Cumberland, MD (Maryland) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 21,591 (Urban population: 21,352 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 239 (all nonfarm))

Cumberland, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,154 (9,573 occupied: 5,484 owner occupied, 4,089 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	32%

Housing density: 1230 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $38,300

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $326

Median gross rent in Cumberland, MD in 2000: $361

Housing units in Cumberland with a mortgage: 2,634 (177 second mortgage, 255 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,485

Household type by relationship

Households: 21,018

In family households: 16,216 (3,887 male householders, 1,631 female householders)
3,979 spouses, 5,545 children (5,005 natural, 112 adopted, 428 stepchildren), 325 grandchildren, 99 brothers or sisters, 123 parents, 243 other relatives, 384 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,802 (1,531 male householders (1,283 living alone)), 2,646 female householders (2,416 living alone)), 625 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 573 (436 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,599 2-persons, 1,348 3-persons, 952 4-persons, 400 5-persons, 193 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,699 1-person, 391 2-persons, 60 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

2,660 married couples with children.
1,671 single-parent households (274 men, 1,397 women).

97.2% of residents of Cumberland speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 263 (1.2%)
(59.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cumberland, Maryland:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 23
3 rooms: 43
4 rooms: 337
5 rooms: 957
6 rooms: 2,059
7 rooms: 933
8 rooms: 531
9 or more rooms: 601

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cumberland, Maryland:

1 room: 107
2 rooms: 302
3 rooms: 875
4 rooms: 897
5 rooms: 728
6 rooms: 771
7 rooms: 204
8 rooms: 129
9 or more rooms: 76

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 33
1990 to 1994: 83
1980 to 1989: 259
1970 to 1979: 567
1960 to 1969: 1,091
1950 to 1959: 1,462
1940 to 1949: 1,753
1939 or earlier: 5,896

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cumberland:

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 141
2 bedrooms: 1,252
3 bedrooms: 3,099
4 bedrooms: 778
5 or more bedrooms: 209

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cumberland:

no bedroom: 154
1 bedroom: 1,448
2 bedrooms: 1,210
3 bedrooms: 1,085
4 bedrooms: 141
5 or more bedrooms: 51

Cars and other vehicles available in Cumberland in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 536
1 vehicle: 2,087
2 vehicles: 1,974
3 vehicles: 584
4 vehicles: 206
5 or more vehicles: 97

Cars and other vehicles available in Cumberland in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 1,332
1 vehicle: 1,890
2 vehicles: 722
3 vehicles: 112
4 vehicles: 29
5 or more vehicles: 4

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Cumberland, MD:

Less than $10,000: 11
$10,000 to $14,999: 129
$15,000 to $19,999: 182
$20,000 to $24,999: 184
$25,000 to $29,999: 145
$30,000 to $34,999: 332
$35,000 to $39,999: 284
$40,000 to $49,999: 704
$50,000 to $59,999: 548
$60,000 to $69,999: 675
$70,000 to $79,999: 523
$80,000 to $89,999: 440
$90,000 to $99,999: 236
$100,000 to $124,999: 281
$125,000 to $149,999: 136
$150,000 to $174,999: 102
$175,000 to $199,999: 31
$200,000 to $249,999: 77
$250,000 to $299,999: 29
$300,000 to $399,999: 49
$400,000 to $499,999: 13
$500,000 to $749,999: 8
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Cumberland:

Less than $100: 255
$100 to $149: 285
$150 to $199: 248
$200 to $249: 525
$250 to $299: 769
$300 to $349: 605
$350 to $399: 589
$400 to $449: 293
$450 to $499: 126
$500 to $549: 102
$550 to $599: 12
$600 to $649: 32
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 5
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 11
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 31
No cash rent: 192

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 13
1990 to 1994: 44
1985 to 1989: 36
1980 to 1984: 25
1975 to 1979: 20
1970 to 1974: 30
1970 to 1974: 30
1965 to 1969: 65

