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Wicomico County, MD


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Salisbury, MD-DE
Designated Market Area: Salisbury, MD-DE
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 104,664   ( 5,931 from 2010 , 1,078 from 2020)
Land area: 374.4 square miles
Population density: 279.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:63,254 60.44% 3.8%
Black:28,44527.18% 20.9%
Indian:2530.24% 27.8%
Asian:3,3493.20% 35.0%
2+ races:3,0472.91% 47.5%
Hispanic:6,3166.03% 41.0%
Total non-White:41,41039.56% 25.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,811 13.6
Deaths:2,67312.9
Net Migration: 3501.7
Net Immigration: 5482.6
Change in White population:-2,513 -2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:8,444 8.6




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
98,733
65,76766.61%
23,53423.84%
1980.20%
2,4812.51%
2,0662.09%
4,4784.54%
32,96633.39%

2000
84,644
60,55271.54%
19,58323.14%
1610.19%
1,4721.74%
9451.12%
1,8422.18%
24,09228.46%

1990
74,339
56,59776.13%
16,31721.95%
2480.33%
6880.93%
n/a
4890.66%
17,74223.87%

1980
64,540
49,86777.27%
14,00521.70%
630.10%
3020.47%
n/a
2760.43%
14,67322.73%

1970
54,236
42,28877.97%
11,41821.05%
150.03%
530.10%
n/a
4430.82%
11,948 22.03%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
11,485 13.6
7,9259.4
4,9475.8
1,5891.9
5,215 6.2
8,874 10.5
1990's
NumberRate
11,045 14.9
7,83710.5
1,7492.4
9431.3
3,955 5.3
6,350 8.5
1980's
NumberRate
9,933 15.4
6,926 10.7
7,371 11.4
n/a
6,730 10.4
3,069 4.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
7,165 13.2
n/a
7,579 14.0
2,725 5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Wicomico 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
NumberPercent
36.1
22,903 21.9%
81,761 78.1%
16,785 16.0%
39,939
2.50
25,668 64.3%
17,050 66.4%
3,599 14.0%
14,271 35.7%

2010
NumberPercent
35.7
22,095 22.4%
76,638 77.6%
12,847 13.0%
37,220
2.53
24,172 64.9%
16,698 69.1%
3,294 13.6%
13,048 35.1%

2000
NumberPercent
35.9
20,932 24.7%
63,712 75.3%
10,804 12.8%
32,231
2.53
21,893 67.9%
16,134 73.7%
2,837 13.0%
10,338 32.1%

1990
NumberPercent
33.2
18,293 24.6%
56,046 75.4%
9,567 12.9%
27,771
2.57
19,597 70.6%
15,087 77.0%
2,017 10.3%
8,174 29.4%

1980
NumberPercent
31.3
17,038 26.4%
47,502 73.6%
7,772 12.0%
22,969
2.70
17,248 75.1%
14,139 82.0%
1,417 8.2%
5,721 24.9%

2022 Housing Data for Wicomico County, MD

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units43,708 
Median Value$226,900 
Occupied39,93991.4%
Vacant3,7698.6%
Owned23,82559.7%
Rented16,11440.3%
Median Rent$1,190 
Single-Family Units32,84175.1%
    Detached30,25969.2%
    Attached2,5825.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units7,22416.5%
Mobile Homes1,7354.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wicomico County, MD

