2022 population: 170,102 ( 23,551 from 2010 , 3,481 from 2020)
Land area: 457.8 square miles
Population density: 371.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	55,989	32.91%	21.0%
Black:	88,345	51.94%	49.2%
Indian:	921	0.54%	5.0%
Asian:	5,909	3.47%	34.8%
2+ races:	6,184	3.64%	32.1%
Hispanic:	12,754	7.50%	103.8%

Total non-White:	114,113	67.09%	50.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,990	12.0
Deaths:	3,208	9.6
Net Migration:	2,330	7.0
Net Immigration:	377	1.1

Change in White population:	-14,916	-10.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	38,467	26.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
146,551
70,905	48.38%
59,201	40.40%
877	0.60%
4,383	2.99%
4,683	3.20%
6,259	4.27%
75,646	51.62%

2000
120,546
81,111	67.29%
31,203	25.88%
858	0.71%
2,235	1.85%
2,218	1.84%
2,722	2.26%
39,435	32.71%

1990
101,154
79,345	78.44%
18,179	17.97%
846	0.84%
1,221	1.21%
n/a
1,563	1.55%
21,809	21.56%

1980
72,751
56,130	77.15%
14,535	19.98%
561	0.77%
490	0.67%
n/a
941	1.29%
16,621	22.85%

1970
47,678
33,624	70.52%
13,344	27.99%
101	0.21%
115	0.24%
n/a
276	0.58%
14,054	29.48%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
17,152	14.2
7,707	6.4
12,349	10.2
447	0.4

-10,206	-8.5
36,211	30.0

Number	Rate
1990's
16,721	16.5
6,492	6.4
10,402	10.3
755	0.7

1,766	1.7
17,626	17.4

Number	Rate
1980's
14,440	19.8
4,771	6.6
19,637	27.0
n/a

23,215	31.9
5,188	7.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
17,971	37.7
n/a

22,506	47.2
2,567	5.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Charles County, MD

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.8
39,741	23.4%
130,361	76.6%
21,545	12.7%

59,205
2.80

43,205	73.0%
30,828	71.4%
4,770	11.0%
16,000	27.0%

2010
Number	Percent
37.4
38,884	26.5%
107,667	73.5%
13,852	9.5%

51,214
2.83

38,614	75.4%
27,772	71.9%
4,709	12.2%
12,600	24.6%

2000
Number	Percent
34.6
34,661	28.8%
85,885	71.2%
9,430	7.8%

41,675
2.86

32,500	78.0%
24,676	75.9%
3,690	11.4%
9,175	22.0%

1990
Number	Percent
30.2
29,712	29.4%
71,442	70.6%
6,628	6.6%

32,934
3.04

26,867	81.6%
22,035	82.0%
1,929	7.2%
6,067	18.4%

1980
Number	Percent
26.5
25,963	35.7%
46,788	64.3%
4,019	5.5%

21,369
3.38

18,318	85.7%
15,453	84.4%
1,223	6.7%
3,051	14.3%

2022 Housing Data for Charles County, MD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,918	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	784	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	874	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,001	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	884	1.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	943	1.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,159	2.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,184	2.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,301	2.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,015	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,340	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,880	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,712	13.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,630	11.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,296	15.7%
$200,000 or more	11,284	19.1%

Median Household Income	116,882
Per Capita Income	47,977

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	106
Compared to U.S.	110

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,613	4.4%
Public Assistance	1,353	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,409	9.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	75,883	73.3%
Unemployed	4,021	3.9%
In Armed Forces	1,762	1.7%

Total Labor Force	81,666	78.9%
Not in Labor Force	21,821	21.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,916	20,799	52.4%
Non-Profit	2,336	3,781	38.2%
Self-Employed	3,304	1,831	64.3%

Local Government	3,346	5,134	39.5%
State Government	1,063	1,650	39.2%
Federal Government	9,048	9,315	49.3%

Total Private + Self	26,220	22,630	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	15,793	19,880	44.3%
Total	42,013	42,510	49.7%

Pct. Govt.	35.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	16,354	19.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,801	21.0%
Professional, Technical	20,388	24.1%
Service Occupations	14,174	16.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	45	0.1%
All others	15,925	18.8%

White Collar		64.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	17,463	20.6%
Health care and social assistance	9,196	10.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,444	10.0%
Retail trade	7,529	8.9%
Educational services	6,729	7.9%
Construction	6,467	7.6%
Transportation and warehousing	4,656	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	4,616	5.5%
Other services	4,039	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,724	4.4%
Manufacturing	2,644	3.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,039	2.4%
Finance and insurance	1,998	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,541	1.8%
Information	1,190	1.4%
Wholesale trade	1,129	1.3%
Utilities	909	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	200	0.2%
Management	124	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,219	1.93%
Puerto Rican	2,278	1.36%
Cuban	196	0.12%
Dominican	528	0.32%

