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Somerset County, Maryland (MD)

County population in 2022: 24,683 (54% urban, 46% rural); it was 24,747 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,431
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,198
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,829
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,159 (it was 2,532 in 2000)
% of renters here:

30%
State:

32%

Land area: 327 sq. mi.

Water area: 283.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 75 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Somerset County: 91.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (31.7%), Retail trade (11.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 66%
  • Government: 26%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Somerset County, MD (2022)
    • 12,43250.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 9,51538.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,2165.0%Two or more races
    • 1,0364.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2080.8%Asian alone
    • 600.2%Some other race alone
    • 400.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

38.6 years
Maryland median age:

39.7 years
Males: 13,526  (54.8%)
Females: 11,157  (45.2%)
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Average household size:
Somerset County:

2.0 people
Maryland:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $50,311 ($29,903 in 1999)
This county:

$50,311
Maryland:

$94,991

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $676 (lower quartile is $544, upper quartile is $902)
This county:

$676
State:

$1388


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $164,471 (it was $76,500 in 2000)
Somerset:

$164,471
Maryland:

$398,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $110,140 - $258,973

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $246,963
Here:

$246,963
State:

$526,819

Townhouses or other attached units: $148,441
Here:

$148,441
State:

$328,305

In 2-unit structures: $125,213
Here:

$125,213
State:

$346,599

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $187,794
Here:

$187,794
State:

$295,378

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $214,898
Here:

$214,898
State:

$350,378

Mobile homes: $76,303
Here:

$76,303
State:

$89,353

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,275
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $491

Institutionalized population: 3,527

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 6
  • Thefts: 12
  • Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 2
  • Thefts: 38
  • Auto thefts: 0
Somerset County, MD map from a distance

Health of residents in Somerset 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 3.4. This is about average.
67.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
47.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
49.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
62.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 167 pounds. This is more than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 33 buildings, average cost: $222,300
  • 2021: 62 buildings, average cost: $146,400
  • 2020: 20 buildings, average cost: $187,000
  • 2019: 25 buildings, average cost: $180,500
  • 2018: 36 buildings, average cost: $187,500
  • 2017: 16 buildings, average cost: $153,300
  • 2016: 25 buildings, average cost: $152,500
  • 2015: 31 buildings, average cost: $199,000
  • 2014: 48 buildings, average cost: $160,700
  • 2013: 26 buildings, average cost: $170,400
  • 2012: 15 buildings, average cost: $173,000
  • 2011: 60 buildings, average cost: $165,500
  • 2010: 48 buildings, average cost: $161,300
  • 2009: 39 buildings, average cost: $157,500
  • 2008: 44 buildings, average cost: $217,100
  • 2007: 105 buildings, average cost: $152,000
  • 2006: 135 buildings, average cost: $139,000
  • 2005: 199 buildings, average cost: $126,200
  • 2004: 108 buildings, average cost: $94,900
  • 2003: 115 buildings, average cost: $87,800
  • 2002: 64 buildings, average cost: $88,100
  • 2001: 43 buildings, average cost: $87,900
  • 2000: 27 buildings, average cost: $86,300
  • 1999: 66 buildings, average cost: $84,900
  • 1998: 56 buildings, average cost: $79,000
  • 1997: 71 buildings, average cost: $94,000
Number of permits per 10,000 Somerset, MD residents
Average permit cost in Somerset, MD

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,744 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,343 (0.9%)

Distribution of median household income in Somerset, MD in 2022
Distribution of house value in Somerset, MD in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Somerset, MD in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 20.6%
Somerset County:

20.6%
Maryland:

9.6%
(11.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.0% for Black residents, 16.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 20.0% for American Indian residents, 35.4% for other race residents, 49.7% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 38.6 years old
(Males: 37.0 years old, Females: 41.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.8 years old, Black residents: 31.0 years old, American Indian residents: 25.9 years old, Asian residents: 38.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.7 years old, Other race residents: 29.6 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Somerset County is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $657 a month.

Cities in this county include: Crisfield, Princess Anne, Eden, Mount Vernon, Deal Island, Fairmount, West Pocomoke, Chance, Smith Island, Dames Quarter.

