Worcester County, Maryland (MD)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,903
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 14,775
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,492 (it was 4,919 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 25% |
State: | 32% |
Land area: 473 sq. mi.
Water area: 221.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 112 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.6%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (18.6%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 73%
- Government: 19%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 40,56577.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6,40512.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,1224.1%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,8183.5%Two or more races
- 8111.6%Asian alone
- 4090.8%Some other race alone
- 210.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 51.4 years |
Maryland median age: | 39.7 years |
Males: 25,851 | (48.9%) |
Females: 27,001 | (51.1%) |
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Worcester County: | 2.0 people |
Maryland: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $73,986 ($40,650 in 1999)
This county: | $73,986 |
Maryland: | $94,991 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $877 (lower quartile is $673, upper quartile is $1,241)
This county: | $877 |
State: | $1388 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $324,653 (it was $116,600 in 2000)
Worcester: | $324,653 |
Maryland: | $398,100 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,645Detached houses: $400,387
Here: $400,387 State: $526,819 Townhouses or other attached units: $486,612
Here: $486,612 State: $328,305 In 2-unit structures: $358,312
Here: $358,312 State: $346,599 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $447,674
Here: $447,674 State: $295,378 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $360,504
Here: $360,504 State: $350,378 Mobile homes: $129,941
Here: $129,941 State: $89,353
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $653
Institutionalized population: 649
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 6
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 10
- Burglaries: 16
- Thefts: 122
- Auto thefts: 6
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 4
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 9
- Burglaries: 33
- Thefts: 207
- Auto thefts: 8
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 260 buildings, average cost: $336,500
- 2021: 303 buildings, average cost: $294,500
- 2020: 249 buildings, average cost: $239,300
- 2019: 232 buildings, average cost: $222,000
- 2018: 189 buildings, average cost: $213,200
- 2017: 164 buildings, average cost: $256,600
- 2016: 164 buildings, average cost: $234,100
- 2015: 222 buildings, average cost: $203,100
- 2014: 134 buildings, average cost: $218,000
- 2013: 123 buildings, average cost: $265,400
- 2012: 95 buildings, average cost: $221,900
- 2011: 81 buildings, average cost: $180,200
- 2010: 93 buildings, average cost: $189,800
- 2009: 106 buildings, average cost: $219,100
- 2008: 183 buildings, average cost: $197,600
- 2007: 379 buildings, average cost: $193,800
- 2006: 587 buildings, average cost: $201,100
- 2005: 712 buildings, average cost: $190,300
- 2004: 740 buildings, average cost: $166,700
- 2003: 742 buildings, average cost: $150,900
- 2002: 800 buildings, average cost: $156,100
- 2001: 630 buildings, average cost: $146,400
- 2000: 627 buildings, average cost: $130,600
- 1999: 505 buildings, average cost: $125,000
- 1998: 531 buildings, average cost: $114,600
- 1997: 524 buildings, average cost: $102,200
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,391 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,462 (0.8%)
Worcester County: | 8.5% |
Maryland: | 9.6% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 51.4 years old
(Males: 49.9 years old, Females: 52.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 53.9 years old, Black residents: 42.4 years old, American Indian residents: 70.2 years old, Asian residents: 49.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.9 years old, Other race residents: 36.2 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Worcester County is $539 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $911 a month.
Cities in this county include: Ocean Pines, Ocean City, Pocomoke City, Berlin, West Ocean City, Snow Hill, Bishopville, Newark, Stockton, Whaleyville.
Neighboring counties: Breckinridge County, Kentucky , Somerset County , Cole County, Missouri , Pocahontas County, West Virginia , Morris County, Kansas , Orange County, Virginia , Reno County, Kansas .
