Sussex County vs. Caroline County

Sussex County (DE)Caroline County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)229,28633,304
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)16.3%0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)197,10633,078
Population, Census, April 1, 2010197,14533,066
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.6%23.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent27.7%16.2%
Female persons, percent51.7%51.0%
White alone, percent82.9%80.9%
Black or African American alone, percent12.3%14.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%0.9%
Asian alone, percent1.3%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.3%7.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.3%75.5%
Veterans, 2014-201818,5652,243
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.1%4.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)141,10113,655
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201879.6%72.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$248,900$199,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,440$1,540
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$454$552
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,018$920
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.2%9.7%
Building permits, 20183,18059
Households, 2014-201889,36512,081
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.2%87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.7%7.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.7%84.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.5%76.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.7%83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.5%16.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.8%10.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.2%8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.2%65.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.6%60.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,169,24244,583
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,619,873302,264
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)783,401118,895
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,142,078476,213
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,449$14,555
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.832.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$60,853$54,956
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,983$27,866
Persons in poverty, percent12.3%13.2%
Total employer establishments, 20175,606604
Total employment, 201769,3187,294
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,597,312288,570
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.9%-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,9942,593
All firms, 201218,6192,678
Men-owned firms, 20129,7401,460
Women-owned firms, 20126,355850
Minority-owned firms, 20122,279221
Nonminority-owned firms, 201215,7132,356
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,121250
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,3042,199
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.3%31.7%
Population per square mile, 2010210.6103.5
Land area in square miles, 2010936.08319.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

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