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Calvert County, MD

Demographic and economic profile of Calvert County, MD, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Calvert County is a small, predominantly residential county of 94,913 residents situated within the broader Washington-Baltimore labor shed, reflected in a median household income of $133,922 and a mean commute of 40.7 minutes. The workforce of roughly 64,000 labor-force participants carries a 2.9% unemployment rate and median worker earnings of $66,146, with 35.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Population grew 3.0% over five years, the poverty rate stands at just 4.0%, and an 87.2% homeownership rate paired with a median home value of $440,200 signals a stable, high-cost residential base with limited renter supply.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

94,913

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$133,922

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.0% since 2018

Calvert County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone70,778 (75.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone11,502 (12.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,156 (5.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,382 (3.6%)
  • Asian Alone1,837 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,398 (1.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,011
  2. 2.Other Indo-European682
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)442
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic289
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island274

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

8,058

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$50,309

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$56,411

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,877
  2. 2.Public Administration (Group)7,999
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services6,357
  4. 4.Construction (Group)5,568
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)4,048

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations24,357
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations7,898
  3. 3.Service Occupations6,617
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,154
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,652

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 3.50×)7,917
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.70×)5,619
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.08×)3,010
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.05×)2,356
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.05×)6,176

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$440,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,701/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

87.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9998,955 (30.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9996,741 (23.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9995,427 (18.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,222 (7.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9992,180 (7.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,734 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$66,146

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

39.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone35,102 (72.5%)
  • Worked At Home8,953 (18.5%)
  • Carpooled2,904 (6.0%)
  • Public Transit596 (1.2%)
  • Walked425 (0.9%)
  • Other357 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.