Talbot County, Maryland Demographics

Talbot County is 1st in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Talbot County is 1st in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Talbot County is 3rd in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Female residents

Talbot County is 4th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Income per capita

Talbot County is 4th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Talbot County is 6th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Home median value

Talbot County is 6th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Talbot County is 7th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Talbot County is 8th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - White

Talbot County is 9th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Size Demographics
	Talbot County	Rank	Maryland	US
Current population (2012)	38,098	19th	5,884,563	313,914,040
Size in square miles	268.5	21st	9,707.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	140.7	17th	594.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Talbot County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents younger than 5	4.9%	21st	6.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.0%	20th	22.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	25.5%	1st	13.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Talbot County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.8%	12th	88.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	32.7%	6th	36.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Talbot County	Rank	Maryland	US
Race - White	83.5%	8th	60.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	13.3%	16th	30.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	20th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.4%	15th	6.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	4th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	22nd	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	7th	8.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	78.8%	9th	53.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Talbot County	Rank	Maryland	US
Female residents	52.4%	3rd	51.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.9%	10th	13.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Talbot County	Rank	Maryland	US
Housing units	19,645	19th	2,391,350	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	12.7%	17th	25.4%	25.9%
Households	15,539	19th	2,128,377	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.6%	11th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$352,200	6th	$319,800	$186,200
People per household	2.4	19th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	176	16th	15,217	829,658

Income Demographics
	Talbot County	Rank	Maryland	US
Income per capita	$38,199	4th	$35,751	$27,915
Income per household	$63,399	14th	$72,419	$52,762
Income below poverty line	7.7%	14th	9.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Talbot County	Rank	Maryland	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,458	18th	133,248	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	17,162	16th	2,104,022	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	5,247	18th	528,112	27,092,908
Retail sales	$711,868	18th	$75,664,186	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$19,732	1st	$13,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$104,944	18th	$10,758,428	$613,795,732