Somerset County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Clark County, Kentucky , Mono County, California , Wayne County, Utah , Goochland County, Virginia , Rockbridge County, Virginia , Trimble County, Kentucky .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.0%
Maryland:

2.0%

Unemployment by year in Somerset, MD
County total employment by year in Somerset, MD
County average yearly wages by year in Somerset, MD

Current college students: 2,785
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,209 (52.8% naturalized citizens)

Somerset County:

4.9%
Whole state:

16.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 5602010 or later
  • 4672000 to 2009
  • 1191990 to 1999
  • 891980 to 1989
  • 381970 to 1979
  • 90Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.2%

Somerset County marital status for males Somerset County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,292
  • One, attached: 312
  • Two: 250
  • 3 or 4: 531
  • 5 to 9: 463
  • 10 to 19: 877
  • 20 to 49: 183
  • 50 or more: 25
  • Mobile homes: 1,045

Housing units in Somerset County with a mortgage: 3,380 (406 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 390 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 218

Here:

1.4% with mortgage
State:

97.5% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Somerset County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant3,75737
Evangelical Protestant1,71015
Black Protestant2872
Catholic851
Other531
None20,578-
Somerset 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: 4
Somerset County:

1.53 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.96 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

0.76 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland:

1.22 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
Somerset County:

3.82 / 10,000 pop.
Maryland:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 9
This county:

3.44 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.40 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Somerset County:

11.6%
Maryland:

9.1%

Adult obesity rate:
Somerset County:

35.4%
State:

26.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

17.4%
State:

15.5%

Agriculture in Somerset County:

Average size of farms: 188 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $422,848
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $255.62
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.68%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 93.01%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $359,264
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 61.42%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.80%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $60,546
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.39%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.18
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.13%
Corn for grain: 13196 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4793 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 19175 harvested acres
Vegetables: 399 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Somerset County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maryland state average. It is 64% 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 118.9 miles away from Somerset 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 120.3 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 122.0 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 129.2 miles away from the county center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 154.5 miles away from Somerset County center
On 1/15/2019 at 23:30:48, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 162.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), 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 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 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 Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 16, 1999 to September 20, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1303: September 24, 1999, FEMA Id: 1303, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Maryland Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1081: January 11, 1996, FEMA Id: 1081, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
  • Maryland Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3100: March 16, 1993, FEMA Id: 3100, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
  • 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Somerset County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Somerset

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 6,022 (72.7%)
  • Carpooled: 685 (8.3%)
  • Ferryboat: 12 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 129 (1.6%)
  • Bicycle: 125 (1.5%)
  • Walked: 300 (3.6%)
  • Worked at home: 846 (10.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Transportation occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (7%)
  • Production occupations (6%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Sudan (26%)
  • Ghana (16%)
  • Mexico (10%)
  • Saudi Arabia (10%)
  • Cameroon (5%)
  • United Arab Emirates (5%)
  • El Salvador (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Somerset County


  • American (36%)
  • English (7%)
  • German (3%)
  • Irish (2%)
  • Italian (1%)
  • Ghanaian (1%)
  • Sudanese (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Somerset County, Maryland in 2010:

  • 3,240 people in state prisons
  • 2,095 people in college/university student housing
  • 198 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 84 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 25 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 5 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 3 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness

People in group quarters in Somerset County, Maryland in 2000:

  • 3,104 people in state prisons
  • 1,452 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 195 people in nursing homes
  • 96 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 40 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 9 people in other group homes
  • 4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 4 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $49,110.

