Talbot County, Maryland (MD)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,829
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,242
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,507 (it was 4,065 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 32% |
Land area: 269 sq. mi.
Water area: 207.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 140 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.9%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (16.3%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 73%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 27,97875.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4,52512.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,8787.7%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,1073.0%Two or more races
- 4931.3%Asian alone
- 1840.5%Some other race alone
- 420.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 52.2 years |
| Maryland median age: | 39.7 years |
| Males: 18,030 |  (47.8%) |
| Females: 19,651 |  (52.2%) |
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| Talbot County: | 2.0 people |
| Maryland: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $78,788 ($43,532 in 1999)
| This county: | $78,788 |
| Maryland: | $94,991 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $958 (lower quartile is $704, upper quartile is $1,376)
| This county: | $958 |
| State: | $1388 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $399,669 (it was $151,500 in 2000)
| Talbot: | $399,669 |
| Maryland: | $398,100 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,904Detached houses: $657,349
Here: $657,349 State: $526,819 Townhouses or other attached units: $411,634
Here: $411,634 State: $328,305 In 2-unit structures: $187,295
Here: $187,295 State: $346,599 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $303,945
Here: $303,945 State: $350,378 Mobile homes: $136,315
Here: $136,315 State: $89,353
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $652
Institutionalized population: 354
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 11
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 15
- Burglaries: 29
- Thefts: 63
- Auto thefts: 5
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 3
- Burglaries: 14
- Thefts: 47
- Auto thefts: 1
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 220 buildings, average cost: $371,800
- 2021: 161 buildings, average cost: $417,000
- 2020: 56 buildings, average cost: $360,100
- 2019: 68 buildings, average cost: $372,100
- 2018: 89 buildings, average cost: $344,800
- 2017: 74 buildings, average cost: $360,300
- 2016: 50 buildings, average cost: $347,800
- 2015: 73 buildings, average cost: $356,200
- 2014: 43 buildings, average cost: $339,400
- 2013: 210 buildings, average cost: $177,300
- 2012: 176 buildings, average cost: $176,300
- 2011: 169 buildings, average cost: $175,900
- 2010: 173 buildings, average cost: $176,600
- 2009: 205 buildings, average cost: $171,500
- 2008: 315 buildings, average cost: $162,000
- 2007: 480 buildings, average cost: $161,600
- 2006: 578 buildings, average cost: $166,400
- 2005: 648 buildings, average cost: $170,300
- 2004: 625 buildings, average cost: $174,000
- 2003: 522 buildings, average cost: $165,000
- 2002: 387 buildings, average cost: $153,600
- 2001: 365 buildings, average cost: $137,800
- 2000: 339 buildings, average cost: $139,200
- 1999: 290 buildings, average cost: $141,000
- 1998: 309 buildings, average cost: $132,200
- 1997: 266 buildings, average cost: $138,300
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,559 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,253 (0.6%)
| Talbot County: | 9.7% |
| Maryland: | 9.6% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 52.2 years old
(Males: 49.5 years old, Females: 53.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 56.2 years old, Black residents: 45.0 years old, American Indian residents: 34.0 years old, Asian residents: 46.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.8 years old, Other race residents: 27.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Talbot County is $566 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $681 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $921 a month.
Cities in this county include: Easton, St. Michaels, Trappe, Tilghman Island, Oxford, Cordova.
Local government website: www.talbgov.org
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable location: La Plata Police Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Cape May County, New Jersey 
, Chaffee County, Colorado 
, Henry County, Kentucky , Scioto County, Ohio .
