Dorchester County MD Data & Peer Group Rankings

Dorchester County MD Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

POPULATION
Total Population	32,806
Population in Households	32,300
Population in Familes	25,595
Population in Group Qrtrs	506
Population Density	61
Diversity Index¹	56

INCOME
Median Household Income	$51,062
Average Household Income	$67,189
Per Capita Income	$27,641
Wealth Index³	76

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	16,554 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	8,353 (50.5%)
Renter Occupied HU	5,132 (31.0%)
Vacant Housing Units	3,069 (18.5%)
Median Home Value	$182,734
Housing Affordability Index²	130

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	13,485
Average Household Size	2.4
Family Households	8,755
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	0.06%	-0.25%
Households	-0.03%	-0.31%
Families	-0.17%	-0.41%
Median Household Income		1.02%
Per Capita Income		1.33%

Dorchester County MD - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Dorchester County to the other 24 counties / independent cities and county equivalents in Maryland by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 21	17th
Population Density	# 23	8th
Diversity Index	# 9	67th
Median Household Income	# 20	21st
Per Capita Income	# 20	21st

Variable Description

Rank

Percentile

Total Population

# 21

17th

Population Density

# 23

8th

Diversity Index

# 9

67th

Median Household Income

# 20

21st

Per Capita Income

# 20

21st

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Dorchester County MD Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

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INCOME

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GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Dorchester County MD - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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