Total Central American	3,698	2.21%
Costa Rican	30	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,223	0.73%
Honduran	321	0.19%
Nicaraguan	42	0.03%
Panamanian	434	0.26%
Salvadoran	1,645	0.98%
Other Central American	3	0.00%

Total South American	733	0.44%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	1	0.00%
Colombian	437	0.26%
Ecuadorian	14	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	281	0.17%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	617	0.37%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	2,028	1.21%
Indian	804	0.48%
Chinese	601	0.36%
Korean	270	0.16%
Vietnamese	268	0.16%
Japanese	125	0.07%
Cambodian	110	0.07%
Thai	75	0.04%
Bangladeshi	61	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	141,895	90.2%
Spanish	6,923	4.4%
Other	1,888	1.2%
Other Indo-European	1,509	1.0%
Tagalog	1,459	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	888	0.6%
German, other Germanic	883	0.6%
Chinese	593	0.4%
Other Asian	456	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	12,742	7.6%
Irish	11,320	6.8%
German	10,852	6.5%
American	6,321	3.8%
Italian	4,750	2.8%
African	2,453	1.5%
Polish	2,101	1.3%
European	1,958	1.2%
Jamaican	1,862	1.1%
Nigerian	1,737	1.0%
French	1,504	0.9%
Scottish	1,324	0.8%
Dutch	1,035	0.6%
Welsh	880	0.5%
British	825	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	162,090	97.0%
Not a citizen	4,945	3.0%

Native	154,454	92.5%
Foreign-born	12,581	7.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,386	2.1%	3,870	3.4%	34,021	30.2%	37,359	33.2%	20,490	18.2%	14,487	12.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,386	2.1%
9-12 Years	3,870	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,021	30.2%
Some College	37,359	33.2%
Bach. Degree	20,490	18.2%
Grad Degree	14,487	12.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	53,640	52,200	1,440	2.7%	4.3%
1991	55,243	52,841	2,402	4.3%	5.9%
1992	56,862	53,781	3,081	5.4%	6.5%
1993	56,207	53,753	2,454	4.4%	6.0%
1994	57,746	55,681	2,065	3.6%	5.2%
1995	58,860	56,656	2,204	3.7%	5.0%
1996	59,457	57,383	2,074	3.5%	4.9%
1997	60,254	57,981	2,273	3.8%	4.8%
1998	60,856	59,026	1,830	3.0%	4.3%
1999	62,065	60,547	1,518	2.4%	3.5%

2000	65,066	63,161	1,905	2.9%	3.5%
2001	66,188	64,003	2,185	3.3%	4.2%
2002	67,843	65,284	2,559	3.8%	4.8%
2003	69,785	67,192	2,593	3.7%	4.8%
2004	70,919	68,310	2,609	3.7%	4.6%
2005	72,832	70,131	2,701	3.7%	4.5%
2006	74,909	72,358	2,551	3.4%	4.2%
2007	76,376	73,999	2,377	3.1%	3.7%
2008	78,275	75,276	2,999	3.8%	4.5%
2009	78,435	73,478	4,957	6.3%	7.6%

2010	78,337	72,775	5,562	7.1%	7.8%
2011	79,025	73,669	5,356	6.8%	7.3%
2012	79,594	74,359	5,235	6.6%	6.9%
2013	80,247	75,103	5,144	6.4%	6.5%
2014	80,126	75,591	4,535	5.7%	5.7%
2015	80,471	76,540	3,931	4.9%	5.0%
2016	83,812	80,379	3,433	4.1%	4.3%
2017	85,696	82,334	3,362	3.9%	4.1%
2018	86,671	83,431	3,240	3.7%	3.8%
2019	89,012	85,871	3,141	3.5%	3.5%

2020	86,099	80,309	5,790	6.7%	6.8%
2021	86,168	81,629	4,539	5.3%	5.3%
2022	86,546	83,670	2,876	3.3%	3.2%
2023	86,748	84,864	1,884	2.2%	2.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	62,362
Median Value	$382,800

Occupied	59,205	94.9%
Vacant	3,157	5.1%

Owned	47,245	79.8%
Rented	11,960	20.2%
Median Rent	$1,839

Single-Family Units	56,391	90.4%
Detached	44,311	71.1%
Attached	12,080	19.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,584	7.4%
Mobile Homes	622	1.0%

Charles County, MD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Charles County, MD

2022 Housing Data for Charles County, MD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Charles County, MD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Charles County, MD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Charles County, MD

Historical Labor Force Data for Charles County, MD