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Queen Anne's County, MD

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

AI Overview

Queen Anne's County is a small, predominantly residential county of about 51,000 people on Maryland's Eastern Shore, with a median household income of $112,826 and a poverty rate of just 7.0%, pointing to a relatively affluent population. The labor force of roughly 34,300 (67.4% participation) skews older—median age 44.7—with 37.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $56,111. An 82.9% homeownership rate, a median home value of $441,800, and a mean commute of 33.8 minutes suggest the county functions largely as a bedroom community, with residents likely commuting toward the Baltimore–Annapolis corridor.

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

Population

50,951

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$112,826

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.2% since 2018

Queen Anne's County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone43,211 (83.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,948 (5.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,160 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,670 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,279 (2.5%)
  • Asian Alone525 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,835
  2. 2.Other Indo-European197
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)110
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)106
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island101

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,237

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,157

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$54,824

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,868
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,596
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,788
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,769
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,464

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,469
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,796
  3. 3.Service Occupations4,687
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,943
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,466

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.92×)2,432
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.49×)2,774
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.05×)3,472
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.04×)1,319
  5. 5.Information (LQ 1.03×)520

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$441,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,611/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9994,139 (25.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,662 (22.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,721 (16.5%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,585 (9.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,141 (6.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999841 (5.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

37.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$56,111

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone20,339 (75.4%)
  • Worked At Home4,046 (15.0%)
  • Carpooled2,060 (7.6%)
  • Public Transit166 (0.6%)
  • Walked138 (0.5%)
  • Other119 (0.4%)

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.