Cumberland, MD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.8%
Number of people working at home: 119 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 428
5 to 9 minutes: 2081
10 to 14 minutes: 2174
15 to 19 minutes: 1466
20 to 24 minutes: 810
25 to 29 minutes: 174
30 to 34 minutes: 224
35 to 39 minutes: 50
40 to 44 minutes: 95
45 to 59 minutes: 161
60 to 89 minutes: 294
90 or more minutes: 327

Cumberland mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,556 (78%)
Carpooled: 1,148 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 42 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 53 (1%)
Walked: 428 (5%)
Other means: 50 (1%)
Worked at home: 119 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1721
$10,000 to $14,999: 1196
$15,000 to $19,999: 995
$20,000 to $24,999: 917
$25,000 to $29,999: 652
$30,000 to $34,999: 757
$35,000 to $39,999: 502
$40,000 to $44,999: 540
$45,000 to $49,999: 400
$50,000 to $59,999: 775
$60,000 to $74,999: 537
$75,000 to $99,999: 342
$100,000 to $124,999: 128
$125,000 to $149,999: 53
$150,000 to $199,999: 81
$200,000 or more: 99

First ancestries reported:

German: 4452
United States or American: 2644
Irish: 1866
Other groups: 1622
English: 1570
Italian: 821
Scottish: 378
Scotch-Irish: 373
Dutch: 238
Welsh: 169
Polish: 141
French (except Basque): 120
European: 89
Subsaharan African:: 60
British: 51
Pennsylvania German: 44
Russian: 41
Austrian: 39
African: 33
Swiss: 33
Greek: 33
Liberian: 27
French Canadian: 26
Norwegian: 25
Swedish: 24
Danish: 16
Canadian: 14
Arab:: 12
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 12
Slovak: 12
Yugoslavian: 10
Czech: 9
Eastern European: 9
Belgian: 9
British West Indian: 9
Croatian: 9
Egyptian: 8
Hungarian: 8
Ukrainian: 7
Latvian: 6
Lithuanian: 6
Celtic: 6
Romanian: 5
Slovene: 5
Czechoslovakian: 4
Other Arab: 4
Northern European: 4
Serbian: 4
Jamaican: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (17%)
Pakistan (10%)
Honduras (10%)
Canada (9%)
Austria (7%)
Other Western Africa (7%)
India (5%)

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

This state: 15912
Northeast: 1706
Midwest: 559
South: 2953
West: 127

61% of Cumberland residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 18% lived in Maryland.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 52
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 44
7th and 8th grade: 258
9th grade: 180
10th grade: 239
11th grade: 138
12th grade, no diploma: 199
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,759
Less than 1 year of college: 409
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 884
Associate degree: 435
Bachelor's degree: 645
Master's degree: 205
Professional school degree: 126
Doctorate degree: 75

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 74
Nursery to 4th grade: 43
5th and 6th grade: 71
7th and 8th grade: 457
9th grade: 345
10th grade: 356
11th grade: 351
12th grade, no diploma: 291
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,251
Less than 1 year of college: 542
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 927
Associate degree: 737
Bachelor's degree: 531
Master's degree: 277
Professional school degree: 84
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 38.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.8%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $25,426
Black householders: $16,750
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $32,917
Asian householders: $59,205
Two or more races householders: $37,500
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $21,250

Cumberland household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Cumberland household income for Black or African American householders

Cumberland household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Cumberland household income for Asian householders

Cumberland household income for two or more races householders

Cumberland household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Cumberland marital status for males

Cumberland marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $60,400
Black or African American householders: $49,600
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $65,000
Asian householders: $246,900
Two or more races householders: $160,900
Hispanic or Latino householders: $76,700

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,049
One, attached: 1,480
Two: 1,188
3 or 4: 765
5 to 9: 794
10 to 19: 134
20 to 49: 147
50 or more: 560
Mobile homes: 37

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cumberland:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (83%)
Electricity (9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (77%)
Electricity (17%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 190

Here:	8.4%
Maryland:	14.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 50

Here:	4.3%
Maryland:	13.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 58

Here:	9.7%
Maryland:	21.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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