Talbot County vs. Caroline County

	Talbot County (MD)	Caroline County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	36,968	33,304
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.1%	0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	37,777	33,078
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	37,782	33,066
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.6%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.2%	23.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	29.2%	16.2%
Female persons, percent	52.8%	51.0%
White alone, percent	83.2%	80.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.9%	14.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	1.4%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.8%	7.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	77.7%	75.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,135	2,243
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.1%	4.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	20,245	13,655
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.7%	72.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$331,500	$199,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,839	$1,540
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$579	$552
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,103	$920
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.6%	9.7%
Building permits, 2018	107	59
Households, 2014-2018	16,627	12,081
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.21	2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.1%	87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.4%	7.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.4%	84.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.1%	76.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.6%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	38.6%	16.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.2%	10.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.5%	8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.5%	65.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.2%	60.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	386,968	44,583
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	277,425	118,895
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	670,169	476,213
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,591	$14,555
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.1	32.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$67,204	$54,956
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$47,302	$27,866
Persons in poverty, percent	9.2%	13.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,467	604
Total employment, 2017	17,975	7,294
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	713,377	288,570
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.4%	-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,309	2,593
All firms, 2012	5,538	2,678
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,917	1,460
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,821	850
Minority-owned firms, 2012	538	221
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,775	2,356
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	664	250
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,581	2,199
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.6%	31.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	140.7	103.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	268.54	319.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

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