Charles County vs. Stafford County

	Charles County (MD)	Stafford County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	161,503	149,960
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.2%	16.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	146,565	128,984
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	146,551	128,961
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.0%	26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.5%	10.5%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	49.6%
White alone, percent	42.8%	71.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	49.0%	19.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	3.4%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	3.9%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.0%	13.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	38.6%	60.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	16,278	20,299
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.0%	9.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	61,248	50,449
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.5%	76.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$302,800	$334,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,168	$2,156
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$633	$547
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,661	$1,543
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.2%	9.1%
Building permits, 2018	734	1,048
Households, 2014-2018	55,903	46,328
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.78	3.03
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.2%	83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.5%	13.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.7%	96.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.5%	92.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.1%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.9%	39.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.0%	5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.0%	7.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.4%	66.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.6%	62.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	456,614	287,048
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	84,000	171,086
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,245,020	1,247,882
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,908	$9,288
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.4	40.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$95,924	$106,773
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,696	$40,850
Persons in poverty, percent	6.6%	5.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,625	2,331
Total employment, 2017	32,830	33,497
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,274,694	1,429,583
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.6%	5.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	11,432	9,408
All firms, 2012	10,920	8,581
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,526	4,496
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,220	3,285
Minority-owned firms, 2012	5,024	2,242
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,464	6,066
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,487	1,355
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	8,861	6,816
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.3%	15.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.7%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	6.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.3%	34.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	320.2	479.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	457.75	268.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Charles county (MD) and Stafford county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.