Here: | 3.8% |
Maryland: | 2.0% |
Current college students: 1,681
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,740 (51.7% naturalized citizens)
Worcester County: | 5.2% |
Whole state: | 16.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 8542010 or later
- 7662000 to 2009
- 2141990 to 1999
- 1291980 to 1989
- 1141970 to 1979
- 462Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 24,383
- One, attached: 5,486
- Two: 565
- 3 or 4: 1,701
- 5 to 9: 3,057
- 10 to 19: 4,035
- 20 to 49: 7,949
- 50 or more: 7,642
- Mobile homes: 2,887
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19
Housing units in Worcester County with a mortgage: 10,965 (1,148 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 974 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 185
Here: | 5.1% with mortgage |
State: | 97.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Worcester County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 9,430 | 47 |
Catholic | 8,120 | 6 |
Evangelical Protestant | 5,946 | 37 |
Black Protestant | 782 | 7 |
Other | 443 | 2 |
Orthodox | 185 | 2 |
None | 26,548 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Worcester County: | 3.86 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Maryland: | 0.07 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 3.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Maryland: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Worcester County: | 5.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Maryland: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 30.65 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Worcester County: | 9.1% |
Maryland: | 9.1% |
Worcester County: | 26.5% |
State: | 26.7% |
Here: | 15.7% |
State: | 15.5% |
Agriculture in Worcester County:
Average size of farms: 326 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $306,328
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $189.07
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.28%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 86.89%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $238,437
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 65.23%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $85,958
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.60%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.07
Corn for grain: 40001 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 6597 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 42467 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Worcester County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maryland state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 147.6 miles away from Worcester County center
On 1/15/2019 at 23:30:48, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 142.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 148.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/2017 at 21:47:31, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 148.8 miles away from Worcester County center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 151.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Maryland Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4491-MD: March 26, 2020, FEMA Id: 4491, Natural disaster type: Other
- Maryland Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 23, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4261: March 04, 2016, FEMA Id: 4261, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Maryland Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3349: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3349, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Maryland Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 04, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4091: November 20, 2012, FEMA Id: 4091, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Maryland Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3335: August 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3335, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Maryland Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 24, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4034: September 16, 2011, FEMA Id: 4034, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Maryland Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3251: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3251, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Maryland Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to September 29, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1492: September 19, 2003, FEMA Id: 1492, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Maryland Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1081: January 11, 1996, FEMA Id: 1081, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
- Maryland Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3100: March 16, 1993, FEMA Id: 3100, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
- 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Worcester County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 20,052 (72.2%)
- Carpooled: 2,711 (9.8%)
- Bus: 290 (1.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 289 (1.0%)
- Bicycle: 131 (0.5%)
- Walked: 610 (2.2%)
- Worked at home: 3,111 (11.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Management occupations (18%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Mexico (13%)
- India (7%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Italy (5%)
- Romania (5%)
- Ukraine (5%)
- Israel (4%)
- English (16%)
- Irish (12%)
- American (11%)
- German (10%)
- Italian (6%)
- Polish (3%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Worcester County, Maryland in 2010:
- 329 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 320 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 34 people in group homes intended for adults
- 33 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 11 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 7 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
People in group quarters in Worcester County, Maryland in 2000:
- 391 people in nursing homes
- 248 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 14 people in other workers' dormitories
- 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in other group homes
- 6 people in military barracks, etc.
- 2 people in religious group quarters
9.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($97,352 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 9.04% |
Maryland average: | 7.42% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.81% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($50,435 average AGI)
4.23% relocated from other states ($46,917 average AGI)
Worcester County: 4.23% Maryland average: 3.41%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Wicomico County, MD | 1.21% ($70,161 average AGI) |
from Baltimore County, MD | 0.68% ($91,311) |
from Sussex County, DE | 0.57% ($67,343) |
from Anne Arundel County, MD | 0.51% ($112,388) |
from Montgomery County, MD | 0.34% ($136,425) |
from Harford County, MD | 0.32% ($115,787) |
from Howard County, MD | 0.24% ($166,737) |
7.38% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($65,041 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.38% |
Maryland average: | 7.91% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.39% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($27,412 average AGI)
3.99% relocated to other states ($37,630 average AGI)
Worcester County: 3.99% Maryland average: 3.93%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Wicomico County, MD | 1.65% ($43,581 average AGI) |
to Sussex County, DE | 0.84% ($69,128) |
to Baltimore County, MD | 0.26% ($51,590) |
to Somerset County, MD | 0.26% ($50,883) |
to Anne Arundel County, MD | 0.21% ($114,375) |
to Accomack County, VA | 0.19% ($43,422) |
to Baltimore city, MD | 0.17% ($35,821) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.8
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 11,987 (10,855 aged, 1,132 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 793 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Worcester County, Maryland in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,149)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (980)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (730)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (524)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (478)
- Unspecified dementia (390)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (325)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (273)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (188)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (178)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,787
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 127
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 32,946
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 933
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,093
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 29
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 51
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 252
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 21
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 109.5. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 52,852- Male householders: 11,453 (2,730 living alone), Female householders: 12,588 (4,692 living alone)
11,488 spouses (11,343 opposite-sex spouses), 1,559 unmarried partners, (1,522 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,774 children (10,737 natural, 308 adopted, 715 stepchildren), 1,415 grandchildren, 279 brothers or sisters, 505 parents, 8 foster children, 515 other relatives, 889 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 738
Size of family households: 8,383 2-persons, 3,570 3-persons, 2,084 4-persons, 901 5-persons, 145 6-persons, 159 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,413 1-person, 1,261 2-persons, 189 3-persons, 28 4-persons.
