Caroline County is a county of 33,669 people in Maryland. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 34% less than in Maryland as a whole. 6% of people here were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 33 minutes. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,457, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 57%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Caroline County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.8% → 16.2%(+5.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share82.2% → 72.5%(−9.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)22.7%(358)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.5%(464)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.3%(508)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(38)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(19)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,575 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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Over time
Caroline County, decade by decade
Caroline County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
27,035
$66,621
$180,245
10.8%
37.1
2000
29,772
$70,739
$185,080
12.1%
40.8
2010
33,066
$84,587
$328,138
15.2%
45.8
2020
33,293
$71,561
$258,649
19.0%
56.2
2024
33,669
$68,457
$290,100
16.2%
55.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
