Dorchester County vs. Talbot County

	Dorchester County (MD)	Talbot County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	31,998	36,968
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.9%	-2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	32,623	37,777
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	32,618	37,782
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.1%	18.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.6%	29.2%
Female persons, percent	52.5%	52.8%
White alone, percent	66.9%	83.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	29.0%	12.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.2%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.9%	6.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	62.6%	77.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,214	3,135
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.4%	6.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	16,777	20,245
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.4%	69.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$179,300	$331,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,389	$1,839
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$525	$579
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$896	$1,103
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.8%	13.6%
Building permits, 2018	54	107
Households, 2014-2018	13,264	16,627
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.21
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.9%	86.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.9%	7.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.0%	90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.2%	83.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.9%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.8%	38.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.3%	8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.3%	8.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.0%	59.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.0%	54.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	158,064	386,968
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	234,223	277,425
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	288,746	670,169
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,871	$17,591
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.0	28.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,145	$67,204
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,135	$47,302
Persons in poverty, percent	15.4%	9.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	678	1,467
Total employment, 2017	9,781	17,975
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	360,442	713,377
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.3%	4.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,374	4,309
All firms, 2012	2,803	5,538
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,549	2,917
Women-owned firms, 2012	874	1,821
Minority-owned firms, 2012	504	538
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,180	4,775
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	344	664
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,323	4,581
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.5%	24.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	60.3	140.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	540.77	268.54

Source: United States Census Bureau

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