Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $894 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $831 (1.0%)
Area name: Cumberland, MD-WV MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Allegany County is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $679 a month.
Cities in this county include: Cumberland
, Lansdowne-Baltimore Highlands
, Frostburg
, La Vale
, Westernport
, Lonaconing
, Barton
, Midland
, Luke
.
Neighboring
counties: Bedford County, Pennsylvania
, Garrett County
, Hampshire County, West Virginia
, Washington County
, Fulton County, Pennsylvania
, Mineral County, West Virginia
, Morgan County, West Virginia
, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Allegany County: Upper
Potomac Industrial Park
(A),
Mexico Farms
(B),
Indigo Neck Campground
(C),
Pigmans Ferry Campground
(D),
McKenzie Tower
(E),
Frostburg Water Treatment Plant
(F),
Cumberland Fair Grounds
(G),
Cumberland Country Club
(H),
Iron Mountain Campground
(I),
Pursalne Run Campground
(J),
North Branch Picnic Area
(K),
Fifteen Mile Creek Campground
(L),
Devils Alley Campground
(M),
Spring Gap Campground
(N),
Switch Number 9
(O),
Morrison
(P),
Oldtown-Battie Mixon Picnic Area
(Q),
Town Creek Aqueduct Campground
(R),
Camp Strauss
(S),
North Branch Visitors Center
(T)
Shopping Center: Country
Club Mall Shopping Center
(1).
Churches in Allegany County include: Rush
Church
(A),
Barrelville Presbyterian Church
(B),
Pleasant Grove Church
(C),
Saint Patrick Church
(D),
Piney Plains Church
(E),
Shaft United Methodist Church
(F),
Stoney Run Baptist Church
(G),
Big Ridge Church
(H),
Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Barlett
Cemetery
(1),
Cresap Cemetery
(2),
Morrison Cemetery
(3),
Moscow Mills Cemetery
(4),
Saint Gabriels Cemetery
(5),
Veterans of Foreign Wars Burial Park
(6),
Rose Meadow Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs and swamps: Midland-Gilmore
Reservoir
(A),
Rainbow Lake
(B),
Lake Habeeb
(C),
Barton Debris Basin
(D),
Paul Roeder Farm Pond
(E),
Long Pond
(F),
Lonaconing Reservoir
(G),
Cranberry Swamp
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flintstone
Creek
(A),
Flat Run
(B),
Fifteenmile Creek
(C),
Indian Lick
(D),
Elklick Run
(E),
Sawpit Run
(F),
Vale Run
(G),
Rocky Gap Run
(H),
Cabin Run
(I)
Parks in Allegany County include: Warrior
Mountain State Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Mountainside Recreation Area
(2),
Billmeyer Game Refuge
(3),
Dans Mountain Wildlife Management Area
(4),
Dans Mountain State Park
(5),
Wills Mountain State Park
(6),
Rock Gap State Park
(7),
Mount Savage Historic District
(8)
Post offices: Spring
Gap Post Office
(A),
Corriganville Post Office
(B),
Little Orleans Post Office
(C),
Oldtown Post Office
(D),
Flintstone Post Office
(E),
Midlothian Post Office
(F),
Nikep Post Office
(G),
Mount Savage Post Office
(H),
Ellerslie Post Office
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 5,521
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 924 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Allegany
County: |
1.2% | | Whole
state: | 9.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 137
- 1990
to 1994: 133
- 1985
to 1989: 142
- 1980
to 1984: 80
- 1975
to 1979: 70
- 1970
to 1974: 112
- 1970
to 1974: 71
- 1965
to 1969: 179
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Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 22,553
- One,
attached: 2,329
- Two:
2,121
- 3
or 4: 1,357
- 5
to 9: 1,315
- 10
to 19: 526
- 20
or more: 1,088
- Mobile
homes: 1,624
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 71
Housing units in Allegany County with a mortgage: 9,348 (628 second mortgage, 1,011 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,524 Agriculture
in Allegany County
Average size of farms: 142 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $7679
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $95.34
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.27%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 54.79%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $13685
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.71%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $24657
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.96%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.34
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.43%
Corn for grain: 358 harvested acres
Vegetables: 65 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 147 acresAllegany
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Maryland state average. It is 1.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/5/1969, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(11%)
- Public
administration (8%)
- Educational
services (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Health
care (6%)
- Transportation
equipment (5%)
- Truck
transportation (3%)
|
Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (22%)
- Educational
services (16%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Law
enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (9%)
- Cashiers
(6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(9%)
- Germany
(8%)
- Philippines
(8%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- United
Kingdom (6%)
- Canada
(5%)
- India
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Allegany County:
|
- German
(29%)
- United
States or American (17%)
- Irish
(13%)
- English
(11%)
- Italian
(5%)
- Scottish
(4%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 23,844 (81%)
- Carpooled:
3,774 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 105 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 7 (0%)
- Taxi:
53 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
6 (0%)
- Bicycle:
10 (0%)
- Walked:
1,214 (4%)
- Other
means: 110 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 448 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Allegany County, Maryland
- 1626
people in state prisons
- 1491
people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 1475
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 876
people in nursing homes
- 170
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 122
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 104
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 82
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 53
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 43
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 39
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 33
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 25
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 19
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,829.