5,184 married couples with children.
2,514 single-parent households (566 men, 1,948 women).
93.1% of residents of Worcester speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,132,137,000 ($23,117 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $826,922,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $186,716,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $59,916,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,475,000
Federal grants: $43,517,000
Federal procurement contracts: $825,314,000 ($818,403,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,199,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $644,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,187,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,685,872,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,520Here: | 52 per 1000 residents |
State: | 71 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,994
Here: | 61 per 1000 residents |
State: | 41 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +306
Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
State: | +19 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +2,433
Here: | +50 per 1000 residents |
State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.74 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.5 |
State: | 7.3 |
Here: | 4.5 |
State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Worcester County, Maryland
- 3032020 or later
- 2,0922010 to 2019
- 10,3452000 to 2009
- 6,8821990 to 1999
- 15,7251980 to 1989
- 12,7881970 to 1979
- 2,9641960 to 1969
- 1,8391950 to 1959
- 1,0331940 to 1949
- 2,7511939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Worcester County, Maryland
- 671 room
- 1992 rooms
- 8003 rooms
- 1,5424 rooms
- 2,9185 rooms
- 4,1206 rooms
- 2,9657 rooms
- 2,7868 rooms
- 3,2409+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Worcester County, Maryland
- 1661 room
- 2162 rooms
- 7803 rooms
- 1,4914 rooms
- 1,1135 rooms
- 8786 rooms
- 5367 rooms
- 2138 rooms
- 1719+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Worcester County, Maryland
- 54no bedroom
- 5471 bedroom
- 2,9862 bedrooms
- 9,8933 bedrooms
- 4,2184 bedrooms
- 7715+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Worcester County, Maryland
- 169no bedroom
- 7731 bedroom
- 2,0962 bedrooms
- 1,7853 bedrooms
- 6284 bedrooms
- 805+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Worcester County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 699no vehicle
- 5,6061 vehicle
- 7,6502 vehicles
- 3,1153 vehicles
- 9094 vehicles
- 5645+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Worcester County in renter-occupied apartments
- 666no vehicle
- 2,5081 vehicle
- 1,7972 vehicles
- 4883 vehicles
- 814 vehicles
- 265+ vehicles
88.8% of Worcester County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Maryland.
