Census Information

 

The following is a list of Quick Census Facts about Garrett County in comparison with the state of Maryland. This information has been obtained directly from the U.S. Census Bureau. For more information about Garrett County please go to www.census.gov, click on American Factfinder and follow the instructions. To view a map of Garrett County Census Tracts please click on the link.

People QuickFacts Garrett County Maryland
Population, 2003 estimate 30,049 5,508,909
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 0.7% 4.0%
Population, 2000 29,846 5,296,486
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 6.1% 10.8%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.1% 6.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.1% 25.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 14.9% 11.3%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.7% 51.7%
 
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 98.8% 64.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 27.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 4.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 1.8%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.4% 2.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.4% 4.3%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 98.4% 62.1%
 
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000 67.0% 55.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 0.8% 9.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 3.6% 12.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 79.2% 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 13.8% 31.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 5,499 854,345
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 24.8 31.2
 
Housing units, 2002 17,121 2,197,126
Homeownership rate, 2000 77.9% 67.7%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 8.4% 25.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $86,400 $146,000
 
Households, 2000 11,476 1,980,859
Persons per household, 2000 2.55 2.61
Median household income, 1999 $32,238 $52,868
Per capita money income, 1999 $16,219 $25,614
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 13.3% 8.5%
     
Business QuickFacts Garrett County Maryland
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 892 129,301
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 9,413 2,091,198
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 2.1% 1.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 2,008 322,819
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 103,452 36,505,948
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 222,946 46,428,206
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $7,576 $9,116
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 F 20.6%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 18.3% 28.9%
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 333 29,293
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 126,034 49,537,440
     
Geography QuickFacts Garrett County Maryland
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 648 9,774
Persons per square mile, 2000 46.1 541.9
Metropolitan Area None  
FIPS Code 023 24

 

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