Wicomico County, Maryland Demographics

Wicomico County is 2nd in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Wicomico County is 3rd in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Income below poverty line

Wicomico County is 5th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Female residents

Wicomico County is 7th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Wicomico County is 7th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Wicomico County is 8th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Foreign born residents

Wicomico County is 8th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Asian

Wicomico County is 8th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Wicomico County is 8th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Wicomico County is 9th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Wicomico County	Rank	Maryland	US
Current population (2012)	100,647	14th	5,884,563	313,914,040
Size in square miles	374.4	14th	9,707.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	263.7	15th	594.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Wicomico County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents younger than 5	6.2%	8th	6.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.0%	15th	22.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.6%	13th	13.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Wicomico County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.4%	18th	88.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.6%	17th	36.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Wicomico County	Rank	Maryland	US
Race - White	69.5%	16th	60.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	24.9%	7th	30.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	11th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.8%	8th	6.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	7th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.3%	10th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	8th	8.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	65.7%	16th	53.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Wicomico County	Rank	Maryland	US
Female residents	52.1%	5th	51.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.9%	8th	13.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Wicomico County	Rank	Maryland	US
Housing units	41,332	14th	2,391,350	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	19.2%	9th	25.4%	25.9%
Households	36,406	13th	2,128,377	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.7%	22nd	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$195,400	20th	$319,800	$186,200
People per household	2.6	14th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	327	12th	15,217	829,658

Income Demographics
	Wicomico County	Rank	Maryland	US
Income per capita	$25,929	19th	$35,751	$27,915
Income per household	$51,739	19th	$72,419	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.0%	3rd	9.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Wicomico County	Rank	Maryland	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,496	12th	133,248	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	36,728	11th	2,104,022	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	8,539	12th	528,112	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,780,832	12th	$75,664,186	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$19,078	2nd	$13,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$184,806	13th	$10,758,428	$613,795,732