COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Garrett County

Maryland · 28,138 residents · 649 sq mi

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Garrett County is home to 28,138 people in Maryland. Households here earn about 42% less than in Maryland as a whole. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $60,200. Renters pay $310 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

28,138

−6%vs 2000

vs 29,846 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−12%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

649 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(1,951)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(2,161)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(2,173)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(2,170)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(1,775)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(4,426)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(3,989)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(3,041)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(2,585)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(2,385)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(1,094)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(388)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,733

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,238 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,124

−38%vs 2000

vs $16,219 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.7%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,200

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$310

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $382 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.1%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

20.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(29,378)

Black0.4%(127)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(131)

Asian0.2%(57)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(27,988)

Black0.3%(93)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(89)

Asian0.1%(30)

Other0.1%(27)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.6%(179)

Central American0.2%(64)

Puerto Rican0.2%(44)

Honduran0.1%(36)

Spaniard0.1%(27)

Cuban0.1%(22)

Salvadoran0%(12)

Guatemalan0%(11)

South American0%(11)

Dominican0%(10)

Colombian0%(6)

Nicaraguan0%(5)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0%(4)

Venezuelan0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(53)

Asian Indian0.1%(31)

Chinese0.1%(23)

Japanese0.1%(23)

Kazakh0%(4)

Taiwanese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(2)

Ancestry

German29.3%(8,393)

Irish13.4%(3,844)

English13.1%(3,759)

American7%(1,993)

Italian3.5%(1,008)

Scottish2.4%(674)

Dutch2.1%(614)

Swiss2.1%(591)

Polish1.7%(487)

Welsh1.5%(435)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(372)

French1%(285)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.6%(164)

Portuguese0.4%(128)

Austrian0.4%(122)

Armenian0.4%(110)

Czech0.4%(107)

Hungarian0.3%(100)

Slovene0.3%(100)

British0.3%(93)

Greek0.3%(86)

Norwegian0.3%(82)

Croatian0.2%(69)

Canadian0.2%(45)

Lithuanian0.1%(38)

Russian0.1%(38)

Finnish0.1%(37)

Turkish0.1%(33)

French Canadian0.1%(32)

Ukrainian0.1%(28)

Slovak0.1%(23)

Subsaharan African0.1%(17)

West Indian0%(13)

Serbian0%(11)

Romanian0%(10)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(10)

Guyanese0%(9)

Arab0%(7)

Danish0%(7)

Syrian0%(4)

Lebanese0%(3)

Australian0%(3)

Latvian0%(2)

Haitian0%(2)

Jamaican0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.5%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.4%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.0 min

+35%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 married29.1%(3,586)

Married58.1%(7,152)

Widowed3.2%(391)

Divorced9.6%(1,178)

Women 15+

Never married20.9%(2,561)

Married55.2%(6,751)

Widowed12.7%(1,558)

Divorced11.1%(1,356)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 12.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.9%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 51.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.6%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 64.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.7%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 44.4% 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)12.2%(259)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.2%(238)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.9%(912)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.4%(115)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,124 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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