8.23% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($42,519 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.23%
Maryland average:

7.42%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.57% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($27,992 average AGI)
2.66% relocated from other states ($14,527 average AGI)
Somerset County:

2.66%
Maryland average:

3.41%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Wicomico County, MD  3.35% ($39,273 average AGI)
from Worcester County, MD  0.79% ($50,883)
from Sussex County, DE  0.44% ($39,879)
from Accomack County, VA  0.32% ($39,417)


11.58% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($25,601 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

11.58%
Maryland average:

7.91%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
9.18% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($16,854 average AGI)
2.40% relocated to other states ($8,748 average AGI)
Somerset County:

2.40%
Maryland average:

3.93%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Baltimore city, MD  3.90% ($582 average AGI)
to Wicomico County, MD  3.46% ($38,985)
to Worcester County, MD  0.68% ($44,151)
to Sussex County, DE  0.37% ($49,724)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.1

Births per 1000 population in Somerset County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Somerset County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Somerset County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.5%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Somerset County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Somerset County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Somerset County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Somerset County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Somerset County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Somerset County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,974 (3,242 aged, 732 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 528 (11%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Somerset County, Maryland in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,042)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (446)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (200)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (163)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (92)
  • Unspecified dementia (76)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (11)
  • Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.87
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,225
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 391
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 22,584

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,018
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,068
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 21
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 46

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 24,683
  • Male householders: 3,547 (1,202 living alone), Female householders: 5,018 (1,480 living alone)
  • 3,703 spouses (3,696 opposite-sex spouses), 547 unmarried partners, (538 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,005 children (4,828 natural, 58 adopted, 121 stepchildren), 650 grandchildren, 181 brothers or sisters, 243 parents, 15 foster children, 372 other relatives, 572 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,849

Size of family households: 2,623 2-persons, 1,404 3-persons, 766 4-persons, 239 5-persons, 201 6-persons, 170 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,686 1-person, 398 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

2,351 married couples with children.
1,017 single-parent households (195 men, 822 women).

93.5% of residents of Somerset speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
3.0% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $167,178,000 ($6,464 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,516,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,969,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,287,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,467,000
Federal grants: $52,706,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,011,000 ($4,456,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,737,000 ($5,427,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $26,344,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,227,000
Federal Government insurance: $156,238,000

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

Births: 1,388
Here:

54 per 1000 residents
State:

71 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,434
Here:

55 per 1000 residents
State:

41 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +187
Here:

+7 per 1000 residents
State:

+19 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +979
Here:

+38 per 1000 residents
State:

+2 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Somerset County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

7.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.5
State:

4.2

Year house built in Somerset County, Maryland
  • Year house built in Somerset County, Maryland
  • 222020 or later
  • 1,0972010 to 2019
  • 1,8912000 to 2009
  • 1,6831990 to 1999
  • 1,3731980 to 1989
  • 1,3661970 to 1979
  • 7651960 to 1969
  • 4421950 to 1959
  • 5731940 to 1949
  • 1,8281939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Somerset County, Maryland
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerset County, Maryland
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerset County, Maryland
  • 101 room
  • 62 rooms
  • 903 rooms
  • 3094 rooms
  • 1,2525 rooms
  • 1,5996 rooms
  • 9577 rooms
  • 6648 rooms
  • 9329+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerset County, Maryland
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerset County, Maryland
  • 591 room
  • 1612 rooms
  • 3303 rooms
  • 7794 rooms
  • 7355 rooms
  • 3346 rooms
  • 2137 rooms
  • 998 rooms
  • 399+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Somerset County, Maryland
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerset County, Maryland
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerset County, Maryland
  • 8no bedroom
  • 1001 bedroom
  • 9952 bedrooms
  • 3,3753 bedrooms
  • 1,1434 bedrooms
  • 1765+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerset County, Maryland
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerset County, Maryland
  • 77no bedroom
  • 4621 bedroom
  • 1,0962 bedrooms
  • 8103 bedrooms
  • 2374 bedrooms
  • 515+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset County, Maryland in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 124no vehicle
  • 1,8351 vehicle
  • 2,0132 vehicles
  • 1,0933 vehicles
  • 4104 vehicles
  • 3155+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 516no vehicle
  • 1,4201 vehicle
  • 6782 vehicles
  • 923 vehicles
  • 474 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

85.4% of Somerset County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Maryland.

