362
4 vehicles: 144
5+ vehicles: 87
87% of Queen Anne's County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Maryland.
Queen Anne's County:
87.5%
State average:
86.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 29,894
Other state: 16,523
Northeast: 6,006
Midwest: 2,046
South: 7,174
West: 1,303
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Queen Anne's County