Westmoreland County vs. St. Mary's County

	Westmoreland County (VA)	St. Mary's County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17,830	113,510
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.1%	8.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,460	105,144
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.9%	23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	25.4%	13.4%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	50.0%
White alone, percent	69.1%	78.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	26.2%	14.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.9%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.7%	5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	64.0%	73.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,909	10,286
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.0%	4.8%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.5%	70.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$210,900	$295,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,475	$1,946
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$479	$565
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,009	$1,362
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.8%	13.0%
Households, 2014-2018	7,612	40,332
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.30	2.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.7%	85.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.3%	7.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.9%	90.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.4%	81.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.1%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.3%	31.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.1%	5.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.4%	65.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.9%	60.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	13,215	379,894
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	31,224	189,533
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	109,793	1,226,984
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,265	$11,258
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.0	30.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,268	$90,438
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,637	$39,254
Persons in poverty, percent	16.4%	8.0%
All firms, 2012	1,250	7,357
Men-owned firms, 2012	680	3,323
Women-owned firms, 2012	464	2,941
Minority-owned firms, 2012	216	1,256
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	996	5,780
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	256	598
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	907	6,193
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	7.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.7%	37.4%

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Westmoreland county (VA) and St. Mary's county (MD) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.