Somerset County:

85.4%
State average:

88.5%

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

  • This state: 17,042
  • Other state: 6,253
  • Northeast: 2,528
  • Midwest: 391
  • South: 3,028
  • West: 273
Year householders moved into unit in Somerset County, MD
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Somerset County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 52.0%Electricity
  • 21.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 15.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 6.9%Wood
  • 3.2%Utility gas
  • 0.9%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 73.8%Electricity
  • 9.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 7.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.3%Utility gas
  • 2.5%Other fuel
  • 2.2%Wood
  • 0.6%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 464
Here:

23.7%
Maryland:

15.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 179
Here:

17.7%
Maryland:

14.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 90
Here:

3.7%
Maryland:

20.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Somerset County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,937,000
    Sewerage: $1,934,000
    Other: $1,621,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,496,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,473,000
    Other: $1,355,000
    Parks and Recreation: $564,000
    Regular Highways: $491,000
    Parks and Recreation: $454,000
    Regular Highways: $420,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $114,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $63,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $11,188,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,486,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $69,861,000
    General - Other: $57,432,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $51,561,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $47,639,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,633,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,014,000
    Regular Highways: $5,545,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,957,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,424,000
    Sewerage: $3,412,000
    Sewerage: $3,101,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,918,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,616,000
    Police Protection: $2,536,000
    Police Protection: $2,517,000
    Regular Highways: $2,503,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,853,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,671,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,670,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,461,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,414,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,342,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,186,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,173,000
    Health - Other: $1,091,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,044,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,042,000
    Water Utilities: $1,028,000
    Health - Other: $1,023,000
    Financial Administration: $905,000
    Water Utilities: $882,000
    Financial Administration: $833,000
    Libraries: $421,000
    Libraries: $360,000
    Transit Utilities: $250,000
    Transit Utilities: $250,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $112,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $75,000
    Hospitals: $40,000
    Hospitals: $34,000
    Air Transportation: $31,000
    Air Transportation: $28,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $3,201,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,924,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,803,000
    Education: $2,067,000
    Highways: $1,741,000
    Air Transportation: $957,000
    Other: $594,000
    Education: $575,000
    Other: $512,000
    Transit Utilities: $200,000
    Health and Hospitals: $66,000
    General Local Government Support: $65,000
    Natural Resources: $52,000
    General Local Government Support: $33,000
    Natural Resources: $14,000
    Health and Hospitals: $11,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,384,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,339,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $216,000
    Other - General - Other: $153,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $68,957,000
    Other: $63,934,000
    Education: $30,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,404,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,612,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,726,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,786,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,849,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,120,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,058,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,975,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,830,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,685,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,607,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $668,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $145,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $145,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,934,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,090,000
    Interest Earnings: $360,000
    Interest Earnings: $320,000
    Rents: $104,000
    Rents: $91,000
    Sale of Property: $63,000
    Sale of Property: $40,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $13,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,405,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,223,000
    General - Other: $746,000
    Air Transportation: $731,000
    Regular Highways: $350,000
    General - Other: $300,000
    Regular Highways: $203,000
    Parks and Recreation: $173,000
    Correctional Institutions: $143,000
    Police Protection: $140,000
    Police Protection: $138,000
    Air Transportation: $138,000
    General Public Building: $127,000
    Parks and Recreation: $124,000
    General Public Building: $113,000
    Transit Utilities: $87,000
    Transit Utilities: $40,000
    Solid Waste Management: $36,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $27,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,000
    Health - Other: $18,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,105,000
    Cash and Securities: $19,065,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $711,000
    Water Utilities: $703,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,975,000
    Cash and Securities: $6,685,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $47,707,000
    Education: $44,995,000
    Other: $9,224,000
    Other: $7,608,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,140,000
    Highways: $571,000
    Housing and Community Development: $325,000
    Highways: $280,000
    General Local Government Support: $42,000
  • Tax - Property: $17,945,000
    Property: $15,935,000
    Individual Income: $8,098,000
    Individual Income: $7,625,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $700,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $607,000
    Public Utility License: $129,000
    Public Utility License: $111,000
    Other Selective Sales: $101,000
    Other Selective Sales: $94,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $28,000
    Amusements Sales: $20,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $19,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $17,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $15,000
    Amusements Sales: $15,000
    Other License: $3,000
    Other License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $68,723,000
    : $62,097,000

