COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Somerset County

Maryland · 23,440 residents · 320 sq mi

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Somerset County is a county of 23,440 people in Maryland. That trails the Maryland median by roughly 41%. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $53,800. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. Median rent is $302 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,440

−5%vs 2000

vs 24,747 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

320 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(1,203)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(1,296)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(1,358)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(2,119)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(1,563)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.2%(4,491)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(3,333)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(2,207)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(2,379)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(1,954)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(1,246)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(291)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,379

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,903 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,232

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,965 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.0%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,800

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$302

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $429 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.2%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.6% in 2000

27.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.8%(13,814)

Black40.8%(10,108)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(334)

Asian0.5%(116)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic60.6%(14,200)

Black38.2%(8,946)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(177)

Asian0.4%(86)

Other0.9%(208)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(465)

Central American0.5%(124)

Spaniard0.5%(115)

South American0.4%(90)

Puerto Rican0.3%(72)

Dominican0.2%(57)

Argentine0.2%(55)

Honduran0.2%(38)

Salvadoran0.1%(36)

Ecuadorian0.1%(35)

Panamanian0.1%(34)

Guatemalan0%(5)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Cuban0%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(89)

Asian Indian0.2%(54)

Filipino0.1%(19)

Pakistani0.1%(13)

Ancestry

American20.2%(5,023)

English9.5%(2,370)

German5.8%(1,433)

Irish5.1%(1,276)

Subsaharan African3.1%(765)

Italian2.2%(550)

Polish1.8%(437)

Dutch0.9%(235)

Russian0.7%(175)

Scottish0.6%(156)

French0.6%(148)

Romanian0.4%(102)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.4%(95)

Swedish0.3%(75)

West Indian0.3%(73)

Jamaican0.3%(66)

Czech0.2%(60)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(59)

Israeli0.2%(57)

Portuguese0.2%(53)

Arab0.2%(51)

British0.2%(51)

Austrian0.2%(47)

Egyptian0.2%(42)

Ghanaian0.2%(42)

Hungarian0.2%(39)

Slovak0.1%(35)

Swiss0.1%(25)

French Canadian0.1%(21)

Canadian0.1%(16)

Lithuanian0.1%(16)

Norwegian0.1%(16)

Brazilian0.1%(14)

Slovene0%(10)

Jordanian0%(9)

Finnish0%(5)

Greek0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.6%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.2%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.5 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 16.8 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 married49.8%(5,839)

Married36.1%(4,233)

Widowed2.6%(300)

Divorced11.5%(1,345)

Women 15+

Never married35.8%(3,380)

Married40.2%(3,794)

Widowed12.1%(1,138)

Divorced11.9%(1,125)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.6%

−9.8 ptssince 2013

from 13.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.9%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 46.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.6%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.1%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 59.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.3%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% 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)13.9%(190)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24%(329)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33%(451)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,368 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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