Worcester County, Maryland (MD)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (17.7%), Educational,health and social services (17.2%), Retail trade (13.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Worcester County, Maryland:

Median resident age:	43.0 years
Maryland median age:	36.0 years

Males: 22,695	(48.8%)
Females: 23,848	(51.2%)

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Worcester County:	2.3 people
Maryland:	2.6 people

This county:	$52,346
Maryland:	$68,080

This county:	$633
State:	$868

Worcester County:	$281,897
Maryland:	$347,000

Detached houses: $342,749

Here:	$342,749
State:	$459,189

Townhouses or other attached units: $359,758

Here:	$359,758
State:	$274,414

In 2-unit structures: $336,766

Here:	$336,766
State:	$238,436

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $345,285

Here:	$345,285
State:	$273,938

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $235,304

Here:	$235,304
State:	$280,693

Mobile homes: $63,516

Here:	$63,516
State:	$45,619

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 71
• Burglaries: 42
• Thefts: 91
• Auto thefts: 12

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 59
• Burglaries: 30
• Thefts: 112
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	9.6%
Whole state:	8.5%

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Worcester County is $539 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $911 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ocean Pines, Ocean City, Pocomoke City, Berlin, West Ocean City, Snow Hill, Newark, Stockton, Whaleyville, Girdletree.

Neighboring counties: Accomack County, Virginia , Sussex County, Delaware , Somerset County , Wicomico County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Worcester County: Fox Hill Level (A), Little Millpond (B), Nassawango Country Club (C), Pocomoke City Land Fill (D), Pocomoke City Boat Ramp (E), Basket Switch (F), Mattaponi Landing (G), Bayside Campground (H), Beaver Dam (I), Pine Shore Golf Course (J), Winter Quarter (K), Bishop Commercial Center (L), Brimer Landing (M), Queponco Station (N), Red Landing (O), Klej Grange (P), North Beach Campground (Q), Drexell Landing (R), Saint James (S), Saint Lukes (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Ames Shopping Center (1), Berlin Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Worcester County include: Portersville Church (A), Goodwill Baptist Church (B), Saint James United Methodist Church (C), Saint John African Methodist Episcopal Church (D), Saint Johns Church (E), Saint Johns United Methodist Church (F), Saint Lukes Church (G), Saint Marks Church (H), Saint Matthew United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint James Cemetery (1), Mount Zion Cemetery (2), Pitts Creek Cemetery (3), Green Acres Cemetery (4), Union Greenbackville Cemetery (5), Union Franklin City Cemetery (6), Union Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Cropper Pond (A), Beasey Pond (B), Lone Pond (C), Purnell Pond (D), Buck Island Pond (E), Buddy Pond (F), Rodney Pond (G), Big Millpond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fivemile Branch (A), Ferry Branch (B), Union Branch (C), Robins Creek (D), Mount Olive Branch (E), Campground Branch (F), Schoolhouse Branch (G), Icehouse Branch (H), Selbys Gut (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Worcester County include: Newtown Recreation Area (1), Vaughn State Wildlife Management Area (2), Assateague State Park (3), Showell Park (4), Frontier Amusement Park (5), Bishopville Park (6), Pusey State Game Refuge (7), Whaleyville Park (8), John Walter Smith Memorial Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Great Egging Beach (A), Little Egging Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Bishopville Post Office (A), Showell Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.4%
Maryland:	7.1%

Current college students: 1,681
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,252 (48% naturalized citizens)

Worcester County:	2.7%
Whole state:	9.8%

Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,549
• One, attached: 1,963
• Two: 1,034
• 3 or 4: 1,794
• 5 to 9: 3,020
• 10 to 19: 4,617
• 20 or more: 12,009
• Mobile homes: 4,254
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 120

Housing units in Worcester County with a mortgage: 7,304 (574 second mortgage, 739 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,041

Here:	64.4% with mortgage
State:	77.7% with mortgage

Worcester County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Maryland state average. It is 1.5 times below overall U.S. average.

Worcester County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Maryland state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 86.9 miles away from Worcester County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 16,845 (80%) Carpooled: 2,183 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 240 (1%) Subway or elevated: 12 (0%) Taxi: 44 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 86 (0%) Walked: 531 (3%) Other means: 189 (1%) Worked at home: 1,040 (5%)

10.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,826 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.52%
Maryland average:	7.95%

2.47% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,612 average AGI)

Worcester County:	2.47%
Maryland average:	0.25%

4.55% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($31,959 average AGI)
3.50% relocated from other states ($16,255 average AGI)

Worcester County:	3.50%
Maryland average:	3.62%

from Wicomico County, MD	1.30% ($66,164 average AGI)
from Baltimore County, MD	0.69% ($60,689)
from Anne Arundel County, MD	0.53% ($69,895)
from Sussex County, DE	0.47% ($35,098)
from Montgomery County, MD	0.43% ($76,290)
from Prince George's County, MD	0.25% ($93,075)
from Accomack County, VA	0.23% ($38,680)

7.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,488 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.84%
Maryland average:	8.13%

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($269 average AGI)

Worcester County:	0.14%
Maryland average:	0.13%

3.88% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($21,358 average AGI)
3.81% relocated to other states ($18,860 average AGI)

Worcester County:	3.81%
Maryland average:	3.94%

to Wicomico County, MD	1.98% ($33,495 average AGI)
to Sussex County, DE	0.77% ($38,099)
to Baltimore County, MD	0.37% ($46,846)
to Anne Arundel County, MD	0.32% ($62,309)
to Somerset County, MD	0.30% ($33,317)
to Accomack County, VA	0.19% ($35,205)
to Baltimore city, MD	0.15% ($32,194)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,812 (9,917 aged, 895 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 38,209 (10,067 male householders, 3,337 female householders)

  10,691 spouses, 11,105 children (10,106 natural, 352 adopted, 647 stepchildren), 1,140 grandchildren, 268 brothers or sisters, 297 parents, 532 other relatives, 772 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,655 (2,912 male householders (2,248 living alone)), 3,390 female householders (2,914 living alone)), 1,353 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 679 (647 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,082 2-persons, 2,851 3-persons, 2,201 4-persons, 880 5-persons, 282 6-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,162 1-person, 994 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 18 5-persons.

94.9% of residents of Worcester County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,132,137,000 ($23117 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $826,922,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $186,716,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $59,916,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,475,000
Federal grants: $43,517,000
Federal procurement contracts: $825,314,000 ($818,403,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,199,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $644,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,187,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,685,872,000

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	71 per 1000 residents

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	41 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+19 per 1000 residents

Here:	+50 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.74 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.9

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

56% of Worcester County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Maryland.

Worcester County:	55.8%
State average:	57.4%

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

• This state: 27313
• Northeast: 7920
• Midwest: 1388
• South: 7718
• West: 713

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $101,300

Here:	8.5%
Maryland:	14.8%

Here:	4.6%
Maryland:	13.3%

Here:	8.9%
Maryland:	21.7%

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