Somerset County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,937,000
    Sewerage: $1,934,000
    Other: $1,621,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,496,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,473,000
    Other: $1,355,000
    Parks and Recreation: $564,000
    Regular Highways: $491,000
    Parks and Recreation: $454,000
    Regular Highways: $420,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $114,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $63,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $11,188,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,486,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $69,861,000
    General - Other: $57,432,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $51,561,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $47,639,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,633,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,014,000
    Regular Highways: $5,545,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,957,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,424,000
    Sewerage: $3,412,000
    Sewerage: $3,101,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,918,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,616,000
    Police Protection: $2,536,000
    Police Protection: $2,517,000
    Regular Highways: $2,503,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,853,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,671,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,670,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,461,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,414,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,342,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,186,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,173,000
    Health - Other: $1,091,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,044,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,042,000
    Water Utilities: $1,028,000
    Health - Other: $1,023,000
    Financial Administration: $905,000
    Water Utilities: $882,000
    Financial Administration: $833,000
    Libraries: $421,000
    Libraries: $360,000
    Transit Utilities: $250,000
    Transit Utilities: $250,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $112,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $75,000
    Hospitals: $40,000
    Hospitals: $34,000
    Air Transportation: $31,000
    Air Transportation: $28,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $3,201,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,924,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,803,000
    Education: $2,067,000
    Highways: $1,741,000
    Air Transportation: $957,000
    Other: $594,000
    Education: $575,000
    Other: $512,000
    Transit Utilities: $200,000
    Health and Hospitals: $66,000
    General Local Government Support: $65,000
    Natural Resources: $52,000
    General Local Government Support: $33,000
    Natural Resources: $14,000
    Health and Hospitals: $11,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,384,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,339,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $216,000
    Other - General - Other: $153,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $68,957,000
    Other: $63,934,000
    Education: $30,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,404,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,612,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,726,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,786,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,849,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,120,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,058,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,975,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,830,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,685,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,607,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $668,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $145,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $145,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,934,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,090,000
    Interest Earnings: $360,000
    Interest Earnings: $320,000
    Rents: $104,000
    Rents: $91,000
    Sale of Property: $63,000
    Sale of Property: $40,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $13,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,405,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,223,000
    General - Other: $746,000
    Air Transportation: $731,000
    Regular Highways: $350,000
    General - Other: $300,000
    Regular Highways: $203,000
    Parks and Recreation: $173,000
    Correctional Institutions: $143,000
    Police Protection: $140,000
    Police Protection: $138,000
    Air Transportation: $138,000
    General Public Building: $127,000
    Parks and Recreation: $124,000
    General Public Building: $113,000
    Transit Utilities: $87,000
    Transit Utilities: $40,000
    Solid Waste Management: $36,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $27,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,000
    Health - Other: $18,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,105,000
    Cash and Securities: $19,065,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $711,000
    Water Utilities: $703,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,975,000
    Cash and Securities: $6,685,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $47,707,000
    Education: $44,995,000
    Other: $9,224,000
    Other: $7,608,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,140,000
    Highways: $571,000
    Housing and Community Development: $325,000
    Highways: $280,000
    General Local Government Support: $42,000
  • Tax - Property: $17,945,000
    Property: $15,935,000
    Individual Income: $8,098,000
    Individual Income: $7,625,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $700,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $607,000
    Public Utility License: $129,000
    Public Utility License: $111,000
    Other Selective Sales: $101,000
    Other Selective Sales: $94,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $28,000
    Amusements Sales: $20,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $19,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $17,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $15,000
    Amusements Sales: $15,000
    Other License: $3,000
    Other License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $68,723,000
    : $62,097,000

