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Caroline County, MD

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

AI Overview

Caroline County is a small rural county of 33,406 residents on Maryland's Eastern Shore, with an economy oriented toward agriculture and production rather than knowledge-sector employment — only 17.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, well below state norms, and median worker earnings stand at $39,942. The labor force participation rate is 63.1% with a 5.4% unemployment rate, and the workforce skews toward lower-cost, trades-oriented occupations reflected in a GDP per capita of $34,871. Housing remains relatively affordable at a $272,400 median home value and $1,070 median gross rent, and the county posted modest population growth of 1.6% over five years, with a homeownership rate of 71.9% suggesting a stable, owner-occupied residential base.

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

Population

33,406

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,457

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.6% since 2018

Caroline County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone24,605 (73.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,340 (12.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,441 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,422 (4.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,245 (3.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone358 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,051
  2. 2.Other Indo-European254
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)106
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic40
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)29

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,575

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,871

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,898

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,249
  2. 2.Construction (Group)2,203
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,102
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,522
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)1,222

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,829
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,231
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,035
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,673
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,191

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.31×)833
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.83×)2,000
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.60×)1,191
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.12×)830
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.05×)1,804

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$272,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,070/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,850 (20.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,406 (15.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,365 (15.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,174 (13.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999579 (6.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999542 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,942

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,938 (82.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,088 (6.9%)
  • Carpooled1,063 (6.8%)
  • Other371 (2.4%)
  • Walked177 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit42 (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.