Sussex County vs. Caroline County
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Sussex County (DE) Caroline County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 229,286 33,304
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 16.3% 0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 197,106 33,078
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 197,145 33,066
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.0% 6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 18.6% 23.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 27.7% 16.2%
Female persons, percent 51.7% 51.0%
White alone, percent 82.9% 80.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 12.3% 14.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.1% 0.9%
Asian alone, percent 1.3% 1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 2.1% 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.3% 7.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 75.3% 75.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 18,565 2,243
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.1% 4.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 141,101 13,655
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 79.6% 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, 2009-2013 11.2% 9.7%
Building permits, 2018 3,180 59
Households, 2014-2018 89,365 12,081
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.42 2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.2% 87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 10.7% 7.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.7% 84.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.5% 76.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.7% 83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 26.5% 16.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.8% 10.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.2% 8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.2% 65.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 51.6% 60.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,169,242 44,583
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 3,619,873 302,264
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 783,401 118,895
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,142,078 476,213
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,449 $14,555
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.8 32.9
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, percent 12.3% 13.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 5,606 604
Total employment, 2017 69,318 7,294
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,597,312 288,570
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.9% -0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 16,994 2,593
All firms, 2012 18,619 2,678
Men-owned firms, 2012 9,740 1,460
Women-owned firms, 2012 6,355 850
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,279 221
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 15,713 2,356
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,121 250
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 15,304 2,199
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.5% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.3% 31.7%
Population per square mile, 2010 210.6 103.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 936.08 319.42
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.