Sussex County vs. Dorchester County

Sussex County (DE)Dorchester County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)229,28631,998
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)16.3%-1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)197,10632,623
Population, Census, April 1, 2010197,14532,618
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.6%21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent27.7%21.6%
Female persons, percent51.7%52.5%
White alone, percent82.9%66.9%
Black or African American alone, percent12.3%29.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.3%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.3%5.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.3%62.6%
Veterans, 2014-201818,5652,214
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.1%3.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)141,10116,777
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201879.6%67.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$248,900$179,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,440$1,389
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$454$525
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,018$896
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.2%16.8%
Building permits, 20183,18054
Households, 2014-201889,36513,264
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.2%86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.7%5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.7%83.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.5%73.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.7%86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.5%20.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.8%12.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.2%7.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.2%63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.6%61.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,169,242158,064
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,619,873843,133
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)783,401234,223
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,142,078288,746
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,449$8,871
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.827.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$60,853$52,145
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,983$30,135
Persons in poverty, percent12.3%15.4%
Total employer establishments, 20175,606678
Total employment, 201769,3189,781
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,597,312360,442
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.9%1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,9942,374
All firms, 201218,6192,803
Men-owned firms, 20129,7401,549
Women-owned firms, 20126,355874
Minority-owned firms, 20122,279504
Nonminority-owned firms, 201215,7132,180
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,121344
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,3042,323
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%30.5%
Population per square mile, 2010210.660.3
Land area in square miles, 2010936.08540.77

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