Calvert County vs. Dorchester County

	Calvert County (MD)	Dorchester County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	92,003	31,998
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.7%	-1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	88,739	32,623
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	88,737	32,618
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.2%	21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.9%	21.6%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	52.5%
White alone, percent	81.3%	66.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.1%	29.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.9%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.1%	5.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.0%	62.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	8,792	2,214
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.9%	3.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	35,416	16,777
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	83.1%	67.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$349,200	$179,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,120	$1,389
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$625	$525
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,583	$896
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.4%	16.8%
Building permits, 2018	184	54
Households, 2014-2018	31,726	13,264
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.85	2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.3%	86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.5%	5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.8%	83.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.4%	73.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.9%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.1%	20.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	12.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.1%	7.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.3%	63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.8%	61.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	342,242	158,064
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	84,076	843,133
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	91,769	234,223
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	848,445	288,746
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,466	$8,871
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.7	27.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$104,301	$52,145
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,504	$30,135
Persons in poverty, percent	5.4%	15.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,745	678
Total employment, 2017	19,038	9,781
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	879,073	360,442
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.1%	1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	6,658	2,374
All firms, 2012	7,478	2,803
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,830	1,549
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,133	874
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,284	504
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,999	2,180
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	832	344
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	6,374	2,323
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.0%	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	33.4%	30.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	416.3	60.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	213.15	540.77

Source: United States Census Bureau

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