4.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,414 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.16% | | Maryland
average: | 7.95% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.41% relocated from other counties in Maryland ($12,810 average AGI)
2.75% relocated from other states ($23,604 average AGI)
| Allegany
County: |
2.75% | | Maryland
average: | 3.62% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Mineral County, WV
|
0.60% ($30,730 average AGI) |
| from
Washington County, MD
|
0.27% ($32,043) |
| from
Garrett County, MD
|
0.27% ($34,662) |
| from
Baltimore County, MD
|
0.17% ($43,690) |
| from
Bedford County, PA
|
0.12% ($24,633) |
| from
Baltimore city, MD
|
0.10% ($26,962) |
| from
Montgomery County, MD
|
0.10% ($41,080) |
4.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,607 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.45% | | Maryland
average: | 8.13% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.34% relocated to other counties in Maryland ($10,433 average AGI)
3.11% relocated to other states ($25,175 average AGI)
| Allegany
County: |
3.11% | | Maryland
average: | 3.94% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Mineral County, WV
|
0.65% ($37,177 average AGI) |
| to
Washington County, MD
|
0.30% ($28,250) |
| to
Garrett County, MD
|
0.27% ($53,159) |
| to
Bedford County, PA
|
0.14% ($30,057) |
| to
Montgomery County, MD
|
0.13% ($33,875) |
| to
Baltimore County, MD
|
0.11% ($27,464) |
| to
Somerset County, PA
|
0.11% ($30,667) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1
Births
per 1000 population in Allegany County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Allegany County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Allegany County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 15,389 (13,279 aged, 2,110 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 68,757
- In
family households: 56,083 (14,922 male householders, 4,088 female householders)
15,298
spouses, 18,422 children (16,782 natural, 450 adopted, 1,190 stepchildren), 992 grandchildren, 287 brothers or sisters, 389 parents, 621 other relatives, 1,064 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 12,674 (4,085 male householders (3,221 living alone)), 6,255 female householders (5,574 living alone)), 2,334 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 6,173 (4,460 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 9,002 2-persons, 4,485 3-persons, 3,476 4-persons, 1,405 5-persons, 541 6-persons, 101 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 8,795 1-person, 1,095 2-persons, 271 3-persons, 114 4-persons, 57 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.
10,169 married couples with children.
3,690 single-parent households (823 men, 2,867 women).