| Here: | 2.1% |
| Maryland: | 2.0% |
Current college students: 1,167
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 41.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,996 (44.0% naturalized citizens)
| Talbot County: | 8.0% |
| Whole state: | 16.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 8062010 or later
- 7432000 to 2009
- 5371990 to 1999
- 2261980 to 1989
- 1351970 to 1979
- 350Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 15,336
- One, attached: 1,269
- Two: 548
- 3 or 4: 503
- 5 to 9: 1,016
- 10 to 19: 201
- 20 to 49: 200
- 50 or more: 168
- Mobile homes: 478
Housing units in Talbot County with a mortgage: 7,465 (978 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 832 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 164
| Here: | 4.1% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Talbot County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 7,104 | 31 |
| Catholic | 4,570 | 3 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,341 | 20 |
| Black Protestant | 645 | 4 |
| Other | 510 | 4 |
| None | 21,612 | - |
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:
Number of grocery stores: 15
| Talbot County: | 4.15 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
| This county: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maryland: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
| Talbot County: | 3.60 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maryland: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 47
| This county: | 13.01 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Talbot County: | 9.4% |
| Maryland: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Talbot County: | 23.4% |
| State: | 26.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 17.5% |
| State: | 15.5% |
Agriculture in Talbot County:
Average size of farms: 367 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $116,149
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $178.59
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.06%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 57.17%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $115,502
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 75.87%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.68%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $126,207
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 75.69%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.33
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 31.25%
Corn for grain: 32151 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 16151 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 42769 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 22 acres
Earthquake activity:
Talbot County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maryland state average. It is 62% 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 115.4 miles away from Talbot County center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 108.0 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 115.5 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 127.1 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 127.9 miles away from Talbot County center
On 11/30/2017 at 21:47:31, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.1 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 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 Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1910: May 06, 2010, FEMA Id: 1910, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Maryland Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1875: February 19, 2010, FEMA Id: 1875, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- 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 Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 23, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3179: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 3179, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
- 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Talbot County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Winter Storms: 5, Snowstorms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 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: 15,261 (71.9%)
- Carpooled: 1,615 (7.6%)
- Bus: 36 (0.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 358 (1.7%)
- Bicycle: 192 (0.9%)
- Walked: 430 (2.0%)
- Worked at home: 3,151 (14.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Mexico (14%)
- El Salvador (14%)
- Honduras (9%)
- Russia (6%)
- Guatemala (5%)
- Germany (3%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (3%)
- English (18%)
- Irish (11%)
- American (11%)
- German (7%)
- European (2%)
- Polish (2%)
- Scottish (2%)
People in group quarters in Talbot County, Maryland in 2010:
- 242 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 101 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 24 people in group homes intended for adults
- 11 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 3 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 2 people in college/university student housing
People in group quarters in Talbot County, Maryland in 2000:
- 330 people in nursing homes
- 106 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 50 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 40 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 23 people in other group homes
- 22 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 6 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 4 people in other workers' dormitories
- 2 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 2 people in religious group quarters
7.19% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($169,345 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.19% |
| Maryland average: | 7.42% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.19% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($79,356 average AGI)
3.00% relocated from other states ($89,989 average AGI)
Talbot County: 3.00% Maryland average: 3.41%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Dorchester County, MD |  0.71% ($47,628 average AGI) |
| from Caroline County, MD | 0.71% ($45,434) |
| from Queen Anne's County, MD | 0.55% ($83,477) |
| from Anne Arundel County, MD | 0.54% ($114,791) |
| from Montgomery County, MD | 0.34% ($329,944) |
| from Baltimore city, MD | 0.28% ($120,267) |
| from District of Columbia, DC | 0.21% ($246,971) |
6.98% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($84,977 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.98% |
| Maryland average: | 7.91% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.74% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($32,183 average AGI)
3.24% relocated to other states ($52,795 average AGI)
Talbot County: 3.24% Maryland average: 3.93%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Dorchester County, MD | 0.92% ($40,248 average AGI) |
| to Caroline County, MD | 0.81% ($48,992) |
| to Anne Arundel County, MD | 0.54% ($53,616) |
| to Queen Anne's County, MD | 0.47% ($61,459) |
| to Sussex County, DE | 0.28% ($80,432) |
| to Wicomico County, MD | 0.17% ($41,148) |
| to District of Columbia, DC | 0.13% ($211,381) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 8,431 (7,718 aged, 713 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 640 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Talbot County, Maryland in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (554)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (534)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (487)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (370)
- Unspecified dementia (363)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (360)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (282)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (177)
- Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (68)
- Malignant neoplasm of prostate (62)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 26,736
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 317
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 111,483
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 972
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,244
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 17
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 70
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 101
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 28
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 131.3. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 86.2
- Other - 45.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 37,681- Male householders: 8,417 (2,032 living alone), Female householders: 8,255 (3,474 living alone)
8,058 spouses (7,977 opposite-sex spouses), 1,112 unmarried partners, (1,071 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,916 children (8,245 natural, 441 adopted, 230 stepchildren), 984 grandchildren, 227 brothers or sisters, 185 parents, 0 foster children, 221 other relatives, 1,070 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 440
Size of family households: 5,887 2-persons, 2,058 3-persons, 1,683 4-persons, 389 5-persons, 167 6-persons, 109 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,499 1-person, 760 2-persons, 176 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.