Somerset County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,937,000
    Sewerage: $1,934,000
    Other: $1,621,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,496,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,473,000
    Other: $1,355,000
    Parks and Recreation: $564,000
    Regular Highways: $491,000
    Parks and Recreation: $454,000
    Regular Highways: $420,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $114,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $63,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $11,188,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,486,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $69,861,000
    General - Other: $57,432,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $51,561,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $47,639,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,633,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,014,000
    Regular Highways: $5,545,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,957,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,424,000
    Sewerage: $3,412,000
    Sewerage: $3,101,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,918,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,616,000
    Police Protection: $2,536,000
    Police Protection: $2,517,000
    Regular Highways: $2,503,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,853,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,671,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,670,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,461,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,414,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,342,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,186,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,173,000
    Health - Other: $1,091,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,044,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,042,000
    Water Utilities: $1,028,000
    Health - Other: $1,023,000
    Financial Administration: $905,000
    Water Utilities: $882,000
    Financial Administration: $833,000
    Libraries: $421,000
    Libraries: $360,000
    Transit Utilities: $250,000
    Transit Utilities: $250,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $112,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $75,000
    Hospitals: $40,000
    Hospitals: $34,000
    Air Transportation: $31,000
    Air Transportation: $28,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $3,201,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,924,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,803,000
    Education: $2,067,000
    Highways: $1,741,000
    Air Transportation: $957,000
    Other: $594,000
    Education: $575,000
    Other: $512,000
    Transit Utilities: $200,000
    Health and Hospitals: $66,000
    General Local Government Support: $65,000
    Natural Resources: $52,000
    General Local Government Support: $33,000
    Natural Resources: $14,000
    Health and Hospitals: $11,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,384,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,339,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $216,000
    Other - General - Other: $153,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $68,957,000
    Other: $63,934,000
    Education: $30,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,404,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,612,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,726,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,786,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,849,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,120,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,058,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,975,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,830,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,685,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,607,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $668,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $145,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $145,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,934,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,090,000
    Interest Earnings: $360,000
    Interest Earnings: $320,000
    Rents: $104,000
    Rents: $91,000
    Sale of Property: $63,000
    Sale of Property: $40,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $13,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,405,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,223,000
    General - Other: $746,000
    Air Transportation: $731,000
    Regular Highways: $350,000
    General - Other: $300,000
    Regular Highways: $203,000
    Parks and Recreation: $173,000
    Correctional Institutions: $143,000
    Police Protection: $140,000
    Police Protection: $138,000
    Air Transportation: $138,000
    General Public Building: $127,000
    Parks and Recreation: $124,000
    General Public Building: $113,000
    Transit Utilities: $87,000
    Transit Utilities: $40,000
    Solid Waste Management: $36,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $27,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,000
    Health - Other: $18,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,105,000
    Cash and Securities: $19,065,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $711,000
    Water Utilities: $703,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,975,000
    Cash and Securities: $6,685,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $47,707,000
    Education: $44,995,000
    Other: $9,224,000
    Other: $7,608,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,140,000
    Highways: $571,000
    Housing and Community Development: $325,000
    Highways: $280,000
    General Local Government Support: $42,000
  • Tax - Property: $17,945,000
    Property: $15,935,000
    Individual Income: $8,098,000
    Individual Income: $7,625,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $700,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $607,000
    Public Utility License: $129,000
    Public Utility License: $111,000
    Other Selective Sales: $101,000
    Other Selective Sales: $94,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $28,000
    Amusements Sales: $20,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $19,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $17,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $15,000
    Amusements Sales: $15,000
    Other License: $3,000
    Other License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $68,723,000
    : $62,097,000

