Charles County vs. St. Mary's County

	Charles County (MD)	St. Mary's County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	161,503	113,510
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.2%	8.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	146,565	105,144
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.0%	23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.5%	13.4%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	50.0%
White alone, percent	42.8%	78.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	49.0%	14.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	3.4%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.9%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.0%	5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	38.6%	73.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	16,278	10,286
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.0%	4.8%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.5%	70.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$302,800	$295,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,168	$1,946
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$633	$565
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,661	$1,362
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.2%	13.0%
Households, 2014-2018	55,903	40,332
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.78	2.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.2%	85.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.5%	7.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.7%	90.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.5%	81.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.1%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.9%	31.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.0%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.0%	5.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.4%	65.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.6%	60.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	456,614	379,894
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	950,350	189,533
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,245,020	1,226,984
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,908	$11,258
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.4	30.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$95,924	$90,438
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,696	$39,254
Persons in poverty, percent	6.6%	8.0%
All firms, 2012	10,920	7,357
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,526	3,323
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,220	2,941
Minority-owned firms, 2012	5,024	1,256
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,464	5,780
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,487	598
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	8,861	6,193
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.3%	7.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.7%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.3%	37.4%

Source: United States Census Bureau

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