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Allegany County, MD

Demographic and economic profile of Allegany County, MD, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Allegany County is a small western Maryland county of 67,762 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 48.2% and an unemployment rate of 5.9%, reflecting a constrained and aging workforce with a median age of 41.2 years and only 21.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Worker earnings are modest—median worker earnings of $36,218 and a median household income of $59,603—but occupancy costs are low, with a median home value of $149,200 and median gross rent of $786 per month. The county has shed 5.9% of its population over five years, and a poverty rate of 17.2% underscores ongoing economic pressure, though a 70.7% homeownership rate points to relative residential stability.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

67,097

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$59,603

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.9% since 2018

Allegany County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone58,427 (86.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,633 (6.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,296 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race739 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone708 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone466 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,001
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)277
  3. 3.Other Indo-European188
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island188
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic163

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,463

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,815

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,046

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,163
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,598
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,537
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)2,387
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)2,360

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations9,478
  2. 2.Service Occupations6,064
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations5,488
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,653
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,086

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.77×)2,156
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.25×)1,521
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)3,346
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.16×)7,002
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.08×)2,452

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$149,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$786/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,610 (13.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,481 (12.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,181 (11.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,692 (8.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,424 (7.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,250 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,218

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone20,650 (78.7%)
  • Worked At Home2,395 (9.1%)
  • Carpooled2,187 (8.3%)
  • Walked664 (2.5%)
  • Other224 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit91 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.