Somerset County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,937,000
    Sewerage: $1,934,000
    Other: $1,621,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,496,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,473,000
    Other: $1,355,000
    Parks and Recreation: $564,000
    Regular Highways: $491,000
    Parks and Recreation: $454,000
    Regular Highways: $420,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $114,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $63,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $11,188,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,486,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $69,861,000
    General - Other: $57,432,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $51,561,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $47,639,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,633,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,014,000
    Regular Highways: $5,545,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,957,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,424,000
    Sewerage: $3,412,000
    Sewerage: $3,101,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,918,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,616,000
    Police Protection: $2,536,000
    Police Protection: $2,517,000
    Regular Highways: $2,503,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,853,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,671,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,670,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,461,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,414,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,342,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,186,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,173,000
    Health - Other: $1,091,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,044,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,042,000
    Water Utilities: $1,028,000
    Health - Other: $1,023,000
    Financial Administration: $905,000
    Water Utilities: $882,000
    Financial Administration: $833,000
    Libraries: $421,000
    Libraries: $360,000
    Transit Utilities: $250,000
    Transit Utilities: $250,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $112,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $75,000
    Hospitals: $40,000
    Hospitals: $34,000
    Air Transportation: $31,000
    Air Transportation: $28,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $3,201,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,924,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,803,000
    Education: $2,067,000
    Highways: $1,741,000
    Air Transportation: $957,000
    Other: $594,000
    Education: $575,000
    Other: $512,000
    Transit Utilities: $200,000
    Health and Hospitals: $66,000
    General Local Government Support: $65,000
    Natural Resources: $52,000
    General Local Government Support: $33,000
    Natural Resources: $14,000
    Health and Hospitals: $11,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,384,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,339,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $216,000
    Other - General - Other: $153,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $68,957,000
    Other: $63,934,000
    Education: $30,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,404,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,612,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,726,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,786,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,849,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,120,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,058,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,975,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $6,830,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,685,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,607,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $668,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $145,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $145,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,934,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,090,000
    Interest Earnings: $360,000
    Interest Earnings: $320,000
    Rents: $104,000
    Rents: $91,000
    Sale of Property: $63,000
    Sale of Property: $40,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $13,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,405,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,223,000
    General - Other: $746,000
    Air Transportation: $731,000
    Regular Highways: $350,000
    General - Other: $300,000
    Regular Highways: $203,000
    Parks and Recreation: $173,000
    Correctional Institutions: $143,000
    Police Protection: $140,000
    Police Protection: $138,000
    Air Transportation: $138,000
    General Public Building: $127,000
    Parks and Recreation: $124,000
    General Public Building: $113,000
    Transit Utilities: $87,000
    Transit Utilities: $40,000
    Solid Waste Management: $36,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $27,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,000
    Health - Other: $18,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,105,000
    Cash and Securities: $19,065,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $711,000
    Water Utilities: $703,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,975,000
    Cash and Securities: $6,685,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $47,707,000
    Education: $44,995,000
    Other: $9,224,000
    Other: $7,608,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,140,000
    Highways: $571,000
    Housing and Community Development: $325,000
    Highways: $280,000
    General Local Government Support: $42,000
  • Tax - Property: $17,945,000
    Property: $15,935,000
    Individual Income: $8,098,000
    Individual Income: $7,625,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $700,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $607,000
    Public Utility License: $129,000
    Public Utility License: $111,000
    Other Selective Sales: $101,000
    Other Selective Sales: $94,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $28,000
    Amusements Sales: $20,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $19,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $17,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $15,000
    Amusements Sales: $15,000
    Other License: $3,000
    Other License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $68,723,000
    : $62,097,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 617
  • Number of aged recipients: 94
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 523
  • Number of recipients under 18: 100
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 370
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 147
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 266
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 244
Most common first names in Somerset County, MD among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William31473.6 years
John27874.6 years
Mary26178.8 years
James21971.5 years
George18975.8 years
Charles16672.6 years
Robert16171.8 years
Margaret9879.5 years
Helen9878.7 years
Edward9572.2 years
Most common last names in Somerset County, MD among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Sterling19777.5 years
Jones19575.8 years
Ward14876.3 years
Evans13975.0 years
Smith11876.9 years
Taylor10973.0 years
Tyler10076.6 years
White9776.9 years
Johnson8876.1 years
Williams7275.2 years
Businesses in Somerset County, MD
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1MasterBrand Cabinets1
Ace Hardware2McDonald's3
Advance Auto Parts1Nike1
Arby's1Pizza Hut2
Baskin-Robbins1Popeyes1
Chevrolet1RadioShack1
Domino's Pizza1Rite Aid2
Dunkin Donuts1Ruby Tuesday1
Econo Lodge2Subaru1
FedEx5Subway4
Ford1T-Mobile1
GNC1Taco Bell1
GameStop1Toyota1
H&R Block2True Value1
Hardee's2U-Haul3
Holiday Inn1UPS2
KFC1Walmart1
La-Z-Boy1YMCA1
Lowe's1