97.2% of residents of Allegany County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $572,162,000 ($7745 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $24,679,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $234,129,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $163,981,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,786,000
Federal grants: $112,661,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,604,000 ($7,611,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $44,000,000 ($9,774,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,129,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,074,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,300,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,655
| Here: |
50 per 1000 residents | | State: | 71
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,691
| Here: |
64 per 1000 residents | | State: |
41 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +109
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +19
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -288
| Here: |
-4 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+2 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Allegany County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.73 millions of gallons per day (45% from ground, 55% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 197
- 1995
to 1998: 830
- 1990
to 1994: 1,144
- 1980
to 1989: 2,276
- 1970
to 1979: 3,538
- 1960
to 1969: 4,194
- 1950
to 1959: 4,109
- 1940
to 1949: 3,990
- 1939
or earlier: 12,706
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Allegany County, Maryland: |
- 1
room: 12
- 2
rooms: 51
- 3
rooms: 216
- 4
rooms: 1,656
- 5
rooms: 4,160
- 6
rooms: 6,193
- 7
rooms: 3,521
- 8
rooms: 2,467
- 9
or more rooms: 2,293
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Allegany County, Maryland: |
- 1
room: 182
- 2
rooms: 567
- 3
rooms: 1,557
- 4
rooms: 2,074
- 5
rooms: 1,841
- 6
rooms: 1,550
- 7
rooms: 481
- 8
rooms: 285
- 9
or more rooms: 216
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Allegany County: |
- no
bedroom: 17
- 1
bedroom: 455
- 2
bedrooms: 4,562
- 3
bedrooms: 11,697
- 4
bedrooms: 3,128
- 5
or more bedrooms: 710
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Allegany County: |
- no
bedroom: 246
- 1
bedroom: 2,478
- 2
bedrooms: 3,073
- 3
bedrooms: 2,270
- 4
bedrooms: 523
- 5
or more bedrooms: 163
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Allegany County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,159
- 1
vehicle: 6,159
- 2
vehicles: 8,389
- 3
vehicles: 3,401
- 4
vehicles: 988
- 5
or more vehicles: 473
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Allegany County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 2,029
- 1
vehicle: 3,948
- 2
vehicles: 2,142
- 3
vehicles: 477
- 4
vehicles: 119
- 5
or more vehicles: 38
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65% of Allegany County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Maryland.
| Allegany
County: |
64.7% | | State
average: |
57.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 53131
- Northeast:
5636
- Midwest:
2650
- South:
11578
- West:
705
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,400 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (55%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Electricity
(15%)
- Wood
(5%)
- Coal
or coke (3%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (59%)
- Electricity
(25%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Coal
or coke (3%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 576
| Here: |
8.0% | | Maryland: | 14.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 169
| Here: |
4.4% | | Maryland: | 13.3% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 285
| Here: |
5.6% | | Maryland: | 21.7% |
Allegany
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,157,000
- Charges
- Higher Education - Other: $14,323,000
Sewerage: $4,420,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $2,981,000
All Other: $1,930,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,855,000
Solid Waste Management: $295,000
Parks & Recreation: $155,000
Regular Highways: $139,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $76,000
- Construction
- Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,220,000
General: $1,980,000
Higher Education - Other: $254,000
Parks & Recreation: $205,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $168,000
Regular Highways: $24,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $90,632,000
Other Higher Education: $26,043,000
Welfare - Other: $10,901,000
General - Other: $7,295,000
Corrections - Other: $5,323,000
Regular Highways: $5,142,000
Sewerage: $4,246,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,885,000
Police Protection: $1,739,000
Central Staff Services: $1,675,000
Water Utilities: $1,660,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,640,000
Financial Administration: $1,561,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,300,000
Fire Protection: $1,081,000
Transit Utilities: $970,000
General Public Buildings: $949,000
Health Services - Other: $639,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $424,000
Parks & Recreation: $373,000
Natural Resources - Other: $224,000
Air Transportation: $205,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Education: $2,269,000
Water Utilities: $1,908,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,187,000
All Other: $1,135,000
Public Welfare: $891,000
Transit Utilities: $505,000
Health & Hospitals: $25,000
Highways: $6,000
General Support: $4,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $2,362,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $2,394,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $218,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $298,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $6,787,000
Water Utilities: $3,264,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $11,060,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $38,281,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $104,000
Higher Education: $0
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $28,810,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $9,677,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $9,481,000
Industrial Revenue: $6,262,000
Water Utilities: $3,327,000
Higher Education: $0
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $525,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,832,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,383,000
Water Utilities: $41,000
Higher Education: $0
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $4,508,000
Interest Earnings: $777,000
Rents: $265,000
Property Sale Other: $19,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,055,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,312,000
Other Higher Education: $474,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $156,000
Corrections - Other: $116,000
General Public Building: $69,000
Police Protection: $31,000
Judicial: $21,000
Health - Other: $19,000
Central Staff: $5,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
Fire Protection: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $20,608,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $1,210,000
Transit Utilities: $125,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,262,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $64,771,000
All Other: $14,258,000
Public Welfare: $10,138,000
Highways: $3,609,000
General Support: $582,000
Transit Utilities: $393,000
Housing & Community Development: $168,000
Water Utilities: $42,000
Health & Hospitals: $22,000
- Tax
- Property: $35,431,000
Individual Income: $20,318,000
NEC: $2,921,000
Other Selective Sales: $620,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $86,207,000
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