St. Mary's County, Maryland (MD)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	32%

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Races in St. Mary's County, Maryland:

Median resident age:	34.2 years
Maryland median age:	36.0 years

Males: 43,495	(50.5%)
Females: 42,716	(49.5%)

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St. Mary's County:	2.7 people
Maryland:	2.6 people

This county:	$75,769
Maryland:	$68,080

This county:	$963
State:	$868

St. Mary's County:	$357,300
Maryland:	$347,000

Detached houses: $420,331

Here:	$420,331
State:	$459,189

Townhouses or other attached units: $287,359

Here:	$287,359
State:	$274,414

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $164,494

Here:	$164,494
State:	$280,693

Mobile homes: $56,239

Here:	$56,239
State:	$45,619

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 19
• Robberies: 34
• Assaults: 208
• Burglaries: 348
• Thefts: 1149
• Auto thefts: 99

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 28
• Assaults: 194
• Burglaries: 423
• Thefts: 1105
• Auto thefts: 72

St. Mary's County:	7.9%
Maryland:	8.3%

This county:	7.2%
Whole state:	8.5%

This county:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Mary's County is $720 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $938 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1233 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lexington Park, California, Golden Beach, Leonardtown, Charlotte Hall, District 3, Leonardtown, District 7, Milestown.

Neighboring counties: Calvert County , Charles County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in St. Mary's County: Abells Wharf (A), De La Brooke (B), Portneys Oversight (C), Calverts Rest (D), Fox Harbor (E), Loretano (F), Point Lookout Lighthouse (G), Bachelors Hope (H), Bacons Wharf (I), Grason Landing (J), Massom (K), Bards Field (L), West Saint Marys Manor (M), Westbury Manor (N), Burlington (O), Mattapany Plantation (P), Barton Hall (Q), Westfield (R), Basford Manor (S), Weston (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Wildewood Shopping Center (1), McKays Plaza Shopping Center (2), Charlotte Hall Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in St. Mary's County include: Sacred Heart Catholic Church (A), Sacred Heart Church (B), Saint Andrews Church (C), All Faith Episcopal Church (D), All Saints Church (E), Saint Cecelias Catholic Church (F), Saint Francis Xavier Church (G), Saint George Island United Methodist Church (H), Saint Georges Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Georges Cemetery (1), Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery (2), Saint Andrews Cemetery (3), Queen of Peace Cemetery (4), Holy Face Cemetery (5), John Wesley Cemetery (6), Old Saint Josephs Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Hall Pond (A), Wherritts Pond (B), Filbert Pond (C), Langley Hollow (D), Cherryfield Pond (E), Lane Pond (F), Page Pond (G), Peters Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Turkey Neck Creek (A), Flood Creek (B), Fisherman Creek (C), Inigoes Creek (D), Indiantown Run (E), Lane Creek (F), Lows Run (G), Canoe Neck Creek (H), Schoolhouse Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in St. Mary's County include: Confederate Monument (1), Point Lookout State Park (2), Point Lookout Fort Monument (3), Father White Memorial (4), James W Henderson Park (5), Saint Andrew Park (6), Indian Village Archeological Park (7), Laurel Grove Park (8), Hollywood Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Saint Jerome Beach (A), Piney Point Beach (B), Port Sunlight Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Avenue Post Office (A), Great Mills Post Office (B), Piney Point Post Office (C), Hollywood Post Office (D), Saint Marys City Post Office (E), Tall Timbers Post Office (F), Saint Inigoes Post Office (G), Loveville Post Office (H), Coltons Point Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.6%
Maryland:	7.1%

Current college students: 5,548
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: 22.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,432 (58% naturalized citizens)

St. Mary's County:	2.8%
Whole state:	9.8%

Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 24,672
• One, attached: 2,154
• Two: 405
• 3 or 4: 802
• 5 to 9: 1,274
• 10 to 19: 850
• 20 or more: 1,263
• Mobile homes: 2,653
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in St. Mary's County with a mortgage: 15,306 (1,918 second mortgage, 1,898 home equity loan, 69 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,348

Here:	82.1% with mortgage
State:	77.7% with mortgage

St. Mary's County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Maryland state average. It is 1.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/8/1984, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 86.4 miles away from St. Mary's County center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 88.6 miles away from the county center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 81.2 miles away from the county center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 99.5 miles away from St. Mary's County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 34,520 (80%) Carpooled: 5,398 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 547 (1%) Subway or elevated: 28 (0%) Ferryboat: 14 (0%) Taxi: 35 (0%) Motorcycle: 85 (0%) Bicycle: 131 (0%) Walked: 788 (2%) Other means: 372 (1%) Worked at home: 1,346 (3%)

8.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,910 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.90%
Maryland average:	7.95%

0.44% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,966 average AGI)

St. Mary's County:	0.44%
Maryland average:	0.25%

4.00% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($22,151 average AGI)
4.46% relocated from other states ($22,793 average AGI)

St. Mary's County:	4.46%
Maryland average:	3.62%

from Charles County, MD	1.61% ($50,137 average AGI)
from Calvert County, MD	0.93% ($48,307)
from Prince George's County, MD	0.71% ($44,660)
from Anne Arundel County, MD	0.23% ($76,381)
from Virginia Beach city, VA	0.20% ($41,697)
from Montgomery County, MD	0.18% ($48,833)
from Duval County, FL	0.16% ($37,948)

7.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,722 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.40%
Maryland average:	8.13%

0.20% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,110 average AGI)

St. Mary's County:	0.20%
Maryland average:	0.13%

2.40% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($15,055 average AGI)
4.81% relocated to other states ($33,556 average AGI)

St. Mary's County:	4.81%
Maryland average:	3.94%

to Calvert County, MD	0.80% ($48,196 average AGI)
to Charles County, MD	0.63% ($50,357)
to Prince George's County, MD	0.26% ($35,354)
to Virginia Beach city, VA	0.19% ($41,113)
to Anne Arundel County, MD	0.17% ($55,426)
to Baltimore County, MD	0.13% ($30,574)
to Duval County, FL	0.12% ($44,089)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,046 (7,819 aged, 1,227 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 73,187 (17,930 male householders, 4,660 female householders)

  18,208 spouses, 27,164 children (24,762 natural, 666 adopted, 1,736 stepchildren), 1,414 grandchildren, 581 brothers or sisters, 462 parents, 1,061 other relatives, 1,707 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 10,229 (4,372 male householders (3,329 living alone)), 3,774 female householders (3,159 living alone)), 2,083 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,795 (782 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,117 2-persons, 5,569 3-persons, 5,290 4-persons, 2,359 5-persons, 917 6-persons, 338 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,488 1-person, 1,390 2-persons, 199 3-persons, 65 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

93.8% of residents of St. Mary's County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,366,275,000 ($24929 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,989,057,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $273,009,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $73,168,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,645,000
Federal grants: $65,819,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,354,190,000 ($1,336,670,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $592,442,000 ($577,835,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,936,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $134,622,000
Federal Government insurance: $145,529,000

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

Here:	33 per 1000 residents
State:	41 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+19 per 1000 residents

Here:	+66 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.68 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.7
State:	6.9

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

52% of St. Mary's County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Maryland.

St. Mary's County:	51.9%
State average:	57.4%

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

• This state: 43035
• Northeast: 9705
• Midwest: 5308
• South: 19743
• West: 4481

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $133,800

Here:	16.7%
Maryland:	14.8%

Here:	11.1%
Maryland:	13.3%

Here:	12.3%
Maryland:	21.7%

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