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,1665.4%
$10,000 to $14,9991,1442.9%
$15,000 to $19,9991,3433.4%
$20,000 to $24,9991,5743.9%
$25,000 to $29,9991,7874.5%
$30,000 to $34,9991,5383.9%
$35,000 to $39,9991,5633.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991,6984.3%
$45,000 to $49,9991,1953.0%
$50,000 to $59,9993,4138.5%
$60,000 to $74,9994,03810.1%
$75,000 to $99,9995,91514.8%
$100,000 to $124,9993,8669.7%
$125,000 to $149,9992,5746.4%
$150,000 to $199,9993,2868.2%
$200,000 or more2,8397.1%
Median Household Income69,421 
Per Capita Income35,658 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state82 
Compared to U.S.85 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,2345.6%
Public Assistance1,1312.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps7,32818.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed44,62970.5%
Unemployed3,4425.4%
In Armed Forces1670.3%
Total Labor Force48,23876.2%
Not in Labor Force15,05923.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector16,65916,33550.5%
Non-Profit1,1352,78529.0%
Self-Employed2,7981,37767.0%
Local Government1,9572,59443.0%
State Government1,8582,07447.3%
Federal Government46359243.9%
Total Private + Self19,45717,71252.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.5,4138,04540.2%
Total24,87025,75749.1%
Pct. Govt.18.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts6,47312.7%
Sales and Office Occupations10,67821.0%
Professional, Technical11,18222.0%
Service Occupations11,26122.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4290.8%
All others11,27522.2%
White Collar 55.7%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance8,84217.4%
Educational services6,38212.5%
Retail trade6,24012.3%
Accommodation and food services5,22610.3%
Manufacturing4,9159.7%
Construction3,5236.9%
Public administration2,8805.7%
Other services2,3414.6%
Professional, scientific, technical1,8453.6%
Transportation and warehousing1,7533.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,5023.0%
Finance and insurance1,0032.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing9341.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting8501.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation8481.7%
Information7351.4%
Wholesale trade6721.3%
Utilities3700.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction80.0%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2,5822.49%
Puerto Rican5850.56%
Cuban1120.11%
Dominican3600.35%
Total Central American1,4861.43%
Costa Rican2120.20%
Guatemalan8380.81%
Honduran2580.25%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran1780.17%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1680.16%
Argentinean60.01%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian400.04%
Ecuadorian190.02%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1030.10%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic6560.63%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Korean7230.70%
Vietnamese6270.60%
Chinese4030.39%
Filipino3070.30%
Indian2750.26%
Japanese720.07%
Taiwanese170.02%
Indonesian90.01%
Laotian50.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English86,51088.6%
Spanish4,6154.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun2,4932.6%
Other Indo-European1,5101.5%
Korean6520.7%
Vietnamese4910.5%
Other Asian3670.4%
German, other Germanic2500.3%
Chinese1710.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English12,99312.5%
German11,62211.2%
Irish10,81210.4%
American7,8917.6%
Italian4,8494.7%
Haitian2,9082.8%
Polish2,6872.6%
Scottish1,5881.5%
French1,4311.4%
European1,1011.1%
British8670.8%
Welsh8560.8%
Scotch-Irish6980.7%
Swedish5230.5%
Dutch4910.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen98,69895.1%
Not a citizen5,1174.9%
Native95,28991.8%
Foreign-born8,5268.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wicomico County, MD

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,467 3.8%5,060 7.7%21,034 32.0%18,135 27.6%11,476 17.5%7,549 11.5%
  Average years of education: 13.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,467 3.8%
9-12 Years 5,060 7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 21,034 32.0%
Some College 18,135 27.6%
Bach. Degree 11,476 17.5%
Grad Degree 7,549 11.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Wicomico County, MD

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 41,916 39,198 2,718 6.5% 4.3%
1991 44,592 41,254 3,338 7.5% 5.9%
1992 46,027 42,058 3,969 8.6% 6.5%
1993 46,427 43,328 3,099 6.7% 6.0%
1994 47,140 44,077 3,063 6.5% 5.2%
1995 45,839 43,142 2,697 5.9% 5.0%
1996 47,139 44,298 2,841 6.0% 4.9%
1997 47,112 44,344 2,768 5.9% 4.8%
1998 49,156 46,663 2,493 5.1% 4.3%
1999 47,419 45,264 2,155 4.5% 3.5%
2000 46,184 44,279 1,905 4.1% 3.5%
2001 47,412 45,074 2,338 4.9% 4.2%
2002 48,478 45,972 2,506 5.2% 4.8%
2003 48,559 46,053 2,506 5.2% 4.8%
2004 50,025 47,640 2,385 4.8% 4.6%
2005 51,832 49,447 2,385 4.6% 4.5%
2006 52,558 50,248 2,310 4.4% 4.2%
2007 52,493 50,299 2,194 4.2% 3.7%
2008 53,240 50,317 2,923 5.5% 4.5%
2009 52,801 48,053 4,748 9.0% 7.6%
2010 50,451 45,440 5,011 9.9% 7.8%
2011 50,558 45,559 4,999 9.9% 7.3%
2012 50,480 45,799 4,681 9.3% 6.9%
2013 50,121 45,800 4,321 8.6% 6.5%
2014 50,050 46,230 3,820 7.6% 5.7%
2015 50,182 46,839 3,343 6.7% 5.0%
2016 50,359 47,331 3,028 6.0% 4.3%
2017 50,855 47,994 2,861 5.6% 4.1%
2018 50,891 48,269 2,622 5.2% 3.8%
2019 51,370 49,020 2,350 4.6% 3.5%
2020 49,403 45,722 3,681 7.5% 6.8%
2021 50,306 47,474 2,832 5.6% 5.3%
2022 51,069 49,104 1,965 3.8% 3.2%
2023 52,107 50,783 1,324 2.5% 2.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com