COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Caroline County

Maryland · 27,035 residents · 319 sq mi

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With 27,035 people, Caroline County is a county in Maryland. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 30%. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $75,100. There are 2,737 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

27,035

−9%vs 2000

vs 29,772 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

319 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(2,067)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(1,937)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,970)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(1,817)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(1,734)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(4,297)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(4,060)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(2,832)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(2,531)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(2,213)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(1,199)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(378)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,758

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,832 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,926

−31%vs 2000

vs $17,275 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.8%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$75,100

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $101,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$348

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $482 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.5%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.1% in 2000

26.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.7%(24,029)

Black14.7%(4,368)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(789)

Asian0.5%(163)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.5%(22,315)

Black16.6%(4,494)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(178)

Asian0.3%(82)

Other0.5%(144)

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 American5.9%(1,978)

Guatemalan5.1%(1,718)

Mexican1.9%(651)

Puerto Rican0.9%(287)

Salvadoran0.5%(164)

South American0.4%(147)

Honduran0.3%(89)

Venezuelan0.2%(58)

Colombian0.2%(56)

Bolivian0.1%(29)

Cuban0.1%(26)

Dominican0.1%(23)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Panamanian0%(6)

Chilean0%(4)

Nicaraguan0%(1)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.4%(119)

Kazakh0.1%(43)

Asian Indian0.1%(39)

Chinese0.1%(24)

Filipino0%(16)

Korean0%(8)

Ancestry

German15.4%(5,201)

English12.9%(4,358)

Irish10.9%(3,686)

American8.4%(2,815)

Italian5.5%(1,838)

Scottish2.7%(907)

French2.3%(764)

Polish1.8%(604)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(308)

West Indian0.6%(213)

Dutch0.6%(212)

Swedish0.5%(180)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.4%(129)

Barbadian0.3%(110)

Jamaican0.3%(102)

Austrian0.3%(98)

Hungarian0.3%(93)

Welsh0.3%(88)

Greek0.2%(83)

Subsaharan African0.2%(79)

Russian0.2%(70)

Norwegian0.2%(62)

French Canadian0.2%(59)

Kenyan0.2%(59)

Slovak0.1%(48)

Arab0.1%(31)

Brazilian0.1%(25)

British0.1%(24)

Danish0.1%(22)

Lebanese0.1%(21)

Finnish0.1%(21)

Turkish0.1%(19)

Armenian0.1%(17)

Czech0%(13)

Iranian0%(13)

Canadian0%(12)

Ukrainian0%(9)

Belgian0%(7)

Swiss0%(7)

Nigerian0%(6)

Israeli0%(2)

Haitian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.8%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.8%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.1 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 22.1 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 married36.2%(4,768)

Married48.9%(6,437)

Widowed3.9%(519)

Divorced10.9%(1,432)

Women 15+

Never married30.4%(4,232)

Married46.6%(6,489)

Widowed9.4%(1,308)

Divorced13.7%(1,907)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.3%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 13.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.4%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.3%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 60.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.8%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.4% 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)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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