COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Dorchester County

Maryland · 30,236 residents · 541 sq mi

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Dorchester County is a county of 30,236 people in Maryland. Households here earn about 37% less than in Maryland as a whole. At a median age of 37.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $68,200. Renters pay $330 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.0

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

30,236

−1%vs 2000

vs 30,674 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 40.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

541 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(2,002)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(2,150)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(1,802)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(1,695)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(1,726)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(4,875)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(4,188)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(3,049)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(3,295)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(3,185)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(1,732)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(537)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,922

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,077 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,437

−34%vs 2000

vs $18,929 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.2%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$68,200

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$330

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $456 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.6%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

32.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.8%(21,117)

Black28.2%(8,658)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(385)

Asian0.6%(199)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.4%(21,590)

Black27.8%(8,405)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(215)

Asian0.4%(108)

Other0.4%(133)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(648)

Puerto Rican1.7%(559)

Central American1.6%(532)

Salvadoran1.3%(424)

Dominican0.4%(144)

Guatemalan0.3%(96)

South American0.1%(22)

Colombian0.1%(21)

Cuban0.1%(19)

Honduran0%(12)

Ecuadorian0%(1)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.5%(150)

Filipino0.3%(83)

Chinese0.2%(65)

Thai0.1%(37)

Pakistani0.1%(32)

Asian Indian0%(11)

Vietnamese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(22)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(21)

Ancestry

English13.5%(4,416)

German12.1%(3,947)

American10.2%(3,331)

Irish9.8%(3,217)

Italian3.3%(1,088)

Polish2.3%(749)

French1.5%(500)

Subsaharan African1.5%(479)

Scottish1.3%(421)

West Indian1.1%(355)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(269)

Welsh0.7%(231)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Nigerian0.6%(186)

Swedish0.5%(179)

Dutch0.4%(131)

British0.4%(125)

Russian0.3%(103)

Haitian0.3%(92)

Hungarian0.3%(86)

Turkish0.3%(82)

Swiss0.2%(78)

Czech0.2%(74)

French Canadian0.2%(57)

Norwegian0.2%(54)

Lithuanian0.2%(50)

Portuguese0.2%(50)

Ukrainian0.1%(45)

Greek0.1%(44)

Jamaican0.1%(43)

Guyanese0.1%(39)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(28)

Finnish0.1%(27)

Belgian0%(15)

Croatian0%(15)

Danish0%(15)

Austrian0%(12)

Barbadian0%(9)

Arab0%(8)

Lebanese0%(8)

Slovak0%(6)

Armenian0%(5)

Australian0%(3)

Canadian0%(3)

Romanian0%(3)

Brazilian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.9%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.7%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 17.0 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 married35.4%(4,411)

Married50.4%(6,279)

Widowed3.5%(436)

Divorced10.7%(1,338)

Women 15+

Never married31.7%(4,648)

Married43.4%(6,356)

Widowed9.9%(1,454)

Divorced15%(2,198)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.2%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 49.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.4%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.5%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.9%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 32.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.9%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 60.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.7%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.6% 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)14.1%(290)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(417)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.4%(871)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(96)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,056 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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