4,478 married couples with children.
1,426 single-parent households (290 men, 1,136 women).
91.2% of residents of Talbot speak English at home.
6.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $261,798,000 ($7,476 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,078,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $128,576,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $51,471,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,263,000
Federal grants: $27,974,000
Federal procurement contracts: $21,332,000 ($12,288,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $18,182,000 ($519,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,401,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $28,258,000
Federal Government insurance: $329,178,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,812| Here: | 51 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 71 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,055
| Here: | 58 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 41 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +165
| Here: | +5 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +19 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +2,020
| Here: | +57 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.32 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.0 |
| State: | 7.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 |
| State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Talbot County, Maryland
- 342020 or later
- 1,0322010 to 2019
- 3,1792000 to 2009
- 2,9631990 to 1999
- 3,4261980 to 1989
- 2,2581970 to 1979
- 1,3011960 to 1969
- 1,5521950 to 1959
- 6901940 to 1949
- 3,2151939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Talbot County, Maryland
- 91 room
- 212 rooms
- 2583 rooms
- 5544 rooms
- 1,8285 rooms
- 2,5166 rooms
- 2,1907 rooms
- 1,7498 rooms
- 3,0909+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Talbot County, Maryland
- 1661 room
- 1692 rooms
- 8543 rooms
- 9704 rooms
- 1,0055 rooms
- 5046 rooms
- 3207 rooms
- 1728 rooms
- 2869+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Talbot County, Maryland
- 7no bedroom
- 1731 bedroom
- 2,4032 bedrooms
- 5,9473 bedrooms
- 2,8484 bedrooms
- 8565+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Talbot County, Maryland
- 169no bedroom
- 1,1781 bedroom
- 1,7682 bedrooms
- 1,0363 bedrooms
- 2474 bedrooms
- 575+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Talbot County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 504no vehicle
- 3,4391 vehicle
- 5,2462 vehicles
- 2,0553 vehicles
- 6534 vehicles
- 3465+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Talbot County in renter-occupied apartments
- 719no vehicle
- 2,0231 vehicle
- 1,3132 vehicles
- 3963 vehicles
- 184 vehicles
- 85+ vehicles
88.5% of Talbot County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Maryland.
| Talbot County: | 88.5% |
| State average: | 88.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 20,921
- Other state: 13,128
- Northeast: 6,018
- Midwest: 1,338
- South: 4,790
- West: 985
- 55.9%Electricity
- 19.1%Utility gas
- 11.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 10.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.9%Wood
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 70.4%Electricity
- 18.6%Utility gas
- 6.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.5%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 950
| Here: | 29.3% |
| Maryland: | 15.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 240
| Here: | 15.8% |
| Maryland: | 14.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 320
| Here: | 26.7% |
| Maryland: | 20.2% |
Talbot County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,536,000
Cash and Securities: $5,535,000
- Charges - Air Transportation: $3,100,000
Sewerage: $3,004,000
Air Transportation: $2,937,000
Other: $2,782,000
Other: $2,580,000
Sewerage: $2,529,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,220,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,070,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $669,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $465,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $49,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $27,313,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,770,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $61,781,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $56,628,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,194,000
General - Other: $8,841,000
General - Other: $7,540,000
Local Fire Protection: $6,609,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,897,000
Sewerage: $5,517,000
Air Transportation: $5,480,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,610,000
Regular Highways: $4,516,000
Regular Highways: $4,436,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,372,000
Sewerage: $4,323,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,902,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,887,000
Police Protection: $3,140,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,109,000
Health - Other: $3,069,000
Air Transportation: $3,020,000
Health - Other: $2,980,000
Police Protection: $2,670,000
Central Staff Services: $1,940,000
Central Staff Services: $1,885,000
Financial Administration: $1,602,000
Financial Administration: $1,465,000
General Public Buildings: $1,427,000
General Public Buildings: $921,000
Solid Waste Management: $678,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $470,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $419,000
Natural Resources - Other: $275,000
Natural Resources - Other: $267,000
Water Utilities: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,509,000
Other: $1,655,000
Other: $857,000
Education: $191,000
Education: $101,000
Highways: $30,000
Natural Resources: $22,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,424,000
Interest on Debt: $1,921,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $1,436,000
Other - Libraries: $1,267,000
Other - General - Other: $1,203,000
Other - General - Other: $878,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $359,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $54,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,722,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $44,310,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,180,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,705,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,811,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,916,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,794,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,786,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,856,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,035,000
