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People QuickFacts |
Dorchester County |
Maryland |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
31,631 | 5,615,727 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
3.1% | 6.0% |
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Population, 2000 |
30,674 | 5,296,486 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
5.4% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
21.4% | 24.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
17.5% | 11.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
52.3% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
70.6% | 63.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
27.5% | 29.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.9% | 4.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.8% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
1.9% | 6.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
69.0% | 58.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
64.6% | 55.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.0% | 9.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.5% | 12.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
74.2% | 83.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
12.0% | 31.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
6,532 | 854,345 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.2 | 31.2 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
16,132 | 2,300,567 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
70.1% | 67.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
15.0% | 25.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$92,300 | $146,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
12,706 | 1,980,859 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.36 | 2.61 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$36,358 | $57,019 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,929 | $25,614 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
13.9% | 9.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Dorchester County |
Maryland |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
805 | 138,4811 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
10,246 | 2,167,9991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
6.2% | 5.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
2,484 | 400,007 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,877 | 443,540 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 15.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 5.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 3.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
18.7% | 31.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
697,513 | 36,363,340 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 60,679,602 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
231,717 | 60,039,971 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$7,599 | $11,034 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
29,971 | 7,832,268 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
400 | 23,262 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
248,456 | 64,725,9241 |