Worcester County: | 88.8% |
State average: | 88.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 28,828
- Other state: 20,319
- Northeast: 8,673
- Midwest: 1,993
- South: 8,371
- West: 1,256
- 59.1%Electricity
- 16.7%Utility gas
- 13.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.6%Wood
- 0.6%Solar energy
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 75.1%Electricity
- 9.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.0%Utility gas
- 5.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.7%No fuel used
- 0.9%Wood
- 0.2%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 7.7% |
Maryland: | 15.2% |
Here: | 11.0% |
Maryland: | 14.4% |
Here: | 16.8% |
Maryland: | 20.2% |
Worcester County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,336,000
Cash and Securities: $818,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $12,163,000
Sewerage: $11,555,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,857,000
Other: $7,406,000
Other: $5,624,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,503,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $607,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $438,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $103,000
Parks and Recreation: $95,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $87,000
Parks and Recreation: $82,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $29,214,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,319,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $121,188,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $112,611,000
General - Other: $40,924,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,531,000
Correctional Institutions: $14,355,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $13,387,000
General - Other: $12,990,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,054,000
Sewerage: $10,896,000
Sewerage: $10,433,000
Local Fire Protection: $8,268,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,813,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,572,000
Central Staff Services: $7,166,000
Regular Highways: $6,223,000
Central Staff Services: $5,586,000
Regular Highways: $5,222,000
Water Utilities: $4,667,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,577,000
Water Utilities: $4,509,000
Libraries: $4,047,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,992,000
Financial Administration: $3,600,000
Libraries: $3,427,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,257,000
Financial Administration: $3,118,000
General Public Buildings: $2,447,000
General Public Buildings: $2,173,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,311,000
Health - Other: $1,119,000
Health - Other: $1,071,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,040,000
Police Protection: $727,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $513,000
Corrections - Other: $384,000
Housing and Community Development: $204,000
Housing and Community Development: $108,000
Police Protection: $48,000
Parking Facilities: $6,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $5,357,000
Other: $4,573,000
Education: $1,352,000
Education: $912,000
Natural Resources: $650,000
Natural Resources: $261,000
Housing and Community Development: $133,000
General Local Government Support: $21,000
General Local Government Support: $20,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,740,000
Interest on Debt: $3,482,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $25,063,000
Other - General - Other: $8,315,000
Other - Health - Other: $5,558,000
Other - Health - Other: $5,479,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $400,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $374,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $239,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $123,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $26,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $127,684,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,939,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $106,423,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $97,897,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,976,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,746,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,450,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $8,668,000
Interest Earnings: $1,659,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,258,000
Interest Earnings: $1,228,000
Rents: $173,000
Rents: $149,000
Sale of Property: $49,000
Sale of Property: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,848,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $885,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $73,139,000
Cash and Securities: $62,505,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,054,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $30,861,000
Education: $26,834,000
Other: $3,875,000
Other: $3,545,000
Highways: $1,080,000
Highways: $517,000
Housing and Community Development: $67,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
- Tax - Property: $146,842,000
Property: $132,742,000
Individual Income: $28,891,000
Individual Income: $22,260,000
Other Selective Sales: $18,487,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $7,115,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $7,019,000
Death and Gift: $4,401,000
Other License: $1,344,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,205,000
Other License: $1,038,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $827,000
Amusements Sales: $649,000
Amusements Sales: $542,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $516,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $137,000
Amusements License: $130,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $106,000
Amusements License: $62,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $73,422,000
: $72,488,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $543,000
Worcester County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,336,000
Cash and Securities: $818,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $12,163,000
Sewerage: $11,555,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,857,000
Other: $7,406,000
Other: $5,624,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,503,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $607,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $438,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $103,000
Parks and Recreation: $95,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $87,000
Parks and Recreation: $82,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $29,214,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,319,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $121,188,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $112,611,000
General - Other: $40,924,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,531,000
Correctional Institutions: $14,355,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $13,387,000
General - Other: $12,990,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,054,000
Sewerage: $10,896,000
Sewerage: $10,433,000
Local Fire Protection: $8,268,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,813,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,572,000
Central Staff Services: $7,166,000
Regular Highways: $6,223,000
Central Staff Services: $5,586,000
Regular Highways: $5,222,000
Water Utilities: $4,667,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,577,000
Water Utilities: $4,509,000
Libraries: $4,047,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,992,000
Financial Administration: $3,600,000
Libraries: $3,427,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,257,000
Financial Administration: $3,118,000
General Public Buildings: $2,447,000
General Public Buildings: $2,173,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,311,000
Health - Other: $1,119,000
Health - Other: $1,071,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,040,000
Police Protection: $727,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $513,000