Interest Earnings: $764,000
Interest Earnings: $607,000
Rents: $272,000
Rents: $215,000
Fines and Forfeits: $100,000
Fines and Forfeits: $29,000
Sale of Property: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,270,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,432,000
Regular Highways: $535,000
Regular Highways: $433,000
General - Other: $396,000
Local Fire Protection: $378,000
Local Fire Protection: $290,000
Financial Administration: $142,000
General - Other: $105,000
Police Protection: $74,000
Police Protection: $70,000
General Public Building: $59,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Correctional Institutions: $40,000
Financial Administration: $39,000
Correctional Institutions: $37,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $35,000
Parks and Recreation: $28,000
Natural Resources - Other: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,000
General Public Building: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $54,439,000
Cash and Securities: $35,685,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $31,560,000
Education: $19,024,000
General Local Government Support: $4,256,000
Other: $3,765,000
Other: $3,294,000
Highways: $1,183,000
Highways: $623,000
- Tax - Property: $62,884,000
Property: $42,947,000
Individual Income: $41,118,000
Individual Income: $25,768,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $6,803,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $6,648,000
Death and Gift: $4,131,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,554,000
Other License: $1,234,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,199,000
Other License: $999,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $178,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $174,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $66,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $58,000
Amusements Sales: $23,000
Amusements Sales: $21,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $40,094,000
: $38,612,000
Talbot County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,536,000
Cash and Securities: $5,535,000
- Charges - Air Transportation: $3,100,000
Sewerage: $3,004,000
Air Transportation: $2,937,000
Other: $2,782,000
Other: $2,580,000
Sewerage: $2,529,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,220,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,070,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $669,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $465,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $49,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $27,313,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,770,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $61,781,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $56,628,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,194,000
General - Other: $8,841,000
General - Other: $7,540,000
Local Fire Protection: $6,609,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,897,000
Sewerage: $5,517,000
Air Transportation: $5,480,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,610,000
Regular Highways: $4,516,000
Regular Highways: $4,436,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,372,000
Sewerage: $4,323,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,902,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,887,000
Police Protection: $3,140,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,109,000
Health - Other: $3,069,000
Air Transportation: $3,020,000
Health - Other: $2,980,000
Police Protection: $2,670,000
Central Staff Services: $1,940,000
Central Staff Services: $1,885,000
Financial Administration: $1,602,000
Financial Administration: $1,465,000
General Public Buildings: $1,427,000
General Public Buildings: $921,000
Solid Waste Management: $678,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $470,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $419,000
Natural Resources - Other: $275,000
Natural Resources - Other: $267,000
Water Utilities: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,509,000
Other: $1,655,000
Other: $857,000
Education: $191,000
Education: $101,000
Highways: $30,000
Natural Resources: $22,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,424,000
Interest on Debt: $1,921,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $1,436,000
Other - Libraries: $1,267,000
Other - General - Other: $1,203,000
Other - General - Other: $878,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $359,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $54,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,722,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $44,310,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,180,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,705,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,811,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,916,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,794,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,786,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,856,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,035,000
Interest Earnings: $764,000
Interest Earnings: $607,000
Rents: $272,000
Rents: $215,000
Fines and Forfeits: $100,000
Fines and Forfeits: $29,000
Sale of Property: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,270,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,432,000
Regular Highways: $535,000
Regular Highways: $433,000
General - Other: $396,000
Local Fire Protection: $378,000
Local Fire Protection: $290,000
Financial Administration: $142,000
General - Other: $105,000
Police Protection: $74,000
Police Protection: $70,000
General Public Building: $59,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Correctional Institutions: $40,000
Financial Administration: $39,000
Correctional Institutions: $37,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $35,000
Parks and Recreation: $28,000
Natural Resources - Other: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,000
General Public Building: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $54,439,000
Cash and Securities: $35,685,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $31,560,000
Education: $19,024,000
General Local Government Support: $4,256,000
Other: $3,765,000
Other: $3,294,000
Highways: $1,183,000
Highways: $623,000
- Tax - Property: $62,884,000
Property: $42,947,000
Individual Income: $41,118,000
