Carroll County vs. Frederick County

	Carroll County (MD)	Frederick County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	168,429	255,648
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.8%	9.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	167,142	233,391
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	167,134	233,385
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.8%	14.5%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.7%
White alone, percent	91.9%	81.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.8%	10.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	2.0%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.7%	10.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	88.7%	72.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	11,054	16,173
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.8%	10.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	63,726	99,041
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	82.2%	74.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$333,500	$323,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,047	$2,021
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$591	$575
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,147	$1,395
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.5%	16.7%
Building permits, 2018	399	2,000
Households, 2014-2018	60,450	91,405
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.71	2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.1%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.9%	13.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.1%	91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.2%	87.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.2%	92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.6%	40.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.6%	5.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.4%	70.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.8%	64.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	246,824	449,599
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	950,258	1,206,124
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,019,422	3,236,077
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	723,877	1,185,807
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,245,218	3,267,685
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,427	$13,639
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.9	35.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$93,363	$91,999
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,667	$41,432
Persons in poverty, percent	6.0%	6.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,209	6,214
Total employment, 2017	50,775	89,981
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,037,819	4,375,175
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.5%	0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	12,819	19,609
All firms, 2012	14,688	21,024
Men-owned firms, 2012	8,376	11,432
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,670	7,203
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,032	3,606
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	13,234	16,623
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,524	2,124
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	12,512	17,875
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	5.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	3.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.2%	31.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	373.4	353.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	447.60	660.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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