Corrections - Other: $384,000
Housing and Community Development: $204,000
Housing and Community Development: $108,000
Police Protection: $48,000
Parking Facilities: $6,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $5,357,000
Other: $4,573,000
Education: $1,352,000
Education: $912,000
Natural Resources: $650,000
Natural Resources: $261,000
Housing and Community Development: $133,000
General Local Government Support: $21,000
General Local Government Support: $20,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,740,000
Interest on Debt: $3,482,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $25,063,000
Other - General - Other: $8,315,000
Other - Health - Other: $5,558,000
Other - Health - Other: $5,479,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $400,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $374,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $239,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $123,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $26,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $127,684,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,939,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $106,423,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $97,897,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,976,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,746,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,450,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $8,668,000
Interest Earnings: $1,659,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,258,000
Interest Earnings: $1,228,000
Rents: $173,000
Rents: $149,000
Sale of Property: $49,000
Sale of Property: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,848,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $885,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $73,139,000
Cash and Securities: $62,505,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,054,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $30,861,000
Education: $26,834,000
Other: $3,875,000
Other: $3,545,000
Highways: $1,080,000
Highways: $517,000
Housing and Community Development: $67,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
- Tax - Property: $146,842,000
Property: $132,742,000
Individual Income: $28,891,000
Individual Income: $22,260,000
Other Selective Sales: $18,487,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $7,115,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $7,019,000
Death and Gift: $4,401,000
Other License: $1,344,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,205,000
Other License: $1,038,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $827,000
Amusements Sales: $649,000
Amusements Sales: $542,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $516,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $137,000
Amusements License: $130,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $106,000
Amusements License: $62,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $73,422,000
: $72,488,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $543,000
Worcester County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,336,000
Cash and Securities: $818,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $12,163,000
Sewerage: $11,555,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,857,000
Other: $7,406,000
Other: $5,624,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,503,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $607,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $438,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $103,000
Parks and Recreation: $95,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $87,000
Parks and Recreation: $82,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $29,214,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,319,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $121,188,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $112,611,000
General - Other: $40,924,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,531,000
Correctional Institutions: $14,355,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $13,387,000
General - Other: $12,990,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,054,000
Sewerage: $10,896,000
Sewerage: $10,433,000
Local Fire Protection: $8,268,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,813,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,572,000
Central Staff Services: $7,166,000
Regular Highways: $6,223,000
Central Staff Services: $5,586,000
Regular Highways: $5,222,000
Water Utilities: $4,667,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,577,000
Water Utilities: $4,509,000
Libraries: $4,047,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,992,000
Financial Administration: $3,600,000
Libraries: $3,427,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,257,000
Financial Administration: $3,118,000
General Public Buildings: $2,447,000
General Public Buildings: $2,173,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,311,000
Health - Other: $1,119,000
Health - Other: $1,071,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,040,000
Police Protection: $727,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $513,000
Corrections - Other: $384,000
Housing and Community Development: $204,000
Housing and Community Development: $108,000
Police Protection: $48,000
Parking Facilities: $6,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $5,357,000
Other: $4,573,000
Education: $1,352,000
Education: $912,000
Natural Resources: $650,000
Natural Resources: $261,000
Housing and Community Development: $133,000
General Local Government Support: $21,000
General Local Government Support: $20,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,740,000
Interest on Debt: $3,482,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $25,063,000
Other - General - Other: $8,315,000
Other - Health - Other: $5,558,000
Other - Health - Other: $5,479,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $400,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $374,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $239,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $123,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $26,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $127,684,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,939,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $106,423,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $97,897,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,976,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,746,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,450,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $8,668,000
Interest Earnings: $1,659,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,258,000
Interest Earnings: $1,228,000
Rents: $173,000
Rents: $149,000
Sale of Property: $49,000
Sale of Property: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,848,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $885,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $73,139,000
Cash and Securities: $62,505,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,054,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $30,861,000
Education: $26,834,000
Other: $3,875,000
Other: $3,545,000
Highways: $1,080,000
Highways: $517,000
Housing and Community Development: $67,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
- Tax - Property: $146,842,000
Property: $132,742,000
Individual Income: $28,891,000
Individual Income: $22,260,000
Other Selective Sales: $18,487,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $7,115,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $7,019,000
Death and Gift: $4,401,000
Other License: $1,344,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,205,000
Other License: $1,038,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $827,000
Amusements Sales: $649,000
Amusements Sales: $542,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $516,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $137,000