Individual Income: $25,768,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $6,803,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $6,648,000
Death and Gift: $4,131,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,554,000
Other License: $1,234,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,199,000
Other License: $999,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $178,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $174,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $66,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $58,000
Amusements Sales: $23,000
Amusements Sales: $21,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $40,094,000
: $38,612,000
Talbot County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,536,000
Cash and Securities: $5,535,000
- Charges - Air Transportation: $3,100,000
Sewerage: $3,004,000
Air Transportation: $2,937,000
Other: $2,782,000
Other: $2,580,000
Sewerage: $2,529,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,220,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,070,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $669,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $465,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $49,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $27,313,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,770,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $61,781,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $56,628,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,194,000
General - Other: $8,841,000
General - Other: $7,540,000
Local Fire Protection: $6,609,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,897,000
Sewerage: $5,517,000
Air Transportation: $5,480,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,610,000
Regular Highways: $4,516,000
Regular Highways: $4,436,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,372,000
Sewerage: $4,323,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,902,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,887,000
Police Protection: $3,140,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,109,000
Health - Other: $3,069,000
Air Transportation: $3,020,000
Health - Other: $2,980,000
Police Protection: $2,670,000
Central Staff Services: $1,940,000
Central Staff Services: $1,885,000
Financial Administration: $1,602,000
Financial Administration: $1,465,000
General Public Buildings: $1,427,000
General Public Buildings: $921,000
Solid Waste Management: $678,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $470,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $419,000
Natural Resources - Other: $275,000
Natural Resources - Other: $267,000
Water Utilities: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,509,000
Other: $1,655,000
Other: $857,000
Education: $191,000
Education: $101,000
Highways: $30,000
Natural Resources: $22,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,424,000
Interest on Debt: $1,921,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $1,436,000
Other - Libraries: $1,267,000
Other - General - Other: $1,203,000
Other - General - Other: $878,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $359,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $54,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,722,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $44,310,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,180,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,705,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,811,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,916,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,794,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,786,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,856,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,035,000
Interest Earnings: $764,000
Interest Earnings: $607,000
Rents: $272,000
Rents: $215,000
Fines and Forfeits: $100,000
Fines and Forfeits: $29,000
Sale of Property: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,270,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,432,000
Regular Highways: $535,000
Regular Highways: $433,000
General - Other: $396,000
Local Fire Protection: $378,000
Local Fire Protection: $290,000
Financial Administration: $142,000
General - Other: $105,000
Police Protection: $74,000
Police Protection: $70,000
General Public Building: $59,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Correctional Institutions: $40,000
Financial Administration: $39,000
Correctional Institutions: $37,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $35,000
Parks and Recreation: $28,000
Natural Resources - Other: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,000
General Public Building: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $54,439,000
Cash and Securities: $35,685,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $31,560,000
Education: $19,024,000
General Local Government Support: $4,256,000
Other: $3,765,000
Other: $3,294,000
Highways: $1,183,000
Highways: $623,000
- Tax - Property: $62,884,000
Property: $42,947,000
Individual Income: $41,118,000
Individual Income: $25,768,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $6,803,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $6,648,000
Death and Gift: $4,131,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,554,000
Other License: $1,234,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,199,000
Other License: $999,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $178,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $174,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $66,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $58,000
Amusements Sales: $23,000
Amusements Sales: $21,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $40,094,000
: $38,612,000
Talbot County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,536,000
Cash and Securities: $5,535,000
- Charges - Air Transportation: $3,100,000
Sewerage: $3,004,000
Air Transportation: $2,937,000
Other: $2,782,000
Other: $2,580,000
Sewerage: $2,529,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,220,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,070,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $669,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $465,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $49,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $27,313,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,770,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $61,781,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $56,628,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,194,000
