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% |