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Charles County, MD

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

AI Overview

Charles County is a bedroom-community county of 174,478 residents situated within the Washington, D.C. metro orbit, reflected in a median household income of $122,816 and a mean commute time of 43.1 minutes. The labor force participation rate stands at 69.5%, with 94.3% of residents holding at least a high school diploma and 31.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings reach $62,426. The county posted 7.0% population growth over five years, maintains a low poverty rate of 6.6%, and an 82.1% homeownership rate against a median home value of $402,300.

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

Population

174,478

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$122,816

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone83,988 (49.3%)
  • White Alone56,930 (33.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races12,639 (7.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,851 (3.4%)
  • Asian Alone5,699 (3.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,226 (2.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish7,683
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,603
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1,549
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)914
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic807

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

16,648

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,465

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$50,540

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance17,747
  2. 2.Public Administration (Group)17,457
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services12,446
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)7,998
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services6,383

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations41,176
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations16,855
  3. 3.Service Occupations13,995
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,545
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations7,111

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 4.31×)17,536
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.19×)12,648
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.12×)5,654
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.05×)4,254
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.02×)6,052

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$402,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,897/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $400,000 to $499,99913,469 (27.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99912,780 (25.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99912,726 (25.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,956 (5.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,120 (4.2%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9992,000 (4.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

31.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$62,426

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

41.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone61,756 (70.2%)
  • Worked At Home14,462 (16.4%)
  • Carpooled7,444 (8.5%)
  • Public Transit2,165 (2.5%)
  • Other1,314 (1.5%)
  • Walked726 (0.8%)

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.