Sykesville, MD (Maryland) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,419 (Urban population: 4,381, Rural population: 38 (all nonfarm))

Sykesville, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,419 (1,393 occupied: 932 owner occupied, 461 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	32%

Housing density: 886 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $342,460.

Median contract rent in 2007: $831 (lower quartile is $738, upper quartile is $995)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $662

Median gross rent in Sykesville, MD in 2007: $988

Housing units in Sykesville with a mortgage: 813 (121 second mortgage, 92 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 88

Sykesville,MD index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $402,558 (it was $177,000 in 2000)

Sykesville:	$402,558
Maryland:	$347,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $252,029 - $567,772

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $444,547
Here: $444,547
State: $459,189

Townhouses or other attached units: $240,062
Here: $240,062
State: $274,414

Mobile homes: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $45,619

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,926

In family households: 3,474 (832 male householders, 208 female householders)
886 spouses, 1,414 children (1,304 natural, 23 adopted, 87 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 31 other relatives, 39 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 452 (230 male householders (185 living alone)), 141 female householders (111 living alone)), 81 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 326 (311 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 334 2-persons, 247 3-persons, 292 4-persons, 149 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 296 1-person, 65 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

1,057 married couples with children.
221 single-parent households (51 men, 170 women).

96.3% of residents of Sykesville speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English well, 47% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 118 (2.8%)
(58.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	8.1
State:	6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sykesville, Maryland:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 34 5 rooms: 42 6 rooms: 115 7 rooms: 150 8 rooms: 210 9 or more rooms: 381

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sykesville, Maryland:
	1 room: 18 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 89 4 rooms: 137 5 rooms: 109 6 rooms: 51 7 rooms: 27 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 38
1995 to 1998: 272
1990 to 1994: 175
1980 to 1989: 223
1970 to 1979: 214
1960 to 1969: 178
1950 to 1959: 114
1940 to 1949: 53
1939 or earlier: 152

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sykesville:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 65 3 bedrooms: 340 4 bedrooms: 454 5 or more bedrooms: 65

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sykesville:
	no bedroom: 18 1 bedroom: 136 2 bedrooms: 206 3 bedrooms: 86 4 bedrooms: 8 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Sykesville in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 109 2 vehicles: 616 3 vehicles: 139 4 vehicles: 52 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Sykesville in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 45 1 vehicle: 245 2 vehicles: 152 3 vehicles: 10 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Sykesville, MD:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 1
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 4
$125,000 to $149,999: 4
$150,000 to $174,999: 7
$175,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 to $249,999: 118
$250,000 to $299,999: 173
$300,000 to $399,999: 168
$400,000 to $499,999: 167
$500,000 to $749,999: 309
$750,000 to $999,999: 18
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Sykesville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Sykesville:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 2
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 6
$600 to $649: 23
$650 to $699: 46
$700 to $749: 46
$750 to $799: 65
$800 to $899: 143
$900 to $999: 70
$1,000 to $1,249: 51
$1,250 to $1,499: 6
$1,500 to $1,999: 10
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 9

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 57 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 14 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 8 1970 to 1974: 9 1965 to 1969: 30

Sykesville, MD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 26.9%
Number of people working at home: 48 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 71
5 to 9 minutes: 113
10 to 14 minutes: 144
15 to 19 minutes: 88
20 to 24 minutes: 118
25 to 29 minutes: 87
30 to 34 minutes: 422
35 to 39 minutes: 214
40 to 44 minutes: 193
45 to 59 minutes: 355
60 to 89 minutes: 185
90 or more minutes: 43

Sykesville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,874 (90%)
Carpooled: 112 (5%)
Subway or elevated: 9 (0%)
Railroad: 11 (1%)
Walked: 7 (0%)
Other means: 20 (1%)
Worked at home: 48 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 37
$10,000 to $14,999: 47
$15,000 to $19,999: 62
$20,000 to $24,999: 46
$25,000 to $29,999: 47
$30,000 to $34,999: 41
$35,000 to $39,999: 24
$40,000 to $44,999: 59
$45,000 to $49,999: 64
$50,000 to $59,999: 183
$60,000 to $74,999: 228
$75,000 to $99,999: 276
$100,000 to $124,999: 179
$125,000 to $149,999: 85
$150,000 to $199,999: 16
$200,000 or more: 17

First ancestries reported:

German: 665

Irish: 570

English: 400

Other groups: 330

Italian: 246

United States or American: 168

Polish: 115

Scotch-Irish: 88

Greek: 47

French (except Basque): 44

Russian: 43

European: 37

Northern European: 36

Swiss: 34

Scottish: 23

Welsh: 21

Dutch: 20

Lithuanian: 16

Slovak: 14

Swedish: 13

Subsaharan African:: 11

African: 11

Turkish: 10

French Canadian: 9

Danish: 9

Austrian: 8

Eastern European: 8

Portuguese: 8

Czech: 7

Hungarian: 6

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

India (21%)
Canada (17%)
United Kingdom (14%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (13%)
Vietnam (12%)
Turkey (8%)
Greece (8%)

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

This state: 2714
Northeast: 719
Midwest: 167
South: 411
West: 85

42% of Sykesville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Maryland.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 19
7th and 8th grade: 16
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 45
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 32
High school graduate (or equivalency): 298
Less than 1 year of college: 99
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 202
Associate degree: 51
Bachelor's degree: 345
Master's degree: 119
Professional school degree: 23
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 22
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 31
7th and 8th grade: 46
9th grade: 35
10th grade: 51
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 42
High school graduate (or equivalency): 310
Less than 1 year of college: 115
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 201
Associate degree: 114
Bachelor's degree: 304
Master's degree: 105
Professional school degree: 37
Doctorate degree: 27

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 23.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $92,132
Black householders: $133,475
Asian householders: $166,013
Two or more races householders: $69,553

Sykesville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Sykesville household income for Black householders

Sykesville household income for Asian householders

Sykesville marital status for males

Sykesville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $400,966
Black or African American householders: $277,924
Two or more races householders: $625,443

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 865
One, attached: 169
3 or 4: 37
5 to 9: 68
10 to 19: 206
20 to 49: 66
Mobile homes: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,289

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sykesville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (46%) Electricity (28%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (78%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Utility gas (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37

Here:	6.4%
Maryland:	14.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	3.7%
Maryland:	13.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	8.0%
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)

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