Amusements License: $130,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $106,000
Amusements License: $62,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $73,422,000
: $72,488,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $543,000
Worcester County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,336,000
Cash and Securities: $818,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $12,163,000
Sewerage: $11,555,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,857,000
Other: $7,406,000
Other: $5,624,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,503,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $607,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $438,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $103,000
Parks and Recreation: $95,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $87,000
Parks and Recreation: $82,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $29,214,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,319,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $121,188,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $112,611,000
General - Other: $40,924,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,531,000
Correctional Institutions: $14,355,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $13,387,000
General - Other: $12,990,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,054,000
Sewerage: $10,896,000
Sewerage: $10,433,000
Local Fire Protection: $8,268,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,813,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,572,000
Central Staff Services: $7,166,000
Regular Highways: $6,223,000
Central Staff Services: $5,586,000
Regular Highways: $5,222,000
Water Utilities: $4,667,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,577,000
Water Utilities: $4,509,000
Libraries: $4,047,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,992,000
Financial Administration: $3,600,000
Libraries: $3,427,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,257,000
Financial Administration: $3,118,000
General Public Buildings: $2,447,000
General Public Buildings: $2,173,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,311,000
Health - Other: $1,119,000
Health - Other: $1,071,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,040,000
Police Protection: $727,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $513,000
Corrections - Other: $384,000
Housing and Community Development: $204,000
Housing and Community Development: $108,000
Police Protection: $48,000
Parking Facilities: $6,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $5,357,000
Other: $4,573,000
Education: $1,352,000
Education: $912,000
Natural Resources: $650,000
Natural Resources: $261,000
Housing and Community Development: $133,000
General Local Government Support: $21,000
General Local Government Support: $20,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,740,000
Interest on Debt: $3,482,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $25,063,000
Other - General - Other: $8,315,000
Other - Health - Other: $5,558,000
Other - Health - Other: $5,479,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $400,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $374,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $239,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $123,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $26,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $127,684,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $116,939,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $106,423,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $97,897,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,976,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,746,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,450,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $8,668,000
Interest Earnings: $1,659,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,258,000
Interest Earnings: $1,228,000
Rents: $173,000
Rents: $149,000
Sale of Property: $49,000
Sale of Property: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,848,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $885,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $73,139,000
Cash and Securities: $62,505,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,054,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $30,861,000
Education: $26,834,000
Other: $3,875,000
Other: $3,545,000
Highways: $1,080,000
Highways: $517,000
Housing and Community Development: $67,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
- Tax - Property: $146,842,000
Property: $132,742,000
Individual Income: $28,891,000
Individual Income: $22,260,000
Other Selective Sales: $18,487,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $7,115,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $7,019,000
Death and Gift: $4,401,000
Other License: $1,344,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,205,000
Other License: $1,038,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $827,000
Amusements Sales: $649,000
Amusements Sales: $542,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $516,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $137,000
Amusements License: $130,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $106,000
Amusements License: $62,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $73,422,000
: $72,488,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $543,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 656
- Number of aged recipients: 110
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 546
- Number of recipients under 18: 83
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 404
- Number of recipients older than 64: 169
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 306
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 273
Most common first names in Worcester County, MD among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
William | 481 | 74.0 years |
John | 442 | 74.6 years |
Mary | 369 | 78.7 years |
James | 295 | 72.7 years |
Robert | 244 | 71.5 years |
Charles | 235 | 73.4 years |
George | 225 | 76.0 years |
Elizabeth | 157 | 81.6 years |
Joseph | 149 | 75.6 years |
Margaret | 149 | 81.0 years |
Most common last names in Worcester County, MD among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Purnell | 158 | 75.4 years |
Taylor | 150 | 76.1 years |
Jones | 147 | 77.8 years |
Smith | 128 | 74.8 years |
Johnson | 127 | 76.7 years |
Davis | 110 | 78.0 years |
Brittingham | 86 | 96.5 years |
Dennis | 83 | 73.2 years |
Williams | 80 | 75.6 years |
Hudson | 70 | 75.3 years |
Businesses in Worcester County, MD | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 7 | Howard Johnson | 2 | |
AT&T | 2 | IZOD | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | JoS. A. Bank | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | KFC | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Marshalls | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 5 | McDonald's | 5 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Nike | 5 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Burger King | 2 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
CVS | 3 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
Cinnabon | 1 | Quality | 3 | |
Clarion | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Comfort Inn | 2 | Rite Aid | 4 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 4 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Dennys | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | Starbucks | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Subway | 7 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Superfresh | 2 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 4 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | True Value | 3 | |
FedEx | 12 | U-Haul | 3 | |
GNC | 3 | UPS | 11 | |
GameStop | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
Gap | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 3 | World Gym | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 |