General - Other: $8,841,000
General - Other: $7,540,000
Local Fire Protection: $6,609,000
Local Fire Protection: $5,897,000
Sewerage: $5,517,000
Air Transportation: $5,480,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,610,000
Regular Highways: $4,516,000
Regular Highways: $4,436,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,372,000
Sewerage: $4,323,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,902,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,887,000
Police Protection: $3,140,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,109,000
Health - Other: $3,069,000
Air Transportation: $3,020,000
Health - Other: $2,980,000
Police Protection: $2,670,000
Central Staff Services: $1,940,000
Central Staff Services: $1,885,000
Financial Administration: $1,602,000
Financial Administration: $1,465,000
General Public Buildings: $1,427,000
General Public Buildings: $921,000
Solid Waste Management: $678,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $470,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $419,000
Natural Resources - Other: $275,000
Natural Resources - Other: $267,000
Water Utilities: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,509,000
Other: $1,655,000
Other: $857,000
Education: $191,000
Education: $101,000
Highways: $30,000
Natural Resources: $22,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,424,000
Interest on Debt: $1,921,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $1,436,000
Other - Libraries: $1,267,000
Other - General - Other: $1,203,000
Other - General - Other: $878,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $359,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $54,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,722,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $44,310,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,180,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,705,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,811,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,916,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,794,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,786,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,856,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,035,000
Interest Earnings: $764,000
Interest Earnings: $607,000
Rents: $272,000
Rents: $215,000
Fines and Forfeits: $100,000
Fines and Forfeits: $29,000
Sale of Property: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,270,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,432,000
Regular Highways: $535,000
Regular Highways: $433,000
General - Other: $396,000
Local Fire Protection: $378,000
Local Fire Protection: $290,000
Financial Administration: $142,000
General - Other: $105,000
Police Protection: $74,000
Police Protection: $70,000
General Public Building: $59,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Correctional Institutions: $40,000
Financial Administration: $39,000
Correctional Institutions: $37,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $35,000
Parks and Recreation: $28,000
Natural Resources - Other: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,000
General Public Building: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $54,439,000
Cash and Securities: $35,685,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $31,560,000
Education: $19,024,000
General Local Government Support: $4,256,000
Other: $3,765,000
Other: $3,294,000
Highways: $1,183,000
Highways: $623,000
- Tax - Property: $62,884,000
Property: $42,947,000
Individual Income: $41,118,000
Individual Income: $25,768,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $6,803,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $6,648,000
Death and Gift: $4,131,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,554,000
Other License: $1,234,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,199,000
Other License: $999,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $178,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $174,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $66,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $58,000
Amusements Sales: $23,000
Amusements Sales: $21,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $40,094,000
: $38,612,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 485
- Number of aged recipients: 83
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 402
- Number of recipients under 18: 60
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 291
- Number of recipients older than 64: 134
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 237
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 170
| Most common first names in Talbot County, MD among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| William | 676 | 75.3 years |
| Mary | 563 | 81.1 years |
| John | 556 | 75.7 years |
| James | 489 | 74.7 years |
| Charles | 361 | 75.7 years |
| Robert | 332 | 73.2 years |
| George | 310 | 75.7 years |
| Margaret | 304 | 81.3 years |
| Helen | 252 | 79.3 years |
| Dorothy | 242 | 78.7 years |
| Most common last names in Talbot County, MD among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 243 | 77.3 years |
| Harrison | 156 | 78.4 years |
| Wilson | 146 | 72.5 years |
| Thomas | 131 | 75.6 years |
| Johnson | 122 | 73.9 years |
| Jones | 112 | 76.1 years |
| Brown | 103 | 75.1 years |
| Williams | 101 | 78.1 years |
| Harris | 100 | 77.4 years |
| Miller | 96 | 81.2 years |
| Businesses in Talbot County, MD | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Eleven | 2 | JoS. A. Bank | 1 | |
| AT&T | 1 | KFC | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 18 | |
| Arby's | 1 | McDonald's | 3 | |
| Ashley Furniture | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Nike | 5 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
| CVS | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Popeyes | 1 | |
| Chico's | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 8 | Safeway | 1 | |
| Dennys | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | Starbucks | 2 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
| Famous Footwear | 1 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
| FedEx | 9 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | Target | 1 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Giant | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 3 | U-Haul | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | UPS | 9 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | Vons | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Honda | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |