CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Calverton

Maryland · 12,046 residents · 4.58 sq mi

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With 12,046 people, Calverton is a city in Maryland. 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Median household income runs $55,023, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Median home value sits at $163,300. Households here earn about 40% more than in Maryland as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.3% of people here.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

44% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,046

−4%vs 2000

vs 12,610 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.8

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.58 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(939)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(718)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.8%(461)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(674)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.6%(1,036)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3423.7%(2,851)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.2%(2,194)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(1,403)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(1,049)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.1%(499)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.7%(199)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(23)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$55,023

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,990 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,821

−22%vs 2000

vs $28,107 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.3%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$163,300

+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $166,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$716

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $876 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.8%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.2% in 2000

24.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic40.3%(5,087)

Black33.6%(4,234)

Hispanic / Latino6.4%(803)

Asian16.5%(2,082)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71%(8,554)

Black15.2%(1,825)

Hispanic / Latino4%(481)

Asian12.7%(1,528)

Other1.2%(139)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American16.7%(2,948)

Salvadoran13.8%(2,425)

South American2.3%(406)

Mexican1.8%(314)

Honduran1.7%(304)

Dominican1.7%(292)

Colombian1.3%(223)

Guatemalan1.1%(189)

Peruvian0.5%(83)

Puerto Rican0.4%(78)

Chilean0.2%(40)

Costa Rican0.2%(27)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.1%(20)

Cuban0.1%(17)

Spaniard0.1%(10)

Nicaraguan0%(3)

Bolivian0%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.8%(489)

Vietnamese2.1%(378)

Cambodian1.3%(230)

Chinese1%(168)

Korean0.7%(116)

Filipino0.5%(86)

Bangladeshi0.4%(63)

Japanese0.1%(13)

Burmese0.1%(10)

Sri Lankan0%(8)

Laotian0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(15)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African13.7%(2,412)

Ethiopian6.5%(1,151)

English4.7%(827)

American3.7%(660)

Irish3.7%(654)

German3.5%(620)

West Indian2.3%(413)

Italian2.2%(393)

Polish1.4%(249)

Haitian1.1%(194)

Hungarian0.9%(153)

Greek0.7%(131)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.6%(108)

Ghanaian0.6%(102)

Russian0.5%(95)

Scottish0.5%(91)

Jamaican0.5%(83)

Nigerian0.5%(80)

French0.4%(62)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(54)

Dutch0.3%(51)

Armenian0.2%(34)

British0.2%(28)

French Canadian0.2%(28)

Ukrainian0.2%(28)

Brazilian0.2%(27)

Danish0.1%(26)

Swedish0.1%(25)

Finnish0.1%(17)

Welsh0.1%(17)

Lithuanian0.1%(13)

Norwegian0.1%(11)

Israeli0.1%(9)

Slovak0.1%(9)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Ethiopian population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

44.5%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.0%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

15.2%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.3 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 26.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.7%(2,863)

Married46.4%(3,189)

Widowed3.3%(229)

Divorced8.6%(591)

Women 15+

Never married32.3%(2,390)

Married40.1%(2,967)

Widowed11.4%(843)

Divorced16.3%(1,204)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.0%

−2.0 ptssince 2013

from 13.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.3%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 61.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.9%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.3%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.6%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.9%

−9.0 ptssince 2020

from 72.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.0%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)28.3%(307)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.8%(258)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.8%(301)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.8%(95)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.5%(60)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,084 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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