| Charles County Data
By Maryland Newsline
staff
Tuesday, April 10, 2001
| POPULATION DATA |
CHARLES CO. |
MARYLAND |
| Population |
1990 |
2000 |
1990 |
2000 |
| 101,154 |
120,546 |
4,781,468 |
5,296,486 |
| Population, percent
change, 1990 to 2000 |
19.2% |
10.8% |
| White persons, percent,
2000 (a) |
68.5% |
64.0% |
| Black or African
American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
26.1% |
27.9% |
| American Indian and
Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.8% |
0.3% |
| Asian persons, percent,
2000 (a) |
1.8% |
4.0% |
| Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% |
Z |
| Persons reporting some
other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.7% |
1.8% |
| Persons reporting two or
more races, percent, 2000 |
2.1% |
2.0% |
| Persons under 18 years
old, percent, 2000 |
28.7% |
25.6% |
| Persons of Hispanic or
Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
2.3% |
4.3% |
| High school graduates,
persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
49,291 |
2,448,733 |
| College graduates,
persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
9,857 |
826,164 |
| Homeownership rate, 1990 |
75.7% |
65.0% |
| Single family homes,
number 1990 |
29,840 |
1,331,699 |
| Households, 1990 |
32,934 |
1,749,342 |
| Persons per household,
1990 |
3.04 |
2.67 |
| Family households, 1990 |
26,867 |
1,256,327 |
| Median household money
income, 1997 model-based estimate |
$54,110 |
$45,289 |
| Persons below poverty,
percent, 1997 model-based estimate |
7.4% |
9.5% |
| Children below poverty,
percent, 1997 model-based estimate |
12.2% |
14.9% |
| BUSINESS DATA |
CHARLES CO. |
MARYLAND |
| Private nonfarm
establishments with paid employees, 1998 |
2,411 |
126,577 |
| Private nonfarm
employment, 1998 |
28,147 |
1,938,727 |
| Private nonfarm
employment, percent change 1990-1998 |
25.1% |
7.1% |
| Nonemployer
establishments, 1997 |
5,746 |
298,912 |
| Manufacturers shipments,
1997 ($1,000) |
170,299 |
36,505,948 |
| Retail sales, 1997
($1,000) |
1,243,620 |
46,428,206 |
| Retail sales per capita,
1997 |
$10,793 |
$9,116 |
| Minority-owned firms,
1992 |
701 |
55,587 |
| Women-owned firms, 1992 |
2,194 |
121,777 |
| Housing units authorized
by building permits, 1999 |
1,211 |
29,757 |
| Federal funds and
grants, 1999 ($1,000) |
587,213 |
41,990,244 |
| Local government
employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 |
3,798 |
171,635 |
| Persons per square mile,
2000 |
261.5 |
541.9 |
(a) Includes
persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in
applicable race categories.
|
| SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau: State
and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates,
2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population
and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County
Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned
Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report,
1997 Census of Governments |
Copyright © 2001 University of Maryland College of Journalism.
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